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Miriam Witt, alumna & current student, traveled to Venezuela in June.  Her team provided medical aid in several locations including the lands of the isolated Yukpa tribe.  She also worked in medical tents that offered relief to patients walking to the border.

Aimee Desrochers, Health Studies 2014, received the School of Nursing & Health Studies Outstanding Alumni award.  Aimee has volunteered with the Peace Corps, earned an MS in Global Health, and now works at the US Agency for International Development.

Stefan Torres, UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies alumni, has been named as one of the 100 nurses recognized a Nurse Influencers by the UW Seattle School of Nursing.  These nurses, whose connection to the UW go as far back as 1930, have made a commitment to improving lives in their communities.

University of Washington Bothell School of Nursing and Health Studies faculty members research is mentioned in the article "Go Fund Yourself America’s dystopian health care system is forcing people into a lethal popularity contest."

STEPHEN MARCHEJANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE MOTHER JONES

Health Studies alumnus Alexandra Winters shares her experiences volunteering for the Peace Corps in Mozambique and the Ukraine.