The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

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Frankl</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GWish New Address"><U> </U></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GWish New Address"><U><B>GWish Has Moved -- Click Here for New Address</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GWish New Address"><U> </U></A></FONT><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GWish New Address"><U> </U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GWish Online Donations "><U><B>Help Support the Mission of GWish</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GWish Online Donations "><U><B>Make Your Online Contribution Here</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="444" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#660099" BORDERCOLORDARK="#660099" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 143 WIDTH="426"><div> <B>                                       Mission</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (</FONT><B>GWish</B>)<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a university-based organization, which is working toward a more compassionate system of healthcare by restoring the heart and humanity of medicine through research, education, and policy work focused on bringing increased attention to the spiritual needs of patients, families, and the healthcare professionals.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 215 WIDTH="426"><div> <B>                 History</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health was established in May 2001 as a leading organization on educational and clinical issues related to spirituality and health. </FONT><B>GWish</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >founder and Director,</FONT> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christina Puchalski, MD"><U><B>Christina M. Puchalski, MD</B></U></A><B>,</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >an associate professor of medicine and health care sciences, is changing the face of healthcare through innovative programs for physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, including clergy and chaplains. Her pioneering work has had a truly major impact on medical education, professional education, and clinical programs at local, national and even international levels. </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>       </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>         </B></div> <div>                <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B>       </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                               </div> <bR> <div>                                                Send comments to <A HREF="mailto:webmaster@gwish.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:webmaster@gwish.org"><U><B>webmaster@GWish.org</B></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Copyright by GWish -- Last update:  December 2007. </B></div> <div> <B>Designed by Ed O'Donnell, using Trellix (now CuteSITE Builder)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.globalscape.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.globalscape.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="18154290.gif" border=0 width="84" height="41" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Visitors since April 12, 2001</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <img alt="Counter" src="http://counter.mycomputer.com/c.count?u=edodonnell&c=1" border=0>   </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>