Faculty experts take leading roles in professional societies
Nearly all medical and scientific disciplines have a society or association that serves to connect practitioners and researchers together with like-minded colleagues to advance their field.
Jomol Mathew named associate dean for informatics and information technology
Jomol Mathew, PhD, has been named the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s inaugural associate dean for informatics and information technology.
Anjon Audhya becomes senior associate dean for basic research, biotechnology, and graduate studies
Anjon (Jon) Audhya, PhD, has been named the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s next senior associate dean for basic research, biotechnology and graduate studies.
Three UW School of Medicine and Public Health faculty earn lifetime and career achievement awards
Lifetime and career achievement awards carry the weight of decades of discoveries and service. They are commonly the most prestigious awards given by professional societies and organizations.
Health disparities expert Amy Kind becomes associate dean for social health sciences and programs
Amy Kind, MD, PhD, will serve as the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s inaugural associate dean for social health sciences and programs. Kind is a professor of medicine and an international leader in the field of health disparities research.
University of Wisconsin Center for Rare Diseases recognized by National Organization for Rare Disorders
The University of Wisconsin Center for Rare Diseases has been selected as a National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Disease Center of Excellence.
Jasmine Zapata recognized as ‘Superhero of Medicine’ by Wisconsin Medical Society
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics, didn’t expect to be called a superhero in her evening mail. But one night during a tiring week in late 2019 while sorting through mail she spotted a letter from the Wisconsin Medical Society. To her total surprise, she’d been named their next Superhero of Medicine.
Brian Pogue selected as chair of Department of Medical Physics
An expert on innovations in medical imaging systems, Brian Pogue, PhD, will be the next chair of the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. His anticipated start date is January 2022.
Jeff Hartman earns Fulbright to integrate physical therapy, global health
Jeff Hartman, PT, DPT, MPH, imagines a world where physical therapy is used globally to improve the health and function of all. Thanks to a 2020 Fulbright Scholar Award, Hartman – an assistant professor of family medicine and community health and member of the teaching faculty for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program – pushed this goal forward recently in the Central American nation of Belize.
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff named associate dean for diversity and equity transformation
Beginning Oct. 11, 2021, Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, MA, CDM, UW Health Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will expand the scope of her work to also become the inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity Transformation for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Incoming medical students receive warm welcome to medical profession
Wearing matching Bucky Badger masks and exchanging elbow bumps, incoming medical students at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health donned their first white coats at a ceremony on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021.
Sarah Rothschild named executive director of the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
Sarah Rothschild will join the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health on Oct. 18, 2021 as the executive director of its Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA).