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2025: A year of connection and resilience
January 22, 2026
Sunlight on the Health Sciences Learning Center

Medical alumni helped make 2025 a year to remember in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Look back with us on key milestones and moments of connection.

In 2025, Dr. Robert N. Golden stepped down after nineteen years as dean.
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We welcomed Dr. Nita Ahuja as the new dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

Alumni gathered for events like Homecoming and the Scholarship Reception, strengthening their bonds with the school and each other.

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Alumni couple with student at scholarship reception

Class of 1975
In June, WMAA honored the Class of 1975 and their incredible journey from medical school to five decades of impact.
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Rom Stevens , MD ‘82 (left), receiving a Luminary Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
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We loved hearing from Badger physicians from around the country, including Hannah Cress, MD '24 and Meg Smollen, MD '83 in Iowa City.

We welcomed 176 M1 students and sent 167 newly-matched MDs out into the world.

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Two people hug at graduation
Bucky Badger holds a woman at a cookout event
Three students with Bucky Badger
A group of people on stage for a white coat ceremony
Two people participate in a blood draw
Two people participate in a procedures fair splint exercise

Amid uncertainty and change, we remained focused on our mission to improve the health and well-being of people in Wisconsin and beyond.

See you in 2026!

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Banner and Northern Lights photos by Taylor Wolfram / UW–Madison. All other photos by Media Solutions.

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