TRIUMPH Student Community Projects
Students in Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH), a focus within the MD Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, work under the guidance of faculty mentors and community health leaders to conduct a community or public health, quality improvement or research project. The following is a list of TRIUMPH student community projects from 2009 to 2011.
Community Partner: Aurora School-Based Health Program - South Division High School
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Reproductive Health Curriculum | Develop and teach reproductive health curriculum to students at South Division High School | Spring 2009 |
Hannah Gaedke, M3; Sara Schedler, FNP |
| Survey Student Behaviors and Beliefs | Complete an assessment that can inform the development of STDs education programs at South Division High School | Spring 2010 |
Megan Schultz, M3; Sara Schedler, FNP |
Community Partner: Bread of Healing Clinic
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Hypertension and Access to Healthy Food Choices | Develop program to promote access to healthy food choices for patient population at Bread of Healing Clinic | Spring 2009 |
Liliana Kanu, M3; Barbara Horner-Ibler, MD |
Community Partner: Center for Urban Population Health
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Milwaukee Young Parenthood Study | To tailor for Milwaukee context and then assess the effectiveness of an 8-12 week couples-focused program to help expectant teen parents develop the interpersonal skills need to establish a positive co-parenting relationship | Spring 2011-12 |
Kayla Flores, M3-4; Paul Florsheim, PhD |
Community Partner: Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Keeping Kids Alive in Wisconsin | Work with Milwaukee County Child Death Review Team to collect, review and analyze data and develop prevention recommendations to decrease childhood deaths | Spring 2011-12 |
Caitlin Wallach, M3-4; Abby Collier; Timothy Corden, MD; Jonathan Strong M3 (summer/fall 2011) |
Community Partner: City of Milwaukee Health Department
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Assess Needs of New Mothers and Infants in Central City | Assess the needs of new mothers and infants and the impact of public health outreach programs intended to reduce high infant mortality rates | Summer 2009 |
Caitlin Wallach, M2; Jill Radowicz
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| Sexually Transmitted Disease Program Assessment | Assess needs of Milwaukee residents with STDs and impact of outreach programs designed to reduce recurrent infections | Summer 2009 |
Diana Dovorany, M2; Geof Swain, MD, MPH |
| Mobile Market Program at Southside Health Center | Augment ongoing efforts to promote healthy food choices via a monthly Mobile Market at WIC location | Spring 2010- spring 2011 |
Tony Sturm M3-4; Paul Hunter, MD |
| Immunization Project | Improve immunization rates in Milwaukee | Summer 2011-fall 2011 | Lane Benes M3; Paul Hunter, MD |
| TB Mapping | Develop map to better understand TB incidence and spread in Milwaukee | Summer 2011-fall 2011 | Anna Yan, M3; Paul Hunter, MD |
| STD Prevention Project | Work with staff at Keenan Health Center to promote healthy lifestyles | Summer 2011-fall 2011 | Ben Gern, M3; Paul Hunter, MD |
Community Partner: Community Advocates
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Policy Development to Reduce Impact of Poverty on Health | Gather evidence regarding complex relationship between poverty and health; develop policy recommendations | Summer 2009 |
Mark Kaeppler, M2; David Reimer |
Community Partner: Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families Planning Council
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) | Develop strategies for reducing the black-white gap in infant mortality in Milwaukee trough a lifecourse approach | Spring 2011- 2012 |
Theresa Umhoefer, M3-4; Kathleeen Pritchard |
Community Partner: Milwaukee Academy of Science/Aurora School-Based Health
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Nutrition Education | Develop curriculum and experiential learning opportunities to promote healthy food choices and physical activity in the middle school | Spring 2010- spring 2011 |
Siavash Sarlati, M3-4; Sandy Wehmeier and Andrea Monicken, RN |
Community Partner: Milwaukee Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Young Doctor's Club | Work with a select high school in the Milwaukee Public School system to develop a Young Doctor's Club to promote interest in health careers and eliminating health disparities | Summer 2011 - fall 2011 |
Cassie Albertin and Natalie Weisensel, M3s; Suzanne Letellier; Jackie Martin |
Community Partner: Milwaukee Breastfeeding Coalition Project
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Implementing Strategies to Increase Breastfeeding Rates in Milwaukee | Improve the health and nutrition of infants in Milwaukee County by increasing breastfeeding rates, including initiation, duration, and exclusivity, and to change social norms regarding the importance of breastfeeding | Spring 2011 - spring 2012 |
Keren Schaalman, M3-4; Teresa Johnson, RN, PhD (UW-Milwaukee) |
Community Partner: Milwaukee Center for Independence
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Poverty and Brain Development in SEDA Children | Utilize a biodevelopmental framework to develop recommendations for innovative solutions to the seemingly intractable developmental challenges faced by children living in poverty who are served by MCFI | Spring 2011- 2012 |
Mark Kaeppler, M3-4; Tracy Sparrow, EdD |
Community Partner: Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Treating Tobacco Dependence | An analysis and intervention to treat tobacco dependence at CHC | Spring 2009 |
Brian Hilgeman, M3; Holly Nannis |
| Teen Pregnancy Prevention | Conduct needs assessment and develop educational intervention recommendations | Spring 2009 |
Michelle Buelow, M3; Pamela Wilson, MD |
| Healthy and Active Latino Families | Link 16th St. CHC and United Community Center in efforts to provide family-centered diabetes prevention programming | Spring 2010- spring 2011 |
Ryan Baxter, M3-4; Angelica Delgado Rendon, MS and Steven Murphy, MD |
| Develop a Teen-Centered Clinic |
Increase access to and utilization of comprehensive acute and preventive health services to adolescents |
Spring 2010- spring 2012 |
Anne Getzin, M3-4; Drs. Carroll and Murphy; Ebba Hjertstedt, M3-4; Drs. Carroll and Murphy; Kathryn Sarnoski, M3 (Summer-fall 2011) |
| Improving HIV Prevention Services for a Target Population at Sixteenth Street CHC | Improve access to healthcare and the quality of services received by the transgendered community of color in Milwaukee | Spring 2011- spring 2012 |
Aaron Arredondo, M3-4; Steven Murphy, MD |
Community Partner: United Community Center
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Diabetes Outreach to Seniors | Improve understanding of diabetes and intention to adopt healthy behaviors | Spring 2009 |
Emily Fish, M3; Al Castro, MSW |
| Health Education for Recovering Substance Abusers | Develop client-centered curriculum to address health concerns of recovering substance abusers | Spring 2009 |
Erin Marra, M3; Cindy Suszek MS SAP CTS CEAP |
| Health Education Programming | Develop and implement programming for health promotion related to diabetes and substance abuse | Summer 2009 |
Steven Kidd, M2; Rene Farias and others |
Community Partner: Walker's Point Community Clinic
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Diabetes Management Quality Improvement Project | Develop a clinical quality improvement program to improve diabetes management at free clinic | Summer 2009 |
Ebba Hjertstedt, M2; Steve Ohly, FNP |
| Integrative Diabetes Management Project | Develop program to coordinate clinical and natural healing therapies offered by Walker's Point and Core/El Centro, respectively | Spring 2010- spring 2011 |
Jessica Miller, M3-4; Terese Bauer, MD; Jayne Ader |
Community Partner: Walnut Way Conservation Corp.
| TRIUMPH Project | Description | Year(s) | Student/Mentor |
| Community Health Education for Lindsay Heights Neighborhood | Design and deliver community health education programs to residents of Lindsay Heights Neighborhood | Summer 2009 |
Theresa Umhoefer, M2; Sharon Adams; Maanaan Sabir |
| Community Health Education for Lindsay Heights Neighborhood | Design and deliver community health education programs to residents of Lindsay Heights Neighborhood | Summer 2009 |
Matthew Augustine, M2; Sharon Adams; Maanaan Sabir |
| Walnut Way 4-H Health Education | Develop and implement 25 health-related lesson plans for the Walnut Way 4-H program | Spring 2010- spring 2011 |
Katie Fritz, M3-4; Sharon Adams; Maanaan Sabir |
| Access to Health Care - Assessment and Policy Recommendations for LIndsay Heights Neighborhood | Participate on team that conducts assessment of health care access in Lindsay Heights Neighborhood; develop policy recommendations | Spring 2010- spring 2012 |
Kjersti Knox, M3-4; Sharon Adams; Tom Jackson, MD; Matthew Augustine, M3-4; Tom Jackson, MD; Jessie Tobin, MPH; Erica Pettke, M3 (summer-fall 2011) |