SF Bay Area Schweitzer Fellowship
Project by 2013-14 Fellow
Alison Starling, UCSF Nurse-Midwifery Program
Sustainable healthcare coalitions for the African community
Allison collaborated with the African Advocacy Network of the Bay Area and the Ethiopian Nurses Association of California to promote health and provide resources to recent African immigrants and refugees in the Bay Area.
San Francisco Bay Area
- Improving Health
- Developing Leaders
- Creating Change
Our Impact
Since 2007, more than 250 Schweitzer Fellows have provided over 51,500 hours of service to the most vulnerable communities of northern California. Partnering with over 150 community-based organizations in 8 northern California counties, these Fellows have addressed a wide variety of unmet health needs by creating and carrying out yearlong projects with direct service at their core.
- 8Northern California Counties Served
- 150Partner Sites
- 239Fellows For Life
- 48KHours of Community Service
Stories From Our Fellows
Watch each of the fellows below share their experience and what they got out of the Schweitzer Fellowship!
Fellows For Life Spotlight
Jonathan Van Nuys
Fellow for Life, 2012-13
Jonathan is now a Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner serving as a HIV Research Clinician at Bridge HIV, a division of the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Tyler Fleming & Martha Benitez
Fellows for Life, 2015-16
Tyler and Martha recently received their degrees in Osteopathic Medicine and Public Health and published an article in the prestigious Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, reporting on the work they did during their Schweitzer project.
Shannon Wirth
Fellow for Life, 2009-10
Shannon is now a Family Nurse Practitioner at the Native American Health Center in Oakland.
Hana Shirriel
Fellow For Life, 2016-17
Hana is now the East Bay Center Manager for LifeLong Medical Care where she is also able to facilitate health education classes for underserved clients.