{"id":10673,"date":"2017-06-07T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T15:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/?post_type=post&#038;p=10673"},"modified":"2026-01-26T00:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:42:34","slug":"lois-thetford-pa-c-recipient-of-the-2017-uw-humanitarian-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/magazine\/2017\/06\/07\/lois-thetford-pa-c-recipient-of-the-2017-uw-humanitarian-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Lois Thetford, PA-C: Recipient of the 2017 UW Humanitarian Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"dropcap\">W<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>ith a long history<\/strong><\/span> of Seattle-based community activism, MEDEX\u2019s own Lois Thetford was honored by the UW School of Medicine Alumni Association with their 2017 Humanitarian Award in a ceremony on Friday, June 2<sup>nd<\/sup>. In particular, Lois was recognized for her work on behalf of the homeless. Earlier this year Lois co-chaired a UW course on \u201cHomelessness in Seattle\u201d for University of Washington Health Sciences students. A stated objective of this course was to teach students how to address the particular healthcare needs of homeless patients.\n\nSurrounded by friends and family, Lois was called to the stage by UW Medicine Dean Paul Ramsey and presented the 2017 award for her \u201cunparalleled dedication to working with battered women, children in need and the homeless.\u201d \u00a0She was one of five UW Medicine alumnus to be so honored, the only woman and physician assistant among them.\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The UW School of Medicine&amp;rsquo;s 2017 Alumni Humanitarian Award: Ms. Lois Thetford\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/220361474?h=0b35a56d41&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<span class=\"dropcap\">W<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>hen Lois Thetford started volunteering<\/strong><\/span> with Seattle area community health clinics back in the 1970s, the clinics provided on-the-job training. \u201cWe learned all the jobs needed to run the clinic: lab, reception, care provider, medical assistant, cleaner,\u201d she says. It was great experience for later becoming a mobile healthcare provider.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_10685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10685\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vert2-Lois-1978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10685\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert2-Lois-1978.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert2-Lois-1978.jpg 732w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert2-Lois-1978-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lois Thetford, far left, in 1978 on the steps of the Fremont Women&#8217;s Clinic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nBefore the community clinics started in Seattle, there were no low-cost medical options.\u00a0 Most people without insurance or access to care used only the emergency room and, because of that, went into debt.\u00a0 \u201cWe used volunteer providers, got some Federal Block Grant funds, and patients donated whatever they could to cover expenses,\u201d Lois tells us.\u00a0 \u201cI was thrilled when I got into MEDEX Northwest as a PA student in 1980 to expand my skills and help the clinic stabilize both the staff and our funding sources.\u201d\n\nLois had worked a little in her father\u2019s family practice growing up, and accompanied him on a few house calls and visits to migrant labor camps.\u00a0 \u201cMy father was a small-town physician who entered the US Public Health Service, and my mother earned a master\u2019s degree in social work during the 1930s when the profession was new,\u201d she tells us.\u00a0 \u201cThis is in my DNA.\u201d\n\n<span class=\"dropcap\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>s a political organizer and feminist<\/strong><\/span>, the poor choices and lack of access to birth control and birthing options were strong motivators for Lois to create new systems that served people who needed healthcare that were not shaming or too expensive.\n<div><div id=\"amw_galleria_slideshow_1\" class=\"amw-galleria-slideshow\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(\"#amw_galleria_slideshow_1\").galleria({\"dataSource\":[{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familymedicine.uw.edu\\\/medex\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/A8-Lois-Award-1024x683.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familymedicine.uw.edu\\\/medex\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/A8-Lois-Award-1024x683.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familymedicine.uw.edu\\\/medex\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/A8-Lois-Award-150x150.jpg\",\"title\":\"A8-Lois 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Working with people at life crisis points, I was able to provide safe and compassionate care that assisted families in making positive changes when the alternative is often unsafe and onerous.\u201d\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_10684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10684\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vert1-Lois-Thetford-MEDEX-admissions-photo-1980.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10684 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert1-Lois-Thetford-MEDEX-admissions-photo-1980.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lois Thetford&#8217;s 1980 admissions photo to the MEDEX Northwest PA program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nFor example, if a battered woman returns to her regular provider, she becomes more vulnerable to being found by the abuser. Lois was able to support moms and kids when they were newly homeless, make easier adjustments to school and daycare, and help control communicable disease in crowded shelter environments. \u201cI continued my clinic practice and transitioned them from shelter care to clinic care as they stabilized,\u201d she says.\n\nAfter a number of years covering for the <em>45th Street Homeless Youth Clinic<\/em> clinical leader off and on, Lois assumed the lead position in January 2006.\n\n\u201cOver the years, it\u2019s been my pleasure to provide clinical training for many different students from RNs and ARNPs, PAs, to pre-med and naturopathic students,\u201d Lois tells us. She began didactic instruction at the <em>Seattle Midwifery School<\/em> (now at <em>Bastyr University<\/em>) in 1993 and started teaching at MEDEX Northwest in 2005. By 2010 Lois came onboard MEDEX as didactic faculty, and is currently responsible for the <em>Maternal and Child Health<\/em> course.\n\n<span class=\"dropcap\">\u201cI<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong> love working with students,\u201d<\/strong><\/span> Lois tells us. \u201cI am always learning when I teach and I\u2019m thrilled to see the number of PA students who carry on the mission and the spirit of service for the medically underserved.\u00a0 It is such an honor to be part of their journey and gives me hope that expanding access to care will continue to increase.\u201d\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_10686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10686\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vert3-Lois-Award.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10686\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert3-Lois-Award.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert3-Lois-Award.jpg 800w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert3-Lois-Award-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert3-Lois-Award-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Vert3-Lois-Award-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lois speaks with a resident of Tent City 3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nLois\u2019 recent advocacy work for the homeless reached a peak with the introduction of the 2-credit UW course that started in January of this year. The course coincided with the appearance of Tent City 3 on the University of Washington campus at the invitation of UW President Ana Mari Cauce. Lois has plans to repeat the 10-week MEDEX Course 580 again this fall.\n\nLois sees the role of the healthcare provider as essential to addressing the present-day problems of homelessness.\n\n\u201cHomeless people die an average of 30 years younger than the average American,\u201d she says. \u201cIt isn&#8217;t like they have different kinds of health problems. But their health problems go untreated, they progress, and then they have a lot of them. 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