Congratulations to Dr. David Allen for being selected for the 2014 University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Presidential Physician Leadership Award. The UWHC Presidential Physician Leadership Award is designed to recognize the organization’s most competent …
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Study Finds 50% of Wisconsin High School Coaches CPR Certified
Former pediatric residents Matt Harer, MD, and Jeff Yaeger, MD, MPH, recently published a study in the Wisconsin Medical Journal investigating CPR certification rates in Wisconsin high school coaches. CPR can increase survival in instances …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s Project Featured in PCORI Board of Governors Meeting
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study family-centered tailoring of pediatric diabetes self-management resources was recently featured in the PCORI Board of Governors meeting. Congratulations Elizabeth!
Bruce Klein, MD, Receives Grant From US Geological Survey
Congratulations to Co-Principal Investigators, Bruce Klein, MD, and Jorge Osorio, DVM, MS, PhD, in the School of Veterinary Medicine on their funding from the US Geological Survey. Their project, “Oral vaccines and delivery methods for …
Drs. Baker, Farrell, and Rock Receive Legacy of Angels Foundation Awards
Congratulations to Michael Rock, MD and Mei Baker, MD/Philip Farrell, MD, PhD on their recent awards from The Legacy of Angels Foundation. Dr. Rock’s project, “A Multi-Center Study of a New Method of Sweat Testing: …
Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, Receives Additional Funding From NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, was recently awarded an administrative supplement to his R01, funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID). This project aims to identify the host-pathogen interactions …
Marlowe Eldridge, MD, Receives Additional Funding From NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Marlowe Eldridge, MD, was recently awarded a 1-year, $100,000 supplement to his R01, funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH-NHLBI). Dr. Eldridge will be working with Co-Investigator, Kara …
Kimberly Kile, PhD, Joins APPD LEARN Educational Development Committee
Congratulations to Kimberly Kile, PhD, who has been invited to join the Association of Pediatric Program Director’s Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network (LEARN) Educational Development Committee. The APPD LEARN Educational Development Committee advises the APPD …
Casey Reiser, MS, CGC, Discusses the Role of Genetic Counseling in On Wisconsin Magazine Feature Article
The expanding ability to decipher human DNA has made genetic testing widely available. But it takes a pro to translate the information. Genetic counselors trained at UW-Madison, such as Casey Reiser, who went on to …
James Conway, MD, Visits Capitol Hill to Advocate for Global Immunization
On July 23, 2014, James H. Conway, MD, spent a day on Capitol Hill advocating for a new, bipartisan House resolution ensuring that children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunizations through U.S. …