Service · Impact · Transformation

SEVA is
the medicine

SEVA Medicine Collective develops service-driven healthcare leaders through scholarship, mentorship, and immersive service-learning experiences. Working alongside locally led healthcare initiatives in Peru, leaders learn to identify community-defined needs, mobilize resources, and transform compassion into measurable action that strengthens both communities and the leaders who serve them.

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SEVA Medicine Collective

SEVA is a word that translates to "selfless service" - a practice that shifts from the "me" to the "we."

Who We Are

Investing in

locally led healthcare and heart-centered humans

SEVA is more than providing clinical care and donating resources. We create service experiences where people can come with us, build initiatives with us, learn from them - and be changed by them.

We invest in locally led healthcare initiatives in Peru and provide scholarships for service-driven individuals, building a platform where selfless service can be practiced and supported.

At the center of this work is a commitment to training and supporting the next generation of healthcare leaders - equipping them with the skills, relationships, and experiences to create meaningful change.

Our fellowship model is inspired by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.

सेवा

The Meaning of SEVA

SEVA is a word that translates to "selfless service" - a powerful practice that shifts from the "me" to the "we." It is an act of human compassion that reminds us of our shared humanity. We hope it transforms you.

How We Create Impact

The work we
do together

01

Fellowship & Mentorship

Healthcare is hard. The rigor of training and the weight of clinical work take a toll. Our fellowship builds emotional literacy as a clinical skill - not a soft add-on, but a foundation for finding joy in the work, sustaining resilience, and developing the kind of leadership that creates real change.

02

Resource Mobilization & Community Impact

Fellows learn that compassion without action is incomplete. Throughout the year they develop the skills to identify needs, write grants, mobilize resources, and partner with organizations - practicing that meaningful impact can be made from anywhere in the world.

03

Service Experience & Local Partnership

A critical part of leadership is learning how to be led. Fellows are partnered with Peruvian community leaders throughout the year - listening to what they need, supporting their vision, and following their lead. This relationship culminates in a two-week immersive service experience in Peru. Being in a supporting role is not secondary. It is the work.

Our Programs

Where the work
takes shape

01

Clinical Care & Surgical Outreach

Providing direct clinical care in Peruvian hospitals and Amazon Jungle Clinics, including surgical outreach led by U.S. physicians working alongside and training local medical teams.

02

Healthcare Infrastructure & Capacity Building

Identifying and mobilizing resources for community-defined healthcare needs - equipment, supplies, clean water, and public health infrastructure - to build lasting capacity in underserved communities.

03

Scholarships & Workforce Development

Funding scholarships for service-driven individuals and supporting medical education in Peru, ensuring the next generation of locally led healthcare leaders has the resources to grow.

Looking Ahead

Our proposed
first cohort

The first SEVA Fellowship cohort is planned for Summer 2028. Here is what that looks like.

Step 01

Fellow Selection

Emerging healthcare leaders are identified through an application process and selected for the cohort.

Step 02

Monthly Mentorship

Fellows meet monthly with Dr. Kat, Dr. Dan, and guest leaders from the field - learning emotional literacy, resource mobilization, grant writing, and what it means to lead in medicine.

Step 03

Peruvian Partner Pairing

Early in the fellowship, each fellow is paired with a Peruvian community leader. They meet via Zoom throughout the year, building trust and collaborating on real, locally identified projects.

Step 04

Two Weeks in Peru

The fellowship culminates in a two-week immersive service experience in Peru - putting everything learned into practice, alongside the community partners they have been working with all year.

Dr. Kat will travel to Peru in June 2026 to meet with local healthcare leaders and identify the community projects that fellows will work on in 2028. Follow the journey on YouTube.

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Dr. Dan

Co-Founder

Dr. Dan

Dr. Dan is an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and former Army Major Combat Surgeon. During his deployment to Afghanistan, he served as Head of Orthopedic Surgery on a multinational mission, providing patient care and training local surgeons. He also has experience working in rural, low-resourced communities across America. He will spearhead SEVA's surgical initiatives in Peru.

Dr. Kat

Co-Founder

Dr. Kat

Dr. Kat is an Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine Physician and Director of Humanism in Medical Education at a residency program. She creates curriculum and teaches doctors-in-training how to remember our humanness in a system that often disconnects. She is also an Albert Schweitzer Fellow for Life and knows how to implement sustainable community health initiatives. She will spearhead SEVA's service-based experiences.

Our Story

How SEVA
came to be

SEVA Medicine Collective was born from an unexpected encounter in Peru. At a leadership retreat called Warrior Retreats X, they met a translator named James, and realized that one act of service could become something much larger.

The Encounter

A Pivotal Retreat

Dr. Kat and Dr. Dan traveled to Peru for Warrior Retreats X, a leadership retreat led by Branden Collinsworth - Dr. Rolling's son, who has kept his father's humanitarian spirit alive. Their translator was James, who revealed what a true Warrior embodied. He has a remarkable story of resilience and purpose, and is so close to becoming a doctor.

The Legacy

Dr. Rolling & TPAIDA

Dr. Lane Rolling founded TPAIDA, a Peruvian nonprofit that brought American students to Peru for service experiences while reinvesting deeply in Peruvian healthcare. He taught at a local university medical school, supported hospital training, and gave back to Amazon jungle clinics. James was a critical part of TPAIDA, and Dr. Rolling's plan was always to leave it to him. James was not just a student but the future steward of that mission.

James's Story

A medical student who had to stop

James was born and raised in Iquitos, Peru. A series of serendipitous events led him from poverty to five years away from becoming a doctor. This story spans 20 years.


2003 - James met Dr. Rolling at the Iquitos airport.


2003–2005 - James worked as Dr. Rolling's bag boy.


2006–2018 - James became a medical interpreter, growing into a critical part of TPAIDA's work in Peru.


2019 - Dr. Rolling committed to sponsor James, including his family, to attend medical school. James earned admission ranking 5th out of 300 applicants for 10 spots.


2020 - James started medical school.


2021 - James contracted COVID and almost died. He was intubated for two months. It took him a year to learn how to eat and walk again.


2022 - James returned to medical school.


2023 - At the age of 59, Dr. Rolling tragically and unexpectedly passes away. Everything comes to a stop.

The Realization

More than a scholarship

By caring for Dr. Rolling's legacy and ensuring James becomes a doctor, SEVA gains access to the platform TPAIDA already built: the hospital relationships, the jungle clinics, the community trust built over 20 years. This is not just about a scholarship. James is the key to expanding healthcare in Peru using infrastructure that already exists and already works.

See Our Work

Watch the work
come alive

Follow along on YouTube to see our teams in the field, the communities we serve in Peru, and the stories of individuals whose lives are changed through selfless service.

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Join the
Collective

Whether you're a clinician, student, or someone who believes in a more equitable world. There is a place for you in this work.

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SEVA Medicine Collective is a pending 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Final approval is currently awaited. Donations may not be tax-deductible until approval is granted.