In less than two months, the UW American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) will see the exit of the medical director of its Pediatric Neuro/Oncology Clinic, the director of the Caring for Life Clinic — a …
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Pediatrics faculty share expertise: April 2023
University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and COVID-19, to name …
New Faculty Focus: Sarah Mc Dermott
Q&A with Sarah Mc Dermott, DO, MBS, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Hometown: Chicago Ridge, Illinois Educational/professional background: I attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for my undergraduate degree with …
Department welcomes 16 medical students for research experience this summer
The Shapiro Summer Research Program supports UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) students in completing a full-time summer research project under the mentorship of a faculty member. The program is generously funded in …
Show off the artistic side of your research: Enter the Research Week Art of Science Image Contest
The Research Week Art of Science Image Contest is open to all members of the Department of Pediatrics, including faculty members, trainees, staff members, and students. Images of research, images of a representation of research, or images …
Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine receives grant to support parents and caregivers of children with tracheostomies
Anne O’Kane, RN, a pediatric trach coordinator at UW Health who works closely with the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, was awarded a $5,000 grant from Cars Curing Kids to support parents and caregivers …
Leslie Huang, member of Farrell Research Group, awarded travel grant to European Cystic Fibrosis Conference
The European Cystic Fibrosis Society awarded Leslie Huang, a third-year medical student at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and a student researcher in the Farrell Research Group, a travel grant to attend the …
Dan Sklansky will serve on APPD Program Directors Executive Committee
Dan Sklansky, MD, residency program director and associate professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, was recently elected to a three-year term on the Program Directors Executive Committee of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) after …
Michael Wilhelm receives UW Health Safety Leadership Award
During Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13–17, the UW Health Patient Safety leadership team honored providers who show exemplary leadership and go above and beyond to improve patient safety in their work areas. Michael Wilhelm, MD, associate professor, …
Department will have strong showing at PAS 2023 Meeting
Faculty, trainees, and staff from the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics will be presenting and contributing to 24 presentations and 53 posters at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting, which will be held in …