Wisconsin EATS Healthy: A Growing Effort to Improve Health and Hope
Tomatillos harvested from one of the Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens. Fruits and vegetables have a significant impact on overall health and [...]
New Gender Services Clinic Seeks to Improve Health Equity
The first UW Health Gender Services Clinic (GSC) welcomed patients in May 2022—the culmination of years of planning that started in 2017 with a [...]
Kjersti Knox, MD: Dean’s Teaching Award Highlights a Career of Service
Kjersti Knox, MD, received a 2022 UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Dean’s Teaching Award for her outstanding contributions in student education [...]
DFMCH Receives $5.5 Million Endowment to Expand UW Integrative Health Program
A $5.5 million award from the Bernard Osher Foundation will allow the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) to bring integrative health [...]
Ellen Goldstein, MFT, PhD: Advancing Trauma-Informed Health Care Education and Research
While completing her dissertation on patient preferences for discussing childhood trauma at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California-Davis, Ellen Goldstein, [...]
Andy Pasternak, MD, MS: Creating a Community in Reno, Nevada
When Andy Pasternak, MD, MS, was a resident at DFMCH, he admits he wasn’t as open minded as he is today. Andy Pasternak, MD, MS [...]
Farley Lecturer Tricia C. Elliott, MD, FAAFP, Discusses Racism and Advancing Health Equity; Frey Writing Awards Presented
The UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health launched a virtual ceremony on Friday, October 22, featuring a special lecture by Eugene and Linda [...]
Resident Class of 2021 begins practice; 62% remain in Wisconsin
The UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health graduated 52 new family physicians from its sponsored and academic partner residency programs in 2021. Of [...]
DFMCH Welcomes 62 New Residents and Fellows
The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) welcomes the 62 learners (55 residents and 7 fellows) entering our statewide [...]
DFMCH to Participate in the Central Hub of the Rural Residency Planning and Development – Technical Assistance Center
Lou Sanner, MD, MSPH, and William Schwab, MD, from the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) have been invited [...]