
New master’s degree in health informatics meets industry need
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has introduced a new online Master of Science in Clinical and Health Informatics. Housed in the School of Medicine and Public Health, the degree meets the growing needs of the health informatics industry.

UW rural medical education program announces latest students
Students from Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota have earned spots in the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine.

Physician assistant program could expand to UW-Platteville
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville and UW–Madison are exploring a new collaboration aimed at addressing a shortage of physician assistants in underserved rural areas.

William Calkins honored with Max Fox Award for medical education
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health will bestow the prestigious 2018 Max Fox Preceptor Award to a family practice doctor from Westby.

2019 graduates come full circle as health sciences programs celebrate commencement
Four years ago, Arian Frost was a first-year medical student standing in line at Memorial Union waiting to go on stage as her grandmother watched.

UW–Madison helps confront rural health crisis
Multiple UW–Madison sources, including faculty and education programs of the School of Medicine and Public Health, are interviewed in “Medicine on Main Street,” a new documentary about the health care challenges rural areas of Wisconsin are facing and what is being done to meet them.

Medical education program receives full eight-year accreditation
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health recently earned the highest level of accreditation possible for a United States medical degree program.

Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine welcomes new students
Twenty-six students from Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan have earned spots in the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine.

Congratulations to the Class of 2018
A new class of health professionals and scientists graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health May 11-12.

UW–Madison creates innovative education program for correctional settings
A broad range of University of Wisconsin–Madison health professions and medical residents will have the opportunity to help address a pressing public health issue most don’t even consider – the health of prison populations.

From applicant to assistant dean of admissions, Mary McSweeney comes full circle
Mary McSweeney, MD, once went through the application process to get into the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health – then called simply the Medical School. Now she will be the person overseeing the recruitment and selection of the next generation of medical students at the school.

On Call: Catching Up With Three Neurosurgeons
What have graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health been up to lately? Three medical school alumni who are neurological surgeons share their stories.