In May, Laura Chen, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, was elected to serve a three-year term as co-chair of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Region 6. Eight Midwestern states and …
Hartwell Foundation grant will support Amy Erbe-Gurel’s research on immunotherapy and high-risk neuroblastoma
Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, was awarded a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award from the Hartwell Foundation. Erbe-Gurel’s project, “Inhibitors to Epigenetic Modifiers Improve the Efficacy of …
Hospitalization as a Missed Opportunity to Vaccinate
Speaker: Mersine A Bryan, MD MPH, assistant professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics , University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute – Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Dean’s Teaching Award honors the work of Kathleen Kastner
Kathleen Kastner, MD, associate professor, Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, was selected for a 2024 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Dean’s Teaching Award. Established in 1992, the awards …
Grant from Gerber Foundation will support Paige Condit’s patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) research
Paige Condit, MD, a PGY 4 fellow in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, has been awarded a Gerber Foundation Research Grant for her project, “Development of a Novel Kidney-focused Approach to Treatment of a PDA …
Brittany Loughman completes national GME training program
Brittany Loughman, GME program coordinator, recently completed the Leadership Empowerment for Advancing Pediatric Education Specialists (LEAPES) program through the Association of Pediatric Program Directors. LEAPES is a nine-month training course for administrators aspiring to develop …
Health Equity Rounds: An Introduction to Ableism and its Impacts on Medicine
Speakers: Patty Cisneros Prevo, M.Ed, program manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Laura Houer, MD, professor, director of Advocacy, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Division …
Resident contributions help provide engaging BIPOC recruitment events
Since 2021, the Department of Pediatrics has hosted virtual open house events to help residency applicants who identify as underrepresented minorities or BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) learn about our program and community. “Diversity, …
Six students and their mentors receive undergraduate research fellowships
On May 3, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin hosted the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony for the 2023-2024 academic year. This year, six students mentored by Department of Pediatrics faculty members were highlighted at the event. Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty …
Sarah Redemann celebrates 20 years with UW Health
Sarah Redemann, NP, has known she wanted to work in health care since she was a teenager and her father was hospitalized with a serious illness. Her amazement at how well the nurses cared for …