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 and 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