Three UW School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Health Leaders Receive Outstanding Women of Color Awards
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, Gina Green-Harris and Jasmine Zapata were three of the seven honorees for the annual awards from UW–Madison.
Perspectives: A Health Equity Mindset
Population Health Institute Director Sheri Johnson discusses how compared to Wisconsinites overall, residents of the state’s rural areas and the large, urban Milwaukee County share common challenges.
Following Her Mother’s Footsteps
Mary Finta, a 2019 MD graduate in the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, followed her passion for rural medicine back to her hometown, where she trained in the same place where her mother has been a physician for 30 years.
Diversity Summit
The second annual event served as a call to action for academic medicine and beyond while celebrating health equity leaders.
Outstanding Women of Color
Melissa Metoxen (left) and Jennifer Edgoose were honored by UW–Madison in recognition of their efforts in advocacy, community building and scholarly research.
Reflecting on a Career in Rural Medicine
Byron Crouse, founding director of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, may have recently retired but his tireless efforts to improve rural health in Wisconsin will leave a lasting impact.
Focus on Hmong Health
Wisconsin has been home to one of the nation’s largest Hmong communities for more than 40 years. And still, Kevin Thao is struck by how startlingly little is known about the health of this population. As a result, he’s dedicated to building a better body of research, aiming to prevent long-term disease and promote healthy lifestyles for Hmong across Wisconsin and the nation.
Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health
New leadership and curriculum have bolstered the legacy of the School of Medicine and Health's specialized training program that prepares future doctors to practice in underserved urban areas.
Summit Explores the Black Experience in Academic Medicine
To encourage dialogue about race in health care systems, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health offered an inaugural Diversity Summit in early 2018. The central topic surrounded concerns among academic medical centers nationwide, including the School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health, which are grappling with recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.
Eileen Smith Earns Folkert Belzer Lifetime Achievement Award
Smith, director of the Wisconsin Partnership Program, earned the award for contributions that have made an impact on the School of Medicine and Public Health and on the people and populations it serves.
Indigenous Health and Wellness Day
With a focus on blending elements of indigenous culture and college culture, the Native American Center for Health Professions welcomed 83 Native American middle and high school students from throughout Wisconsin to UW–Madison in late April 2017.
Preventing Obesity: Research and Community-Based Programs Tackle Statewide Public Health Challenge
More broccoli!” “Pass the onions!” This is not what you’d expect to hear among first- and second-grade students.