Winter 2009

Lead Story

DFM Faculty Play Leadership Role in UW Health Primary Care Redesign Initiative

Two Department of Family Medicine (DFM) faculty are operational leaders in an important initiative that aims to redesign primary care delivery at UW Health.

The initiative, launched in October 2008, is a response to the urgent primary care crisis in Wisconsin. And although the project is still in its formative stages, Sandra Kamnetz, MD, and Valerie Gilchrist, MD, the DFM faculty who serve on its steering committee, are optimistic about how it can benefit physicians, clinical staff, and patients.
Celebrating Winners at the 2008 Hansen/Renner Awards Dinner

Department of Family Medicine (DFM) faculty and staff from around Wisconsin gathered at Madison's Edgewater Hotel on October 29 for a dinner to celebrate recipients of the 2008 Marc Hansen, MD, Lectureship Award, the John H. Renner, MD, Wisconsin Idea Award and several other awards.

Predoc Program Gears Up For March Procedure Fair

The Department of Family Medicine’s (DFM) Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE) is getting ready for its 2009 Procedure Fair, scheduled for the evening of March 25, 2009, at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC).The Department of Family Medicine's (DFM) Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE) is getting ready for its 2009 Procedure Fair, scheduled for the evening of March 25, 2009, at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC).
Becoming Aware of ‘Aware Medicine’

The art of healing requires knowledge-facts, technical skills, methods, processes-but it also requires deep awareness of oneself and of others. Helping residents gain that awareness, and helping them find the tools to cultivate it, are the goals of the Department of Family Medicine's (DFM) Aware Medicine course.

Building on Success: DFM Research Fellowships Train Award-Winning Scientists

For nearly two decades, the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) has been committed to helping primary care physicians and other health professionals become outstanding research scientists. The DFM carries out this commitment through two successful training fellowships: one focused on primary care research (now in its fourth funding cycle), and one focused on alcohol research.

Performance Reporting Tool Piloted at DFM Clinics

Department of Family Medicine (DFM) clinical staff will be one of the first in the UW Health system to see how well their clinic is performing, and how it stacks up against other clinics system-wide.
Verona and Milwaukee Clinics Win 2008 James E. Davis Quality Awards

Projects to improve screening for cervical cancer and osteoporosis were winners of the eighth annual James E. Davis Quality Improvement Award. The awards were presented on October 29, 2008, during the Renner/Hansen ceremony and reception, to...