Badger Physicians Improve Lives
For 70 years, the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) has fostered strong relationships with medical students at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Connections remain strong as the students transition into the realm of alumni — fanning out throughout Wisconsin, the nation, and beyond.
Firearm Safety Training for Effective Communication
Whether you are an experienced physician, a resident venturing into practice or a medical student, you likely spend much of your time in a hospital or clinic setting.
International Perspective
A decade ago, Grace Bandow, MD ’01, had established a thriving dermatology practice in Rhode Island, but she was feeling a little restless — in search of a “fresh perspective,” as she puts it now. Like many Americans, she watched as a protest movement in Syria metastasized into a civil war. Television images, while horrifying, were little more than snapshots of a catastrophe that seemed to grow more brutal by the day.
Master of Public Health Students Are Champions of Change
The program's Applied Practice Experience provides an opportunity for students to define their future careers and to put didactic learning into practice in a community-based setting.
UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention Helping People in Recovery Quit Smoking
The center has helped train staff on how to quit tobacco use and how to help their clients do the same.
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.
Survey of the Health of Wisconsin Pivots To Collect Valuable Statewide COVID-19 Data
SHOW investigators quickly mobilized their research team and study participants across Wisconsin to support DHS’s need for critical, timely data on COVID-19’s spread.
MEDiC Free Clinic System Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Since opening its first clinic in 1991, MEDiC has partnered with various community organizations to expand health care access among medically underserved populations.
Essay: Vaccine Trials in Prisons? An Unethical Response to High Prison Infection Rates
Fourth-year medical student Evalina Bond received the 2021 Dr. Norman Fost Award for the Best Medical Student Bioethics Essay.
Prevention Research Center Focuses on Mother-baby Health
In fall 2019, through a highly competitive process, the CDC invited UW–Madison to join forces with this cause and provided the university with a five-year, $3.7 million grant.
Wisconsin Partnership Program Supports 23 Projects Related to COVID-19
The school’s Wisconsin Partnership Program allocated $2.9 million for projects ranging from basic biomedical research to community-led initiatives addressing the immediate health needs of the state’s most vulnerable communities.
Bioethics Essay Contest Winner: Should Heath Care Workers Receive Ventilator Priority in COVID-19?
Leigh Berman, a third-year medical student received the 2020 Dr. Norman Fost Award for the Best Medical Student Bioethics Essay.