OSU-COM student aims to create lasting change as an ElevateMeD Scholar
MacKenzie Toliver credits her grandparents with sparking her interest in medicine at an early age. When she was 4, they gifted her a healthcare and anatomy toy set, which helped…
Cali Sweazea, Cohort 9 Schweitzer Fellow and OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation student
Schweitzer Fellow educating teenagers on domestic violence
Friday, February 21, 2025 By: OSU Media Cali Sweazea hopes to curb domestic violence among teenagers through communication and education. Sweazea, a second-year medical student at OSU College of Osteopathic…
Dr. Chris McNeil on Tulsa’s Future: Where legacies live within our medical practices
Tulsa World - February 11, 2025 I never imagined meeting someone excited to see me in the emergency room. I entered the room with my standard greeting: “Hello, I’m Dr.…
Tulsans of the Year: Schweitzer Fellowship
The Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship congratulates the recently-named Tulsans of the Year. Many of these leaders are vital to the success and impact of the Schweitzer Fellowship. A special congratulations goes…
Schweitzer Fellow Andy Danison with a student at Key Elementary School, September 2023.
PhD Student works with students at Key Elementary School
By: Tulsa Public Schools, September 27, 2023 Every Tuesday, fourth and fifth graders at Key Elementary get to learn from Oklahoma State University PhD student Andy Danison, a.k.a. Mr. Bones!…
Drs. Chris McNeil and John Schumann at Public Radio Tulsa
Dr. Chris McNeil, FFL 2017-18, Featured on NPR’s Medical Monday
Listen to Dr. McNeil's interview on Public Radio Tulsa's Medical Monday, which aired on Monday January 18, 2023. Click here to listen.
Cohort 7 Schweitzer Fellows Shaelyn Ward and Sadie Schiffmacher working with a student at Cherokee ES in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Community Spirit: Puzzle Piece Project aims to help autistic students
By Skyler Hammons, Tahlequah Daily Press Cherokee Elementary School’s new “Puzzle Piece Project” support group is being used to help parents and children living with autism. The project first began…
Schweitzer Fellows, OSU med students work to introduce health careers to north Tulsa elementary students
Friday, November 19, 2021 By: Sara Plummer, OSU-CHS Communications Coordinator Growing up in north Tulsa, Erin Jackson didn’t visit a Black physician until she was a young adult. “It wasn’t…
Four Schweitzer Fellows receive scholarships from Tulsa County Medical Society
Four Tulsa Schweitzer Fellows/Fellows for Life receive awards from Tulsa County Medical Society
By Rachel Gold, Fellowship Director Today, the Tulsa County Medical Society announced recipients of its Education Assistance awards, recognizing medical students in Tulsa for their hard work, leadership, and community…
OU-Tulsa Cohort 7 Fellows
OU-Tulsa Students Address Health Needs in Oklahoma Through Schweitzer Fellowship
By Bonnie Rucker, University of Oklahoma Meeting the health needs of underserved and underrepresented populations is a tall order, and it takes many individuals and groups working together to make…