![Hans W. Sollinger](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/6871/Sollinger-688x402-1-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
In Memoriam: Hans W. Sollinger, Guillermo de Venecia, Merle A. Evenson
Goodbye dear friends: Hans W. Sollinger, Guillermo de Venecia, Merle A. Evenson
![Students practice carrying a person on a spinal board together](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/8052/AWLS_11-rural-md-featured-image-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
Rural MD Track Focuses on Underserved Populations and Under-Resourced Settings
In Wisconsin, only seven percent of physicians have rural practices, according to the Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce in 2021.
![Athena Poppas](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/6624/poppas-feature-2-800x505-c.png)
Athena Poppas Blazes Trails for Women in Cardiology
After she earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 1989, it would have been easy for Athena Poppas, MD ’89 (PG ’92), to have chosen a specialty that was more typical for women.
![Rebecca Blank](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/6386/blank-featured-image-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
In Memoriam: Rebecca Blank, Gary Lyons, Alice McPherson
Goodbye dear friends: Rebecca M. Blank, Gary E. Lyons, and Alice R. McPherson
![MD alumni](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/6892/Quarterly-featured-25.1red-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
Class Notes & Alumni Updates From Sports Medicine Specialists
Three Sports Medicine Specialists Share Updates
![A smiling middle-aged couple at a Badger game](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/8058/lulloff-featured-image-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
Rolf Lulloff’s Lifelong Passions Fuel Today’s Ventures
After losing his wife to Parkinson's, Lulloff co-founded an organization that provides education and support for people and families affected by neurological conditions.
![Rom Stevens](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/6563/stevens-featured-image-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
Experiences During a Medical Mission in Ukraine
The retired U.S. Navy veteran answered the Ukrainian Ministry of Health's call for foreign doctors with war experience.
![Kyla Lee and medical students](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/8076/lee-featured-image-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
Kyla Lee’s Reflective Style Guides Her Actions
Lee aims to strengthen the school by building relationships between students and alumni.
![Ada Fischer](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/8073/fischer-featured-image-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
In Memoriam: Ada M. Fischer
![MD alumni](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/6893/Quarterly-featured-24.4-red-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
Class Notes & Alumni Updates From MPH Graduates
![Smiling group of scholarship recipients](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/6793/scholarships-feature-800x505-c.jpg)
Scholarship Donors Help Support Future Physicians
Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association matching funds helped create 32 new scholarships and enhance 16 existing scholarships.
![Benjamin Weston](https://wmaa.med.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/8084/Weston-Ben-featured-image-jpg-800x505-c.webp)
Benjamin Weston Translates Training Into Leadership in Medicine and Public Health
The drive that led him to establish Health Classrooms Foundation has led to a wide range of professional responsibilities that bridge clinical care and public health.