Gundersen Physicians Train, Mentor UW Medical Students
Spend a few minutes talking with physician educators Kyla Lee, MD ’98, and Kimberly Lansing, MD, PhD, and one thing becomes abundantly clear: There is a great deal more to teaching medical students than meets the eye. Based at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, they have close ties to the campus in Madison and have been intimately involved in the development and implementation of the school’s new ForWard Curriculum, now in its second year.
Healthy Classrooms Foundation Celebrates Decade of Helping Youth Stay Well
The foundation has flourished due to the efforts of volunteer student leaders and members from throughout UW–Madison. Today’s leaders are thrilled with the program’s longevity and the numerous grants it has shared.
Learning Opportunities Call Upon Patient Perspectives
The innovative Faces of Patients program has been a part of the School of Medicine and Public Health curriculum for more than 10 years, and it has existed as the first learning activity of the curriculum since the school transformed into the nation’s first integrated school of medicine and public health.
Interprofessional Health Education
When University of Wisconsin Madison leaders asked Jeanette Roberts, PhD, MPH, in 2013, to devote another year to her role as dean of the School of Pharmacy, her affirmative response brought with it a deeply held condition: creation of a center that would foster coordination among health care related programs throughout UW-Madison.
Promoting Health and Health Equity in Urban Wisconsin
In a central Milwaukee, Wisconsin, neighborhood landmarked by Jake’s Deli and the Northside YMCA, transformations are taking place.