New Orleans Schweitzer Fellows Program

10/29/2025

10/22/2025

Join us to learn more about the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship - New Orleans.

Graduate students in the New Orleans area interested in the fellowship program will have an opportunity to hear from our current fellows, ask questions about the program and application process, and get feedback on project ideas.

05/01/2025

Over the 2024–25 program year, Alaa and Manal tackled barriers to higher education for first-generation students by launching T'Aleem for All. Their program provided virtual ACT prep and medical school application support, helping students pursue their dreams. Through partnerships with public libraries and schools across New Orleans, they reached high schoolers who needed it most.

🌟 This , support the next generation of leaders building a healthier, more just New Orleans. Every gift makes a difference: https://www.givenola.org/organization/asfnola

04/29/2025

🌟 This GiveNOLA Day, please consider supporting the next generation of leaders shaping a healthier, more just New Orleans: https://www.givenola.org/organization/asfnola

📸 At our Celebration of Service, our 2024–25 Fellows presented the impactful projects they’ve worked so hard on throughout the year. Guest speaker Dr. Tammuela "Tami" Singleton shared inspiring words on balancing professional and personal demands.

We’re grateful to our ASF NOLA Advisory Board Members and supporters who joined us — your presence and commitment mean so much.

💛 The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship – New Orleans builds a pipeline of emerging professionals dedicated to addressing unmet health needs in our community.

12/03/2024

It's giving Tuesday! Join us in supporting the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship - New Orleans as we work towards developing a pipeline of emerging professionals who enter the workforce with the skills and commitment necessary to address unmet health needs.

Current Fellows, Alaa Malik (LSUHSC School of Medicine '25) and Manal Malike (Tulane University School of Medicine '26) are addressing access to higher education in first generation students by establishing T’aleem for All. The program will include ACT courses, college application workshop, and a medical school application workshop to make higher education more accessible to first generation students.

Please support our fellows with a donation today- https://donorbox.org/donate-q4-2024

Community Partner: Young Muslim Sisters, various schools in the Greater New Orleans area
Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine & LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

11/01/2024

Help to support leaders like Aaron and Preston today!

Preston and Aaron aim to facilitate after-school cooking classes, teaching at-risk students valuable cooking skills,nutrition, and food safety. Through hands-on learning, their goal is to grow children’s confidence and inspire them to make sustainable and healthier food choices.

Donate here- https://donorbox.org/donate-q4-2024

10/30/2024

Help to support leaders like Faradia Kernizan by donating today!

Faradia created NOLA Derm Education when she learned that the rates of a rare skin cancer, Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL), had been on the rise in the Black population living in Louisiana. NOLA Derm Education was able to address the lack of skin health education that is geared towards people of color in the greater New Orleans area by providing patient education about conditions that primarily affect people of color during community events.

Donate by using this link- https://donorbox.org/donate-q4-2024

10/30/2024

Good evening! Please join us to learn about the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship - New Orleans.

Those interested in the fellowship program will have an opportunity to hear from our current fellows, ask questions about the program and application process, and get feedback about project ideas.

10/12/2024

Two of our 2024-25 New Orleans Schweitzer Fellows, Alaa Malik and Manal Malik, will be hosting a college application workshop.

Please see the flyer for more details and contact information.

10/12/2024

Please join us in welcoming our new Program Director, Brittani Nelson. Brittani is a public health practitioner with over 10 years of experience working to address a variety of health issues such as health equity, opioid addiction, environmental issues, nutrition education and accessibility, patient advocacy, and maternal and child health.

10/12/2024

Please join me in congratulating our 2023-24 New Orleans Schweitzer Fellows, Faradia Kernizan (Tulane University School of Medicine) and Shahmeer Hashmat (Tulane University School of Medicine).

Faradia worked to improve knowledge and provide resources to address dermatological issues that impact people of color in the Greater New Orleans area.

Shahmeer worked to facilitate informational sessions about HPV sessions at the student run clinics.