2006 Summer Research & Clinical Assistantship (SRCA)

Each summer, the Department of Family Medicine sponsors the SRCA program, which matches first or second year University of Wisconsin medical students with DFM faculty who are eager to have students work with them on people-oriented, clinically relevant, hands-on research projects. For eight weeks, in addition to working with the faculty in the clinical setting, these students attend workshops led by Jon Temte, MD, PhD, to learn research concepts and skills.

Another successful SRCA program ended on July 21, culminating with the medical students' project presentations. Jon Temte, MD, PhD is the program director and is assisted by the following instructors: Mary Beth Plane, PhD, Bruce Barrett, MD, PhD, and Van Yasek, PhD and Michael Grasmick, PhD from the WREN program. Penny Anderson is the program coordinator.

The faculty and students who participated this year and their projects are:

• Title: "Polk County Alcohol and Drug Outreach and Training (POLKADOT)"
  Faculty: Richard L. Brown, MD, MPH and Laura A. Saunders, MSSW
  Medical students: Michelle Pickett, Sonali Saluja

• Title: "The Effect of Prolotherapy on Subjects with Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Qualitative Study."
  Faculty: David Rabago, MD
  Medical student: Becca Nause-Osthoff

• Title: "Nasal Irrigation for Chronic Sinus Symptoms in the Setting of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Sinus Surgery: a Pilot Study."
  Faculty: David Rabago, MD
  Medical student: Emily Guerard

• Title: "Is That Your Pager or Mine ... a Survey of Female Family Medicine Faculty in Dual Physician Relationships."
  Faculty: Sarina Schrager, MD
  Medical student: Anne Kolan

• Title: "Developing a Profile of the Wingra Clinic Patient Population."
  Faculty: Beth Potter, MD
  Medical student: Eric Yanke

• Title: "What do Family Docs Do? Privilege Requests over the Years."
  Faculty: Teresa Kulie, MD; William Schwab, MD; Michelle Grosch, MA
  Medical student: Aaron Fearday

• Title: "The Complexity of Primary Care."
  Faculty: Jon Temte, MD, PhD and John Beasley, MD
  Medical student: Jennifer Barr