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Teaching, learning, and practicing compassionate care

Four of this year's six Schwartz fellows: from left, Anna Huh ('15), Mengyi Zha ('16), Shelsey Weinstein ('16), and Ana-Maria Dumitru ('15). Not pictured are Khushboo Jhala ('16) and Nicole Vilardo ('14).

In 2012, the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare awarded a $50,000 grant to the Medical School to help integrate additional elements of compassion-centered care into the medical curriculum. As part of the grant, six medical students were awarded Schwartz fellowships to work with faculty members to design and implement projects related to compassion in medicine. The six fellows are Ana-Maria Dumitru ('15), Anna Huh ('15), Khushboo Jhala ('16), Nicole Vilardo ('14), Shelsey Weinstein ('16), and Mengyi Zha ('16).

Below, some of the Schwartz fellows talk about why the fellowship is important to them and the projects they will work on during their year as fellows.

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