Distinguished Alumni Series: Living the Wisconsin Idea

Linnea Smith ‘81, MD’84, recipient of a 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award from WAA and founder and medical director of the Yanomono Medical Clinic, located in the Amazon jungle of northeastern Peru. After leaving a successful practice in Wisconsin, Smith voluntarily gave up her salary and medical insurance to provide medical care to remote Peruvians, who once had to travel 50 miles by canoe to reach a doctor.