Online opioid continuing medical education available
UW Health and the the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have joined to offer an online opportunity for UW Health practitioners to meet the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board emergency rule requiring continuing education on its opioid prescribing guidelines.
New leadership for revamped student research office
In an effort to enhance support for student research, the Office of Health Professional Student Research was created within the Office of Academic Affairs, and to kick things off, it has named its leadership team.
The Ladder: Step up for diversity and inclusion at SMPH
As part of its strategic plan for diversity and inclusion, UW School of Medicine and Public Health is partnering with The Ladder, a national community-based mentorship and health education pathway program. SMPH will function as a branch of The Ladder, which was started in Minnesota in 2012, by Renee Crichlow, MD. The program will officially launch at SMPH in Summer 2018.
UW School of Medicine and Public Health prepares for mock site visit
This month’s LCME activities focus on readiness for a mock LCME accreditation survey that will take place Oct. 15–18. For the mock survey, SMPH has selected four external experts to conduct a site visit that will serve as an early dress rehearsal for our official LCME accreditation visit in April 2018.
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.
Josh Medow: Critical care for the brain
At Joshua Medow’s first job, in the Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital, he saves lives. His patients have endured strokes, car accidents and shootings.