The Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program (PSFP) is pleased to announce the selection of its 2015-16 Fellows. Twenty-four graduate students will spend the next year addressing health disparities in Western Pennsylvania while developing lifelong leadership skills. Three of these Fellows are students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Patricia Bamwine (PhD 2016) is a Traditional Fellow. Patricia will work with underserved youth ages 14-18 participating in the Wilkinsburg Youth Project’s afterschool program. She will address health disparities stemming from chronic exposure to violence in the Homewood-Brushton and Wilkinsburg areas. Andrea Joseph (PhD 2017) is a Traditional Fellow. By working with 6-12th grade students at the Student Achievement Center in Homewood, Andrea will mentor students who have been suspended and conduct discussions around suspension and its causes, specifically for girls. Rachael Vargo (MSW 2016) is a Traditional Fellow. Rachael will work with adopted adolescents on the development of healthy life skills generally overlooked due to mental health issues affecting children and families involved in adoption. She will implement the project with the Three Rivers Adoption Council. One University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work student is graduating from the Fellowship as well. Annie Fiscus will graduate from the Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellowship Program Sunday, May 3rd. The Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program of the Albert Schweitzer Fellows Fellowship is an interdisciplinary fellowship program which started in the region in 1997. The Fellowship builds community capacity and trains a professional workforce that is skilled in addressing the underlying causes of health inequities, committed to improving the health outcomes of underserved communities and prepared for a life of continued service. In 2011, Pittsburgh launched an Environmental Fellows Initiative with the goal of translating environmental science for lay people in underserved communities. PSFP is the only Program of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to provide Environmental as well as Traditional Fellowships. The Fellows from Pittsburgh will join other 2015-16 Schweitzer Fellows working at 13 program sites, 12 in the United States and one in Lambaréné, Gabon at the site of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital founded by Dr. Albert Schweitzer in 1913. On the completion of their Fellowship, the Fellows will join a network of nearly 3,000 Fellows for Life – Schweitzer Fellowship alumni who are skilled in, and committed to, addressing the health needs of underserved people throughout their careers.