Improving Babies’ Quality of Life
When the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center opened, Lobeck expected a slow, steady stream of new patients — but demand far outpaced anyone’s predictions.
Rural MD Track Focuses on Underserved Populations and Under-Resourced Settings
In Wisconsin, only seven percent of physicians have rural practices, according to the Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce in 2021.
BEAM Program Builds Equitable Mentorship for Underrepresented Medical Students
Jasmine Love remembers wanting to become a physician at an early age. Now she’s a fourth-year medical student who will earn her medical degree in May 2023 at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).
Native American Center for Health Professions Celebrates 10 Years of Success
Over its 10 years, the center boasts a 100 percent graduation rate for all health professions students and a 100 percent success rate for Native medical students who participate in residency match.
Heroes of the Pandemic Share Their Experiences
Quarterly asked a sampling of UW School of Medicine and Public Health faculty members to share their experiences related to the novel coronavirus and its ramifications on individuals, families and communities.
Waisman Center’s Autism Group Therapy Program Helps Young Adults Navigate Life’s Transitions
A long, difficult journey to diagnosis brought Lizzie Oster and her family to the Waisman Center in Madison with the hope that the center's Autism Treatment Programs would be a good fit for Lizzie.
TRIUMPH Student Projects Address Social Determinants of Health
The urban training track within the school's MD Program started in 2009 to help address health inequities and chronic physician shortages in Wisconsin's urban areas.
Basic Science Discoveries Propel Advancements
The school's basic science departments are pivotal in educating graduate and post-doctoral trainees and conducting cutting-edge research.
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.
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.
Department of Medical Physics Celebrates 40 Years of Technology Development, Clinical Care and Education
Over four decades, teams of investigators contributed to and/or invented many aspects of today’s technology, including solutions for accurate diagnosis and optimized treatment of human disease.
Undiagnosed Genetic Disease Program and Clinic Catalyze Advances in Genomics and Personalized Medicine
The clinic accepts referred patients nationwide who have undergone extensive genetic workups but whose condition remains undiagnosed.