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Stephanie Schwindel, 2010 Tradewell Fellow
“Through the Tradewell Fellowship, I will develop skills necessary to be a great designer and have the opportunity to collaborate with people making a difference in the healthcare industry.”
Stephanie Schwindel, LEED AP
2010 Tradewell Fellow




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Join the Tradewell Fellowship!

WHR Architects is pleased to announce the Tradewell Fellowship’s 15th Year.

Design. Build. Heal.
Named in honor of the late Gary Tradewell, a former Vice President and Medical Planner of WHR, the Tradewell Fellowship was created to build careers of aspiring healthcare architects. Each year, the Tradewell Fellow is involved with clients in early master planning and design with a particular focus on healing environments and collaborative design methods. The Fellowship begins and ends in July and includes employment at WHR Architects in Houston.

In addition to working directly with senior medical planners and clients, Fellows receive career guidance from leaders at WHR and a network of past Tradewell Fellows. At the completion of the year-long Fellowship, participants have begun to develop the skills and experiences to become leaders and mentors.

Learn. Grow. Achieve. 
The Tradewell Fellow is someone who wants to be a lifelong learner and mentor to others. In order to develop particular expertise in an area of (his or her) interest, the Fellow will choose a topic related to the design of healing spaces and create a body of writing that is suitable for publication. The Fellow will also receive a scholarship to attend a national healthcare conference, and the opportunity to attend and lead many in-house educational presentations. Other educational opportunities for the Fellow include: assisting with teaching a graduate level course on health facility planning, design, and construction; participating in evidence-based design activities, and assisting members of the firm in authoring speeches, articles, or books.

Join Us.
WHR wants you to join the Fellowship. Graduates of accredited architecture programs are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHR sincerely thanks all who have applied for the 2011 Fellowship - the application period has officially closed. More information about the new Fellow will come later this year.

Read more about the fellowship in Healthcare Design magazine here. You can also read our press release here.

For more information about the Tradewell Fellowship Program, please contact our 2010 Tradewell Fellow, Stephanie Schwindel.