New Orleans Fellows & Projects
2024-2025 Cohort

Cameron Myers
Cameron Myers is addressing mental health in teens and young adults who identify as LGBTQ+ by establishing a weekly mental wellness community event. Young people attending will be given opportunities to work on social interaction, creativity workshops, future planning, coping mechanisms, exploring healthy relationships, building resilience, and discussing issues in their own lives. Ultimately the program will work to not only build self-esteem and coping skills by building friendships and support systems.
Community Partner: New Orleans Pride Center

Mack Guillory, III
Tulane University School of Medicine
Originally from Lake Charles, LA, Mack Guillory is currently a second year MD/MPH (International Health and Sustainable Development) student at Tulane School of Medicine and Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health Tropical Medicine.
Mack Guillory is addressing adolescent mental health in New Orleans by piloting a relationship-skill building support group that empowers young adults living with schizophrenia/schizophrenia-spectrum disorders to develop healthy intimate relationships. In collaboration with the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC-NOLA), Guillory will provide weekly peer support meetings using evidence – based curriculum on intimate relationships to address stigma and improve social cognition of young adults living with severe mental illness.
Community Partner: EPIC-NOLA

Preston Tsang
Tulane University School of Medicine
Preston is a fourth-year medical student enrolled in the dual MD/MPH program at Tulane University pursuing a career in general surgery. He was born in New Orleans, and grew up in California. He went to Purdue University where he studied biomedical engineering. He is interested in the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to apply his medical to a holistic nutritional program for the city he cares so much about. In his downtime he enjoys biking on the levy and sharing meals with his friends.
Aaron and Preston’s partner project hopes to add medical insight to their after-school cooking classes, teaching at-risk students valuable cooking skills, nutrition, and food safety. Through hands-on learning, their goal is to grow children’s confidence and inspire them to make sustainable and healthier food choices.
Community Partner: Son of a Saint

Aaron Albuck
Tulane University School of Medicine
Aaron is a fourth-year medical student at Tulane University pursuing a career in general surgery. He is originally from the Philadelphia area, although has lived in New Orleans for nine years. He is interested in the Schweitzer Fellowship to utilize his medical knowledge to give back to the community which has raised him.
Aaron and Preston’s partner project hopes to add medical insight to their after-school cooking classes, teaching at-risk students valuable cooking skills, nutrition, and food safety. Through hands-on learning, their goal is to grow children’s confidence and inspire them to make sustainable and healthier food choices.
Community Partner: Son of a Saint

Alaa Malik
LSU Health School of Medicine
Alaa Malik is a 4th year medical student at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. As a New Orleans native, she is excited to serve as an Albert Schweitzer Fellow and be able to continue serving her community. Our project, Ta’leem (Education) for All, is aimed at increasing access to higher education through providing free ACT classes, college application workshops, and medical school application workshops for first generation and students in Orleans parish. As an aspiring ophthalmologist, mentorship has played a pivotal role in her journey thus far, and she’s excited to pay it forward in her community.
Community Partners: Community organizations serving college and medical school aspirants

Manal Malik
Tulane University School of Medicine
Manal Malik is a third-year medical student at Tulane University and a proud New Orleans native. Having completed high school, undergraduate studies, and now medical school in her beloved hometown, Manal has a deep-rooted connection to the city and its people. Her passion for education and healthcare fuels her commitment to strengthening the New Orleans community.
To give back to the city that shaped her, Manal co-founded T’aleem for All with her sister Alaa, an initiative focused on promoting educational advancement within the community. Through this program, they offer free ACT preparation courses, college application workshops, and medical school application guidance. Manal’s vision is to empower local students to pursue higher education, bridging the gap for underserved populations and ensuring access to the resources needed for academic success.
Driven by the belief that education is a powerful tool for community upliftment, Manal works tirelessly to inspire the next generation of leaders and healthcare professionals in New Orleans.
Community Partners: Community organizations serving college and medical school aspirants