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BALTIMORE SCHWEITZER FELLOWS PROGRAM
ABOUT US
Founded in 1999 through the initiative of Dr. Robert Lawrence and Lee Bone, RN, MPH, at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Baltimore Fellows Program is one of eleven Schweitzer program sites across the U.S. and is currently hosted at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. It is a partnership program with the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University designed to provide graduate students in health and human service schools including the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social Work, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Law.
Since the program’s inception, Schweitzer Fellows in Baltimore—competitively chosen from health-focused graduate student applicants in a variety of fields—have worked tirelessly to address health disparities and the social determinants of health throughout the greater Baltimore area.
To read more about what being a Schweitzer Fellow in Baltimore entails and to find out how to apply, please visit our application page. The Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Program is funded entirely by charitable donations and grants. Make a gift, make a difference!
OUR IMPACT
Since 1999, more than 225 Schweitzer Fellows have provided over 45,000 hours of service to Baltimore’s most vulnerable communities. Partnering with area community-based organizations, these Fellows have addressed a wide variety of unmet health needs by creating and carrying out yearlong projects with direct service at their core. Examples include the following initiatives:
• Developing an afterschool program incorporating a range of activities including one-on-one tutoring, gardening, sports and fitness instruction.
• Working to provide birth companion support to pregnant youth in the juvenile justice system in Baltimore City.
• Partnering with Civic Environmental Leadership Program to heighten environmental awareness amongst at-risk youth in Baltimore.
Please see Fellows and Projects for a complete listing of Fellows’ service projects, which are made possible by our generous sponsors. When Fellows’ initial year of service ends, they carry their commitment to meeting the health needs of underserved people forward as members of the Schweitzer Fellows for Life alumni network, now more than 2,000 strong.
BALTIMORE SCHWEITZER FELLOWS IN THE NEWS
November 20, 2010 Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Raise Awareness of Domestic Minor
Sex Trafficking (DMST)
November 11, 2009 On Veterans Day, A Sobering Reminder of Our Health Care
System’s Failure
October 15, 2010 “The Important Nexus Between the Environment and Human
Health”
OUR FELLOWS SPEAK
“While striving to become the best dental student and eventually the best dentist you can be, it’s not hard to lose sight of why you wanted to become a dentist in the first place… Serving in the community quickly became a priority to me thanks to the Fellowship and will continue to be one even after the Fellowship has ended.”
- Schweitzer Fellow Danielle Kyes Herschler, Baltimore
“When I left that afternoon after our session, I knew that I had taught all of those kids in the room something about nutrition and diet and not just one person in the room. This I found extremely rewarding.” - Schweitzer Fellow Aparna Ramseshan, Baltimore
“Every week as volunteers we were rewarded with questions and comments that demonstrated an understanding and absorption of the knowledge we were providing. The enthusiasm with which the students received us let us know that they were taking away from these lessons as much as we were.” - Schweitzer Fellow Elizabeth Kawa, Baltimore
CONTACT US:
Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Program
Office of the President
14th Floor, 220 Arch Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Dr. Mary L. Leach
Program Director
Senior Advisor to the President
Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Program
University of Maryland, Baltimore
T: 410-706-7004
dl-schweitzer@umaryland.edu
Bob Kirk, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C.
Academic Coordinator
Phone: (410) 706-0611
Fax: (410) 706-5483
e-mail: bkirk@ssw.umaryland.edu
Pat Maloney
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (410) 706-7004
Fax: (410) 706-5483
e-mail: pmaloney@umaryland.edu
Tammy Thomas
Support Staff
Phone: (410) 706-7004
Fax: (410) 706-5483
e-mail: tmoon001@umaryland.edu
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