The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship has selected its class of 2014-2015 Pittsburgh Fellows and two students at University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy―Anna Bondar and Austin Van Horn―have been selected as Schweitzer Fellows.
Anna Bondar, working at Birmingham Clinic on the Southside, proposes to assist uninsured, underinsured refugee and immigrant patients with information about procuring medication at discounted prices through patient assistance programs.
Austin Van Horn, working with patients from Matilda Theiss in the Hill District, aims to improve patients’ transition from the hospital by assisting them in managing complex conditions to maintain health. Austin will also work with other pharmacy students to help patients with follow-up care, medication regimes and discharge plans.
These students will spend the next year learning to effectively address the social factors that impact health, and developing lifelong leadership skills. In doing so, they will follow the example set by famed physician-humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, for whom their Fellowship is named.
