Empowering Faculty at Every Stage: DFMCH Launches Development and Promotions Office
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) has taken a bold step to elevate faculty support by establishing the Office of Faculty [...]
Honoring Community Service at the McGovern-Tracy and Student Scholars Reception
The UW Department of Family Medicine Community Health's annual McGovern-Tracy and Student Scholars reception is more than a celebration of achievements. It honors the [...]
A Unique Path to Family Medicine
For Katharine Greenfield, MD ’16, her journey to becoming a family medicine physician was anything but conventional. Growing up in an Alaskan fishing town [...]
DFMCH Physician Assistant Karen Wendler Nears Goal of Running a Marathon in All 50 States
Karen Wendler, a physician assistant with an impressive 34-year career with the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has not only dedicated [...]
Family Medicine Remains a Top Choice for UW SMPH Graduates
On Match Day 2025, many UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) students discovered that family medicine was their perfect fit. This year, [...]
Two DFMCH Doctors Receive Top Honors from Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians
UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) physicians Dr. James Bigham and Dr. Patricia Tellez-Girón Salazar were recently honored for their dedication [...]
DFMCH Expands Reach to South Central Wisconsin
The UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) has broadened its reach with the opening of the UW Health Janesville Clinic at [...]
Firearm Injury Prevention: Dr. James Bigham Leads Program for Health Care Providers
On a recent January Saturday, Dr. James Bigham commemorated the two-year milestone of his firearm injury prevention course at Max Creek Outdoors in Oregon, [...]
Remembering Dr. Marc Hansen: A Pioneer in Family Medicine
Marc Hansen, MD, founder of the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, passed away on February 5, 2025, at the age of [...]
Medical Student Samantha Busch Named Pisacano Scholar for Dedication to Family Medicine
Samantha Busch, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UW SMPH), was awarded a prestigious Pisacano [...]