A student conducting stem cell research in a lab
Feature Story
January 24, 2019 VOL 20 NO 4

20 Years of Stem Cells

University of Wisconsin researchers continue work towards new clinical applications, two decades after stem cell research began on campus.

Native American Center for Health Professions staff members
Feature Story
January 24, 2019 VOL 20 NO 4

Native American Center for Health Professions Focuses on Recruitment, Training

The center is chipping away at decades of American Indian and Alaska Natives being under-represented in health professions.

Students using great focus to practice applying a cast to a person's wrist and forearm
Student Life
January 23, 2019 VOL 20 NO 4

Procedures Fair Offers Students Valuable Practice

The annual Procedures Fair provides students hands-on experience in many of the procedures that physicians, particularly in primary care, encounter regularly.

Sheri Johnson
Profile
January 23, 2019 VOL 20 NO 4

Sheri Johnson Reflects on a Year Leading the Population Health Institute

Sheri Johnson shares her history and explains some of the biggest challenges facing population health in Wisconsin.

Dean Golden and Marc Drezner posing with a plaque
Awards & Honors
January 23, 2019 VOL 20 NO 4

Marc Drezner Earns Belzer Lifetime Achievement Award

During his research, teaching and patient care career — which began with 25 years on the faculty at Duke University followed by 18 years at UW–Madison — Drezner has been recognized as an expert in bone and mineral metabolism.

Brita Lundberg
Profile
January 23, 2019 VOL 20 NO 4

Using Expertise for Patient Advocacy

Brita Lundberg, MD ’91 (PG ’94), decided to leave the practice of medicine and return to the classroom for patient advocacy training. Now she's making a career out of it.