Word: uhse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The 37-question study, conducted by six juniors in King's honors tutorial in Social Relations, was undertaken for the information of the UHS and will not be published for general distribution.Dr. STANLEY H. KING, director of Research to the UHS
The University Health Services (UHS) has instituted changes to become more responsive, especially to women's needs.
Beginning September 1, women have been able to go to the walk-in clinic with the option of requesting gynecological, instead of just medical or surgical services. Through the shuffling of some physicians' schedules' UHS now guarantees women continuous access to a physician interested in gynecological problems.
Dr. Warren E.C. Wacker, director of the UHS since July 1, said that for cases requiring the attention of a specialist, Dr. Somers H. Sturgis, clinical professor of Gynecology, will now see patients at the Health Services for four instead of three sessions each week.
In addition to rearranging gynecological services, Wacker has appointed Margaret S. McKenna '70 as his assistant. McKenna, who founded Room 13 last year, prepared a student guide to the UHS in which she outlined some services for women that have undoubtedly been underutilized in the past: