The Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) Fund has funded each of nine separate grant requests made by the Departments of Pediatrics and Human Oncology. This marks the 40th year of the MACC Fund, and …
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Supporting Youth Transitions to Adult Primary Care
Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, a new faculty member in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, is leading a pilot quality improvement project that aims to better support youth as they transition from pediatric …
Dr. Vivek Balasubramaniam Receives SPR’s Thomas Hazinski Distinguished Service Award
Congratulations to Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, associate professor (CHS) of pediatrics and chief of the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, for receiving the 2017 Thomas A. Hazinski Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Pediatric …
Dr. David Allen Receives Alumni Resident Citation Award
Congratulations to David Allen, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Head of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, who has been chosen to receive the Alumni Resident Citation Award for 2018. The award, given annually by …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD Serving as Advisory Panel Member on AHRQ Grant
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, will serve on the Advisory Panel of a 4-year, $2.7M grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Medicare and Medical Services (AHRQ-CMS) entitled, “Implementing Measures …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Receives Graduate School Fall Competition Award
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, was awarded $54,637 for her project entitled, “The Impact of Influential Life Events on Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adulthood.” This one-year Fall Competition award from the UW Office of …
Mary Schroth, MD, Receives Funding for MDA Care Center
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) recently announced upcoming support for the University of Wisconsin/American Family Children’s Hospital as one of the centers in their Care Center Network. This 3-year award, for $60,000, will support the …
Christine Seroogy, MD, Awarded Baldwin Mini-Grant
Congratulations to Christine Seroogy, MD, who was recently awarded a $4,000 mini-grant for her project entitled, “Blood Lead Level Testing in Plain Newborns.” This award from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is made possible through …
Undergraduate Students Awarded Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships
Congratulations to the following undergraduate students and their Pediatric mentors who were awarded 2017-2018 Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships from the University of Wisconsin. Students receive $3,000 and faculty mentors receive a stipend to sponsor a …
New Study by Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Shows How a Family Rounds Checklist Promotes Engagement
The simple practice of using a checklist can promote better care for hospitalized children, according to a study led by Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and published in Pediatrics. Dr. Cox’s research team examined the impact …