Sara Teichholtz completed her premedical studies at Wellesley College, graduating cum laude with a degree in Neuroscience. She then completed her medical training at the Medical School for International Health at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be’er Sheva, Israel, to gain exposure to cross-cultural medicine and global health. She was drawn to complete her psychiatric training at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. because of unique opportunities available to work with diverse and underserved populations including refugees, immigrants, and survivors of political torture. During residency she completed the GW Resident Fellowship in Health Policy, and remains passionate about social justice in medicine, advocacy, health policy, and healthcare reform, interests were which further strengthened by spending her final year of residency at the housing-first CSA Pathways to Housing. She is board certified in psychiatry and plans to complete further training in hospice and palliative medicine.
Could You Use Some Good News Today?
As we are settling into new ways of doing things we are also finding new ways to serve our clients. Due to the hard work of Aisha Shabazz, McClendon Center’s […]
Giving Tuesday Now – A Special Day of Giving
You may be familiar with Giving Tuesday – a global giving event that happens each year right after Thanksgiving. It is normally a time of abundance and gratitude. Giving Tuesday […]
Tired of CAN’T? Here’s What You CAN Do Today!
Things are changing around the District due to Covid19 and some of the more exciting changes have to do with increasing our partnerships. The Department of Behavioral Health was just […]
How Long? As Long as it Takes
Small changes in our routines are designed to ensure client and staff safety. For some of our clients taking public transit is beyond their ability. For some, getting to appointments […]
Clients Falling Through the Cracks?
As cases of Covid 19 peak in our area, and resources and coordination with government agencies become strained, we are all concerned that the most vulnerable might fall through the […]