Alabama Schweitzer News
Doing More to Stop Child Trafficking
By: Javacia Harris Bowser Nearly 100 percent of sex trafficking victims are seen by a healthcare provider while they’re being trafficked. Yet many…
By: Javacia Harris Bowser Nearly 100 percent of sex trafficking victims are seen by a healthcare provider while they’re being trafficked. Yet many…
By: Javacia Harris Bowser Albert Schweitzer Fellow Sarika Mullapudi learned to knit just before she began medical school at the University of Alabama…
Richie Heng and Mike Anderson, both Heersink School of Medicine students, give us the inside scoop on their project status, tell us about the…
By: Javacia Harris Bowser This has been a big year for Fellow for Life Heather Johnson. In the spring of 2023, Heather completed her doctoral program…
One of the main tenets of our work at ASF Alabama is developing our Fellows ability to be leaders in their fields. Our curriculum and coaching through…
We get to meet some of the coolest people through the work our Fellows do in our communities around Alabama. One of those people is Raquel Patterson…
By: Javacia Harris Bowser When Keith Matthews first started working as a nurse practitioner at Unity Wellness in Opelika, Alabama, he knew very little…
We are pleased to partner with Beth Smith, the artist behind the beautiful work that is Mudtown Pottery, for this year’s Give Thanks fundraiser. Beth…
By: Javacia Harris Bowser When Albert Schweitzer Fellow Kate Hultquist started her part-time job at Samford University’s Office of Accessibility and…
This year we are proud to be working with 8 schools and programs situated within 4 higher education institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham…
By: Javacia Harris Bowser Long before Abigail Weyerman was an Albert Schweitzer Fellow, she was committed to helping people experiencing hearing loss…
By: Javacia Harris Bowser Dr. Richard Kennedy has served as a mentor during two different cohorts of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and plans to…