Rylee’s story began on January 8, 2009, at the emergency department at American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH). She was brought there with bloody diarrhea and dehydration, which was found to be caused by two types …
Month: December 2010
Scott Hagen, MD, Leads Advanced Airway Management Workshop for Ethiopian Health Professionals
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is a partner in a National Institutes of Health-funded initiative to improve medical education while building the health care workforce in Ethiopia. Four Ethiopian health …
Georgia Ditzenberger, NNP, RNC, PhD, Awarded Meriter Foundation Funding
Georgia Ditzenberger, NNP, RNC, PhD, recently received a grant of $47,478 from the Meriter Foundation for core equipment in the Meriter Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Simulation Center. This equipment will provide simulation education for …
Theresa Guilbert, MD, Receives Wisconsin Partnership Program Grant
Congratulations to Theresa Guilbert, MD, on receiving a New Investigator award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program – Medical Education and Research Committee. She was awarded $100,000 for her two-year project, “Clinical and Public Health Data …
Dr. Aaron Carrel and DPI’s Project ‘WI Partnership for Childhood Fitness’ Receives Phase 2 Funding Pledge
An extension of the work started with a 2007 implementation grant, this grant aims to reduce disparities in fitness levels among children and adolescents statewide. This funding will support: Testing the validity of school-based fitness …