DFM Showcase: Summer 2008

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East Meets West: DFM’s China Collaboration Thriving, Expanding »

Over the past seven years, the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) has cultivated an innovative collaboration with physicians at Beijing's FuXing Hospital, a hospital affiliated with the Capitol University of Medical Science.

Arthur Kaufman, MD, Selected for 2008 Farley Lectureship »

Arthur Kaufman, MD, chair of family and community medicine at the University of New Mexico (UNM), is the recipient of the Department of Family Medicine (DFM)'s 2008 Eugene and Linda Farley Lectureship.
Seven Scholars Honored at 2008 McGovern-Tracy Awards Dinner »

On Tuesday, June 3, 2008, approximately 100 guests gathered at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center to honor the 2008 McGovern-Tracy Scholars.

Wisconsin Idea Seminar Eyes Eau Claire Residency »

Forty UW faculty and staff recently visited the Department of Family Medicine's (DFM) Eau Claire residency to learn more about how the program puts the Wisconsin Idea into practice.
Recruitment Videos Spotlight DFM Residency Programs »

Expanding on the high-quality resident recruitment information it offers online and in print, the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) recently completed a set of site-specific videos to introduce prospective applicants to each of its residency programs.

New ICTR-Funded Grant Surveys Diet Quality In American Indian Communities »

What environmental and cultural factors influence diet quality in Wisconsin's rural American Indian (AI) families? What types of community programs could improve diet quality, thereby helping to reduce obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in the American Indian population?
WREN Convocation Highlights Recent Transformations and Future Directions »

Thirty-three members and friends attended the Wisconsin Research and Education Network's (WREN) 2008 annual convocation, held May 1-2 in Wisconsin Dells, to discuss the network's recent growth and help set its course for the future.

Seeing STARs: Augusta and Palmyra Clinics Win Patient Satisfaction Awards »

Patient satisfaction is tops at the Augusta Family Medicine Clinic and the Palmyra Clinic, according to national benchmark data on academic clinics and hospitals.
New Sun Prairie Clinic Opens »

A patient's comfort was one of the important considerations behind the newly built UW Health Sun Prairie Family Medicine Clinic. In addition to state-of-the-art design, the clinic, which opened on Monday, June 30, also offers privacy and efficient flow.