The Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Health Policy Scholars Program is a three-year faculty development program designed to educate APA members on creating a systematic and scholarly approach to health policy and advocacy. Mary Ehlenbach, MD, …
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Mei Baker invited to serve on the Committee on Newborn Screening in the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has invited Mei Baker, MD, professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism and director of the Newborn Screening Program at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, to serve as …
Beth Van Den Langenberg will retire from pediatric diabetes clinics after more than 30 years in nursing
After more than 30 years of nursing service, including the last 21 with UW pediatric diabetes clinics, Beth Van Den Langenberg, MS, CPNP, APNP, senior nurse practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, will …
Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking honors Fost’s groundbreaking work and long leadership in bioethics
The inaugural presentation of a new lectureship in the Department of Pediatrics, the Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking, will take place on February 15, 7:30–8:30 a.m. In honor of the nationally known …
Global Pediatrics division members present TB research at recent international conference on lung health
Two members of the Division of Global Pediatrics presented their research on tuberculosis (TB) in children during the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, France, November 15–18, 2023. Tony Garcia-Prats, MD, MSc, PhD, …
Christian Capitini will lead Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant as newly named chief
The new academic year will bring a change in leadership for the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant when Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, assumes the role of division chief on July 1. …