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In case you missed it, here's a brief wrap-up of all the stories we published over the last week or so about the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Va. 240 volunteers from UVA traveled to the southwest portion of the state to provide free medical care at the…
Many people received free medical, dental and vision care at the three-day Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Va., July 22-24. UVA volunteers provided medical services at the clinic in the southwest portion of the state. Take a look at what happened at RAM this year:
240 UVA employees, nursing and medical students are volunteering at the Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise, Va., this week. We’re talking to some of them and sharing their stories. Betty Jenkins is a registered nurse in the operating room at Culpeper Regional Hospital, UVA's partner hospital. What have you…
240 UVA employees, nursing and medical students are volunteering at the Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise, Va., this week. We're talking to some of them and sharing their stories. Robbbyrda Preston and Charlotte Graham work in patient access at UVA. What did you do today? Robbbyrda: At RAM, we…
240 UVA employees, nursing and medical students are volunteering at the Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise, Va., this week. We're talking to some of them and sharing their stories. Ellen Shields is a registered nurse at UVA. We caught up with her around 1 p.m. today. What is your…
Megan Rowe is an administrative programs coordinator at UVA. This is her third year volunteering at RAM. [caption id="attachment_1068" align="alignright" width="298"] Megan (left) with the patient registration team at the 2010 RAM clinic[/caption] Once a year, I get lost for three days. I forget that I have a mortgage payment,…
This weekend, 240 UVA employees, nursing and medical students are volunteering at the Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise, Va. We’ll be talking to some of them and sharing their stories with you. Last week, we met with Nosheen Reza, a fourth-year medical student, as she reviewed the clinical skills…
[caption id="attachment_878" align="alignright" width="273"] Knudson running in the 2011 Boston Marathon, where she qualified for the Olympic Trials.[/caption] In the final stretch of the 2011 Boston Marathon, Louise Knudson thought she must be reading the clock wrong. She had to run the 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 46 minutes…
The Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contributor Award is the highest honor for staff at UVA. Each year, employees from the Academic Division, the Medical Center and the College at Wise are honored for showing exemplary service and commitment to the University. We’re proud of the five Medical Center employees who…
[caption id="attachment_555" align="alignright" width="266"] Jacque Griffin, RN[/caption] A 51-year-old man boards a plane with his wife for a well-deserved vacation. One hour later, his wife is yelling for a doctor. Miraculously, a trained nurse comes to the rescue and resuscitates the man to the cheers of passengers. Sounds perfect for…
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