Summer 2008

Lead Story

  1. DFM’s China Collaboration

    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.

Department Announcements

  1. Arthur Kaufman, MD

    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.

  2. (L-R): Michelle Buelow, Elizabeth Doherty, Micaela O'Neil, Deborah Dreyfus, MD, Kevin Thao, and Nathaniel Chin.

    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.

Education

  1. Kathleen Ertz, MS, Eau Claire residency education coordinator, gives Wisconsin Idea Seminar visitors a tour of the program’s campus, including its state-of-the-art human patient simulator.

    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.

  2. Still of Madison Residency Video

    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.

Research

  1. 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?

  2. WREN Convocation

    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.

Patient Care

  1. Augusta and Palmyra Clinics Win Patient Satisfaction Awards

    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.

  2. Sun Prairie Clinic - Artist Rendering

    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.

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