Feature Story
August 7, 2025 VOL 27 NO 2

Welcome, Dean Ahuja!

On May 15, Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, became the 10th dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UW–Madison.

A doctor and patient in a hospital room
Feature Story
August 7, 2025 VOL 27 NO 2

Advanced Burn Care

When Ryen Reif was transported to University Hospital in February 2024, she could only focus on the short-term. “All I was worried about was calling off work,” she recalls. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God. I’m going to have to call my boss and say I can’t work tomorrow.’”

Brandon Mines
Profile
August 7, 2025 VOL 27 NO 2

Helping Athletes Rebound

A group of people walk outside
Research
August 7, 2025 VOL 27 NO 2

Preventing Stroke in the Oneida Nation

Debra Danforth, director of the Oneida Comprehensive Health Division (OCHD) in Oneida, Wisconsin, says a joint project to improve stroke risk among Oneida Nation elders has been a win-win relationship on many levels.

John Vasudevan, Kris Spiewak, Michael Sookochoff
Class Notes
August 7, 2025 VOL 27 NO 2

Class Notes & Alumni Updates From Physiatrists

Don Schalch
In Memoriam
August 7, 2025 VOL 27 NO 2

In Memoriam: Don S. Schalch, MD

Doctors consult in a sunny hallway at UW Health Eastpark Medical Center.
Feature Story
April 29, 2025 VOL 27 NO 1

Integrated Specialty Care for Women

Pelvic floor disorders are a common issue for women. Conditions like pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, fibroids, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction are becoming more prevalent as the U.S. population ages.

Student Life
April 28, 2025 VOL 27 NO 1

The Evolution of Match Day

In 1952, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) introduced the first centralized system to place medical students into U.S. residency programs. While the emotional highs and lows of matching remain the same, newer processes may surprise some medical school graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).

Events & Outreach
April 28, 2025 VOL 27 NO 1

Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub

Phrases like “biohealth” and “biosciences” are more than industry lingo in a state like Wisconsin. They are powerful drivers of economic development.

Students learning anatomy using a skeleton
Impactful Giving
April 28, 2025 VOL 27 NO 1

Honoring Professor Pettersen

Five mornings per week for 35 years, James C. “Jim” Pettersen, PhD, professor emeritus of anatomy at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), introduced first-year medical students to the study of the human body in Gross Anatomy, one of the foundational and most-remembered courses in the study of medicine and human health. What kind of teacher was he?

MD alumni portraits
Class Notes
April 28, 2025 VOL 27 NO 1

Class Notes & Emergency Medicine Alumni Updates

William Dove, Marc Hansen and Stanley Inhorn
In Memoriam
April 28, 2025 VOL 27 NO 1

In Memoriam: William F. Dove, Marc F. Hansen, Stanley L. Inhorn