Quarterly is the magazine for alumni, friends, faculty and students of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Quarterly is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association and UW School of Medicine and Public Health and includes news, alumni profiles, student-life stories, class notes and more.
Quarterly Fall 2011 Features
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Transforming Clinical Education
The UW Health Clinical Simulation Program recently opened a new, 6,500-square-foot facility on the first floor of UW Hospital and Clinics. The facility offers sophisticated training on life-like manikins for health care professionals and students.
Learn how this program will shape the future of clinical learning.
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Second WIMR Tower Taking Shape
The construction of the second tower of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research is under way as concrete is poured, columns rise and masonry walls begin to climb. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2013. The second tower will have seven floors devoted to research and discovery, with the mission of developing new knowledge and advancing human health.
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A Rigorous Dual-Degree Adventure
The Medical Scientist Training Program, also called the MD/PhD program, combines high-quality medical training with rigorous graduate-level research culminating in a doctoral dissertation. Candidates spend their first two years in medical school, then obtain a PhD degree prior to completing their last two years of medical school. Graduates of the MSTP make major contributions to the understanding and improvement of human health.
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Physician, Scientist, Mentor
Dr. Anna Huttenlocher, the new director of the MD/PhD program, sat down with Quarterly to talk about taking a risk on zebrafish to advance her research program and helping students transition to their own scientific careers. "Graduate students come to our labs without a lot of experience and they leave as scientists who generally know what they want for their future. It's an amazing transition to watch," she says.
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Great People Helping Great People
William Merkow, MD '43, learned a valuable lesson from a grade-school science teacher. "He said, 'Whatever you do, try to make this world a better place for the next guy,'" he recalled. Taking that advice to heart, he and his wife, Riva, are helping a UW School of Medicine and Public Health student focus on his dream of becoming a physician.
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