Residency class of 2025 receives celebratory send-off with two graduation events

The University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics celebrated its graduating residents the first week of June with two events for graduates, their friends and families, and faculty and staff.

During the “Lovefest: Senior Resident Recognition and Residency Awards” event, 10 awards were presented to trainees and faculty in honor of their achievements throughout the academic year. These recognitions are based on votes from faculty, residents, or medical students—depending on the award. Notably, the Outstanding Clerkship Teaching Award and the Charles C. Lobeck Medical Education Award are selected by third-year clerkship (SCOPE) medical students. Other awards are determined by faculty or residents who work closely with the nominees. Watch a recorded video of the event.

Below is the full list of Residency Program Excellence Awards and recipients.

Award Award Recipient
Outstanding Clerkship Teaching by a Pediatric Resident Rory Bade, MD
Outstanding Pediatric Intern Allie Litton, MD
Jan Brady Award for Outstanding Second-Year Resident Jacob Elliott, MD
Outstanding Senior Resident Paul Skelton, MD
Resident Research Award Narmin Javadova, MD
Outstanding Fellow Therese Woodring, MD
Todd Varness Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award Elizabeth McBride, MD
Outstanding General Pediatrician Kristen Marten, DO
Ellen R. Wald Intellectual Curiosity in Medicine Award Kristin Shadman, MD
Charles C. Lobeck Medical Education Award for Outstanding Teaching in Pediatrics Rebecca Richards, MD, PhD

The festivities did not stop there. On June 7, graduates and their friends and families gathered for a ceremony at the Monona Terrace. The 2024 Todd Varness Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award winner, Cathy Lee-Miller, MD, assistant professor, associate division chief, fellowship director, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, gave the keynote address.

Below is a list of graduates and where they are heading next.

Graduate Where They Are Heading Next
Adnan Ahmad, DO Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin
Jessica Bethel, MD Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
University of Wisconsin
Carlee Blakemore, MD Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
University of Wisconsin
Joshua Brock, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
University of Wisconsin
Erik Christensen, DO Division of Neonatal and Newborn Nursery
University of Wisconsin
Julia Clemens, MD General Pediatrics
Access Community Health (Madison)
Connor Cook, DO Cardiology Fellowship
University of Wisconsin
Brianna Gerhartz, DO Hospitalist
Children’s Wisconsin – Fox Valley Hospital
Narmin Javadova, MD Neonatal and Perinatal Fellowship
University of Wisconsin
Erin Kelleher, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
University of Wisconsin
Michael Nordness, MD Allergy & Immunology Fellowship
University of Wisconsin
Margaret Schmit, MD General Pediatrics
Children’s Wisconsin – Bayshore Pediatrics 
Paul Skelton, MD Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
University of Wisconsin
Alexandra Wolf, MD Child Psych Residency/Fellowship
Case Western/UH Cleveland Medical Center
Samuel Zarbock, DO General Pediatrics
CopperView Medical Center

 

Graduating Chief Residents

Graduate Where They Are Heading Next
Rachel Streckert, MD Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care
University of Wisconsin
Abbie Whitman, MD Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
Indiana University School of Medicine