Jeannette Munro: A Woman Who Broke Boundaries
At a time when female physicians were rare and when many general practitioners questioned the necessity of specialists, Jeannette Munro, MD ’27, who earned her medical degree in the University of Wisconsin Medical School [now the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH)] Class of 1927, became the first pediatrician and first female physician in Princeton, New Jersey.[1]
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.
Three Faculty Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Folkert O. Belzer Award is the highest honor the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) bestows upon its faculty members for their lifetime achievements.
Supported by Soulmates: Medical School Friends Share Lifelong Connection
When four members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Class of 2010 — Stephen Almasi, MD ’10 (PG ’13); Joseph Hansen, MD ’10; Vincent Laurence, MD ’10; and Rebecca Cramer, MD ’10, MPH — began their medical school journeys, they had amassed years of unique life experiences. An unassuming brick house on Kendall Avenue brought them together as lifelong friends.
Traveling Full Circle: Far-flung Locales Spurred Durkin's Evolving Career
On paper, Maureen Durkin, PhD, DrPH, might appear to have the perfect credentials to be perceived as a stereotypical “ivory-tower” academic. Notwithstanding her two doctorates — one in anthropology from University of Wisconsin–Madison and the other in epidemiology from Columbia University — her life’s work has proved to be anything but esoteric.
The Science of Mentorship: Angela Byars-Winston
When Angela Byars-Winston, PhD, addressed a group of medical students and their mentors recently, she encouraged them to “grow where you are planted. We have to create the space we want to flourish in, that we want to thrive in.”
Ed Chapman’s Tenacious Approach to the “Most Important” Problems in Biology
Ed Chapman concentrates on research questions that are big, bad, and basic. Many of them concern the release of neurotransmitters at the synapse — the tiny gap between two neurons.
Athena Poppas Blazes Trails for Women in Cardiology
After she earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 1989, it would have been easy for Athena Poppas, MD ’89 (PG ’92), to have chosen a specialty that was more typical for women.
Rolf Lulloff’s Lifelong Passions Fuel Today’s Ventures
After losing his wife to Parkinson's, Lulloff co-founded an organization that provides education and support for people and families affected by neurological conditions.
Kyla Lee’s Reflective Style Guides Her Actions
Lee aims to strengthen the school by building relationships between students and alumni.
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.
Clinical Trials Leaders Join Forces to Enhance Patient Care Offerings
Elizabeth “Betsy” Nugent and Nasia Safdar, leaders in the academic medical center’s clinical trials enterprise, recently announced creation of the Wisconsin Medicine Institute for Clinical Trials.