As a doctoral student in criminology, law, and justice at the University of Illinois Chicago, Jenna Pasanen entered her Schweitzer Fellowship year determined to better understand the challenges women face as they prepare to reenter society after incarceration. Partnering with the women’s program...
Each year, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program awards Seed Grants to Fellows for Life who are committed to beginning, expanding, or sustaining innovative community-based initiatives. These projects strengthen health equity, expand access to care, and deepen support for underserved...
The 2024–25 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellowship Impact Report highlights how this year’s Fellows are advancing health equity and building lasting change across communities in our region. Through powerful stories, data, and reflections, the report showcases the critical service learning projects...
As a nurse with more than a decade of experience in acute care, Nicole Walkowiak has seen firsthand the devastating consequences of untreated wounds—from infections that spiral into sepsis to preventable limb loss. As a 2024–25 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellow and nursing student at Rush University,...
Each year, the exceptional Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows design and implement year-long service projects addressing urgent health needs in Chicago’s underserved communities. Working alongside local partners, Fellows tackle issues ranging from access to care and health education to social and...
For the past several years, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program has been able to offer seed grants to Fellows for Life interested in beginning, sustaining, or building on innovative community projects that help underserved Chicago communities. Each year, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows...
Health & Medicine Policy Research Group is proud to celebrate the 2024-25 graduates of the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellowship! These incredible students spent the past year implementing service projects that addressed the social determinants of health in partnership with underserved...
Health & Medicine Policy Research Group is proud to announce that Andrea Kimpson, MPP(C), has been named the HiteHass Equity Intern and will be continuing with us in the current spring cohort to further her work in health policy and workforce development. Andrea first joined Health &...
The 2024-2025 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows are dedicating their time to community projects and expanding their knowledge through literature. From novels and memoirs to scientific analyses and investigative journalism, these works reflect the Fellows’ commitment to health equity, social justice,...
Each year, the exceptional Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows design and implement year-long projects to address a variety of urgent health needs facing Chicago’s underserved communities. As our 2024-2025 Fellows work with their community sites to implement their projects, many anticipate expenses...
Each year, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program offers seed grants to Fellows for Life interested in beginning, sustaining, or building on innovative community projects. Fellows for Life commit to designing, implementing, and reporting on direct service-oriented projects with existing...
We are pleased to announce that Tyler M. Linder from the Rush University College of Medicine has been selected as the 2023-24 Tarik F. Ibrahim Fellow. Learn more about the Tarik F. Ibrahim MD, MS Fellowship here. Each year, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group recognizes the life and legacy...