People of UVA (Page 27)

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…