The University of Washington Rocks!
The University of Washington is a God send to us. I wrote the following in answer to a letter to the editor and decided to add it here as well.
“The University of Washington ‘elitist’? If ‘elitist’ means dedicated fine professors teaching a subject they they live their work. They teach what they are passionate about to kids eager to learn.
It was the University of Washington’s Medical Center Specialties and Dr. Raghu specifically with then, Super Fellow, Christopher Goss, who gave me an open lung biopsy and found the granulomas and fibrosis in my lungs to prove Sarcoidosis added to emphysema (COPD)
When I had a sudden loss of ability to breathe, the local pulmonologist just handed me a steroid inhaler to add to the others he had prescribed and I was on my way out the door.
Mom’s worry. My mother worried that her daughter all of a sudden lost even more ability to breath and nothing was being done. She strongly pushed for me to get evaluated through the U or the Mayo Clinic. We needed to know.
I went to the U. The following letter is a direct quote from a Thank you card I have written out but forgot to leave there last week after my appointment.
Dr. Raghu –
Dr. Goss –
“Thanks for all you do for us now and in future to make the next
generation of lung patients fewer, I hope, living quality
lives.
When I first came here I never expected to live out the year much
less be here years later and looking at tomorrow.”
The doctors at the U are open minded, they look and think about
the entire body, not just lungs. Had I not gone there, I would not
be sitting here now.
Their doctors are open minded and actually THINK. They treat their
patients like partners in their own care and work together.
The old type doc and his “I Tarzan, You Jane’ mentality is over. Patients have a right to be involved and understand what is going on and what they can do to help themselves.
The University of Washington offers stellar, quality, educated medical people and professors. Who wouldn’t want the best training available?
That said, my own primary care doctor, Dr. Eady, is right here in town. If she ever moved I’d have to move too…same with my pulmonologist at the U. They, and others, are examples of medical care and caring not easily found these days.
I haven’t even touched on the superb Nursing Program at the U…in fact they lead THE COUNTRY…ask US News and World Reports…they are #1.
Is this what you call ‘elitist?
University of Washington – you rock!
Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jun/09/my-turn-is-university-of-washington-only-for-the/?comments_id=233309#ixzz0qyxBonTy
