December 26, 2007 - Delaware Valley Program Changes Name to Greater Philadelphia

The Delaware Valley Schweitzer Fellowship Program is announcing a name change of its program to the “Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer Fellowship Program.” The Greater Philadelphia region continues to encompass the eight county area of “Delaware Valley” which includes the five county area in Southeastern Pennsylvania, two neighboring counties in Southwestern New Jersey and the northernmost county in Delaware. This change will provide better recognition both locally and nationally of our core region surrounding the city of Philadelphia.

2007-2008 Schweitzer Fellows: Betty Chung                                           Gillian Farrelly & Ivania Quesada              Rachel Kadakia & Melissa Yee                  Devra Noily                                            SuJung Park                                        Michael Rovito & Julie Tippens               Sheila Salvant-Valentine                      Alana Wright Benton Fellow Biographies                                  Fellows Proposed Projects If you would like to sponsor a fellow  click here. Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer     Fellowship Annual Reception           April 9, 2008 at 5pm For more information click here	Apply to be a 2008-2009                        Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer Fellow ENROLLMENT IS NOW CLOSED For more information about applying for the Schweitzer Fellowship click here.                   Mandatory Orientation                    April 9, 2008 12pm -5pm                          Center City Location
Symposia:
The fellows organize public meetings and symposia, to offer one another support and discuss important health care topics.
Date	Topic
March 4, 2008	Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System: Accessing Health Services and Treatment for the African Immigrant in the Philadelphia Area
November 12, 2007	Serving the Underserved: Perspectives on Improving Access to Healthcare for the Homeless
November 8, 2007	Health Care Access: Ethical and Cutural Issues
Schweitzer Fellows in Action
	Pictured left: Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer Fellowship Program Coordinator, Nicole M. Cobb, MAOM with Fellows Gillian Farrelly and Melissa Yee, Roosevelt Darby,Deputy Director, Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness, Stephen Metraux,PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Policy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, James Plumb, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Medical College, Fellow Rachel Kadakia, and Rob Simmons, DrPH, MPH, CHES, Program Director, Master of Public Health, Thomas Jefferson University.
Pictured Above: This is a poster that Alana Wright Benton presented at the Fellows for Life Conference in Boston.	Pictured Above: Fellow Alana Wright Benton    speaking with Dr. Mitch Rabkin
Pictured Above: Dr. Timothy Johnson, Medical Editor for ABC News with Delaware Valley Schweitzer Fellowship Program Coordinator Nicole M. Cobb, MAOM and Fellow Alana Wright Benton.	Pictured Above: Fellow Shiela Salvant-Valentine (center) at the Fellows for Life Conference in Boston MA in October 2007.
Pictured Above(from left): Undergraduate Public Health Student with Fellows Julie Tippens and Michael Rovito	Pictured Above: Environmental Health Assembly on recycling at Emlen Elementary School in Mt. Airy

The recently established local chapter in Greater Philadelphia includes a variety of academic healthcare programs in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware. The Department of Health Policy at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College is honored to serve as administrative hosts to the Greater Phialdelphia Schweitzer Fellowship Program. The program's personnel are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and include Chair, David B. Nash, M.D., M.B.A., Director, Robert Simmons, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., and Program Coordinator, Nicole M. Cobb, M.A.O.M. Currently the DVSFP has a 19 member advisory board, which convenes over recruitment, fundraising and fellow selection strategies. Schweitzer alumni from other program sites, which now live in the Greater Philadelphia area, have been active in launching and operating the program.

Program Staff:                                                                                                                    David B. Nash, M.D., M.B.A.                                                                                                Program Chair

Robert Simmons, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., C.H.E.S.                                                                           Program Director 

Nicole M. Cobb, MAOM                                                                                                     Program Coordinator

For more information about the Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer Fellowship contact                      Nicole M. Cobb, MAOM                                                                                                       Program Coordinator
(215) 955-9995
nicole.cobb@jefferson.edu