Life Boat
A life-threatening diagnosis is hard to take, but it can be equally hard figuring out what to do next. That’s where Meg Gaines and the UW’s Center for Patient Partnerships step in. Read how the members of the center’s staff help patients chart their own course through the cross currents of the medical system.
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Also in this issue:
The Wayfinders
After the initial shock of hearing a grave health prognosis comes the confusion. But thanks to a unique UW program, patients can count on help to weigh the options and chart their own paths.
Amazing Grace
Gaining hands-on experience, helping those who have nowhere else to turn, and contributing to the UW medical school’s culture of giving back — it’s all woven into student-organized clinics like this one at Grace church.
“Houston, we have a problem.”
Some of the most popular quotations ever to infiltrate our culture were contributed by UW alumni. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, or simply entertained.
Consumer Wake-Up Call
By necessity, Americans have tightened their belts during the economic downturn — but will the valuable lessons learned bring lasting changes to our relationship with money?
Hillel Encapsulated
If Hillel asked us, here’s what On Wisconsin would place in a time capsule in the organization’s new Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life.
