Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association

Help shape the Wisconsin Medical Journal's next special issue on rural health: The WMJ is seeking advisory group members to inform a special themed issue to be published in February 2027 on rural health topics.

Email [email protected] for more information.

Hat tip to Kristin Ebert, MD ’14, who will become Chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology effective June 28, 2026!

Dr. Ebert joined the faculty in November 2023 following two years as a staff urologist at Marshfield Clinic. A Wisconsin native, she completed urology residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a pediatric urology fellowship with a focus on robotics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.

Since July 1, 2024, Dr. Ebert has served as the Physician Dyad Leader for the AFCH Surgical Specialty Clinic. She also leads the Division of Pediatric Urology’s Transitional Urology and Spina Bifida programs and is Co-Director for the DOU Simulation Education Program.

Congratulations, Dr. Ebert!

We love the medical education circle of life - like when our students are taught by our alumni! It’s great seeing WARMies Spencer Treu, MD ‘23 showing rising M4 Amelia Thompson “the ropes” - and showing his son the paddling!

Happy summer, all!

We are proud of our school in providing thorough training on the critically important social determinants of health as part of our curriculum - and proud of MSTP student Naa Asheley Ash*tey for so eloquently - and personally - writing about its consequence. Thank you for your advocacy, Naa (full OpEd in link below).

“Structural competency enables physicians to see the full picture and ultimately treat patients with the dignity they deserve.”



https://www.livescience.com/health/doctors-need-to-understand-patients-lived-experiences-to-treat-them-well-but-medical-schools-may-stop-requiring-that-training-opinion?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExYUlLMjhtNTFRbUJCUk5hd3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR50ER5TrXtXk2lzUIbHg6AuLkWPCQctf72OlSvk51K33Na9AonaEesb4_5xMg_aem_r6BOHE7GyMuWJmz02o-DIg

Look at the Internal Medicine scene today at the UW!

We’re so glad this great ‘26 crew is close to home! Cheers to Sarah El-Meanawy, MD ‘26, Tricia Siy, MD ‘26, Dema Jaber, MD ‘26, Emily Schmitt, MD ‘26, Hunter Bay, MD ‘26, Maya Petersen, MD ‘26, Samantha Williams, MD ‘26, Mark Hermann, MD ‘26 and Dalton Roth, MD ‘26.

Whether near or far, we’re wishing all our recent grads a great intern year!

Okay, California, get ready, the ‘26 Badger Physician Cali Crew has arrived and they are ready to start residencies!

Good luck to Christy Ojeda, MD ‘26 (Peds, Kaiser Permanente LA); Amy Tran, MD ‘26 (PM&R, KPC Health Hemet Valley transitional year); Nicole Liang, MD ‘26 (EM, UCLA); Samantha Vuong, MD ‘26 (ok, flying to MN today for IM at Mayo!); Thomas Staniszewski, MD ‘26 (Neuro Surgery, USC); and Sumin Yang, MD ‘26 (EM, UCLA).

You are ready and those programs are fortunate to have each of you! Go get ‘em!

Happiness is…visiting your medical school buddies…especially when they live in LA! Great seeing Derek Gross, MD ‘25, Ashley Portillo Recinos, MD ‘25 and Josh Weaver, MD ‘26 summiting the Griffith Observatory!

Cheers to Greta Kuphal, MD ‘06 and director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health within the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. As the Osher Center nears its fifth anniversary, a new $2 million grant from the Osher Foundation is advancing the center’s long-term stability.

“My hope is that we continue to be a strong, coordinated center that supports whole health within the health system and the community. If we can be a nucleus for collaboration around promoting whole person health — not just finding and treating disease — that would be a meaningful measure of success.”

Check out the whole story below!

https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/2-million-grant-secures-strong-foundation-for-uws-osher-center/

Reunions are such a joyous time to reconnect with longtime friends - and perhaps even to meet your UW medical student scholarship recipients.

Thanks to all who made it a memorable reunion. And thank you to our incredibly generous alumni who give back in so many ways, including scholarship support!