University of Wisconsin–Madison
Group photo of EnRICH participants from 2023.

Enhancing Representation to Improve our Community’s Health (EnRICH)

Enhancing Representation to Improve our Community’s Health (EnRICH) provides students with mentorship and experiences in primary care to increase the number of physicians who represent our patient populations and improve the health of the community.

EnRICH students are matched with a longitudinal family medicine faculty or resident physician mentor and will have the following opportunities through the program:

  • Career mentorship: Students will participate in one-on-one mentor meetings, attend workshops and networking events, and have opportunities for scholarships and stipends to cover conferences and application fees.
  • Clinical experience: Students will gain family medicine clinical experience by working with their mentors in clinic.
  • Community health opportunities: Students will be able to participate in local community health work.

Who is Eligible?

EnRICH is a mentorship program available to all medical students who are interested in family medicine and primary care who have: 

  • Shown interest or demonstrated accomplishment in health disparities work (or similar) with plans to continue during medical school.
  • Overcome personal or family hardship and/or significant barriers to achieve higher education.

Program Leadership and Team

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Contact EnRICH

enrich@fammed.wisc.edu