Student Social Impact and Belonging Resources

We coordinate and develop programs and activities for pre-college, undergraduate and students in the five health professions programs in the School of Medicine and Public Health. We offer advising and counseling and monitor the progress of students in the MD program.

OMA-HPL works with degree programs, including Master of Genetic Counselor Studies, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Master of Public Health, Doctor of Physical Therapy, and Doctor of Medicine.

• Building Equitable Access to Mentorship (BEAM) is an evidence-based mentoring program that leverages the experience and expertise of SMPH faculty members to provide culturally aware mentorship to first-year medical students
• The Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP) is focused on enhancing the recruitment of health professions students interested in serving Native communities and improving the learning experience for health professions students
• The Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health (RUSCH) program is open to undergraduate students enrolled at any Universities of Wisconsin campus who have an interest in practicing medicine in medically underserved urban or rural areas
• The Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH) program focuses on recruiting and training physicians to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations in urban settings
• The Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) is dedicated to addressing physician shortages and improving health outcomes in rural communities by educating and training medical students with a strong commitment to rural health care