Brittany Alioto, PA Receives Clinical Excellence Award
Brittany Alioto, PA Brittany Alioto, PA (Belleville Clinic) was awarded a 2025 UW Health Advanced Practice Provider Excellence in Clinical Practice Award [...]
WREN Study Receives NIH Funding Through December 2026
Top: Mary F. Henningfield, PhD and Yao Liu, MD, MS. Bottom: Sarina Schrager, MD, MS and Earlise Ward, PhD, MS Congratulations to [...]
Dr. Hans Elzinga Reflects on the Mentors Who Shaped His Career
As one of the first graduates of the Baraboo Rural Training Track (RTT) in 1999, Dr. Hans Elzinga has built a career defined by [...]
Dr. Mark Beamsley Honored with Dean’s Teaching Award
Dr. Mark Beamsley, director of medical student education in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has been honored with the prestigious Dean’s [...]
A Decade of Discovery: ORCHARDS Concludes After Ten Years of Groundbreaking Research
After more than a decade of groundbreaking work, the Oregon Child Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Disease Study (ORCHARDS) has concluded. Launched in 2014, ORCHARDS [...]
Bill Schwab, MD Receives AAFP Career Award
Congratulations to Bill Schwab, MD (Professor Emerit) on receiving the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2025 Thomas W. Johnson Award for Career Contributions [...]
A Journey Through Wisconsin’s Forests and Rivers with DFMCH’s Shelly Shaw
Shelly Shaw, MPH, joined 40 fellow UW faculty and staff to explore Wisconsin’s forests and rivers. When a colleague recommended she apply [...]
Dr. Dejun Su Joins DFMCH as Vice Chair for Community Health
Dejun Su, PhD, a medical sociologist with a longstanding commitment to advancing health equity, will join the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) [...]
FMIG Named 2025 AAFP Program of Excellence
FMIG students pose with 2024 Program of Excellence certificate. Congratulations to the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Family Medicine [...]
Dr. Valerie Gilchrist Receives National Recognition for Transformative Leadership in Family Medicine
Valerie Gilchrist, MD, received the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Award for Distinguished and Meritorious Service—a prestigious national honor recognizing individuals who have [...]