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OU-Tulsa Students Address Health in Oklahoma Through Schweitzer Fellowship

OU-Tulsa Students Address Health in Oklahoma Through Schweitzer Fellowship

Meeting the health needs of underserved and underrepresented populations is a daunting task. The need is real, and it takes many individuals and groups working together to make a difference. One opportunity available to OU-Tulsa students to join this effort is through the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship.

Tulsa Schweitzer Fellows participate in a one-year, interdisciplinary, mentored fellowship program that seeks to improve health outcomes for underserved populations in Tulsa and develop leaders who are committed to addressing health disparities in the community.

OU-Tulsa social work students E’ula Green and Rockolyn Daniels are Schweitzer Fellows working on a project to address food insecurity in the north Tulsa area through education and community gardening efforts. They are working in partnership with the Hutcherson branch of the YMCA.

School of Community Medicine student Trang Kieu – another Schweitzer Fellow – is working to emphasize the importance of seniors understanding and completing advanced directives. Trang has partnered with the Bedlam Clinic and the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges to provide education workshops and individual support for end-of-life planning.

Each fellow designs and implements a 200-hour project with a local agency and participates in monthly leadership workshops and two retreats. They also receive a $2,000 stipend. The Tulsa program is one of 13 Schweitzer program sites across the United States and the only one in Oklahoma. The program is open to graduate and professional degree students in any discipline from any Tulsa-area university.

To read more about the Schweitzer Fellowship, visit the website at https://asftulsa.org/.

Rockolyn Daniels and E’ula Green
Trang Kieu

Article Published: Wednesday, December 4, 2019