Service Opportunities

Graduates Go Green

Started by physical therapy students in the spring of 2017, this club includes representatives from all programs at Chatham Eastside. The group works to develop and implement sustainable and environmentally sound practices at Eastside.

Out of the Darkness Walk

This walk supports the work of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and occurs each spring.

Holiday Food Drive

Started in 2016, this food drive is coordinated by first-year physical therapy students each fall. Non-perishable food items are gathered and donated to the Food Pantry at the East End Cooperative Ministry.

Relay for Life

Chatham physical therapy students participate each year in this event, which raises money for cancer research, for patient care programs, and for education and prevention.

Functional Movement Screen for Chatham Athletes

In conjunction with the athletic training and exercise science programs, physical therapy students work with Chatham student-athletes to analyze movement strategies that can help guide off-season and in-season strengthening, conditioning, and injury prevention.

For twenty years and counting, students in School of Health Sciences programs have been named Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows for projects that apply their classroom learning in real world situations that help disadvantaged citizens of our communities.

The Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program (PSFP) promotes health and environmental justice through yearlong, direct service, interdisciplinary, experiential learning projects for graduate students that address the needs of disadvantaged citizens in southwest Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows receive a stipend of $2,000-$3,000 for their projects and connect with other program Fellows for interdisciplinary learning and service activities.

The Schweitzer Fellows Program develops "leaders in service" by giving emerging professionals:

• an opportunity to experience working with disadvantaged populations;
• an arena for launching a project that reflects their passion;
• a chance to try out what they have learned in school;
• and a forum for interacting with future professionals from a variety of disciplines.

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Chatham University Schweitzer Fellows

• • Anna Coutsoumbis, Physical Therapy
  • Chelsea McGraw, Counseling Psychology
  • Shannon Schroeder, Counseling Psychology

• • Kerrie O'Donnell, Physical Therapy
  • Dana Ritchey, Law/Counseling Psychology

• • Jason Lucarelli, Counseling Psychology

• • Rebecca Tyers-Brown, Counseling Psychology
  • Caroline Zieth

• • Fae Gibson, Physical Therapy

• • Victoria Chang Mishra, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Stephanie Dalness
  • Emily Sandfort, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Danielle Almony, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Sara Ward, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Ana Devlin, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Stacey Edick, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Jessica Buck, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Erin McDermott, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Megan Benedict-Buisch, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Megan Bergseth, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Tressa Etsy, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Natalie Llewellyn, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Heather Misja, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Adam Yesenosky, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Sarah Eli, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Elizabeth Hillier Guzek, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Ginger Moyer, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Anissa Boyle, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Tia Chirico, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Shalee Johnson Nash, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Emilia Solinto, Occupational Therapy

• • Lara Hall Blosser, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Stephanie Fantauzzo Johnson, Occupational Therapy
  • Jereme Mellenthin, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Sarah Oblender-Gibson, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Robyn Slack Own, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Christine Volk, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Maria Abraham, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Sarah Hardner, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Alison Slinchak, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Linda Von Bloch, Physician Assistant Studies

• • Rebecca Bayer Bunnell, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Lisabeth Emhath, Physician Assistant Studies
  • Alla Kipiller, Physical Therapy
  • Vadim Kipiller, Physical Therapy
  • Heather Surdick-Miller, Physical Therapy

• Gregory Lacek, Physician Assistant Studies