David Rakel, MD
Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Welcome to the DFMCH’s FY22 annual report, a summary of our faculty and staff activities from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Our faculty and staff are extraordinary, and we have a lot to be proud of this year!
In FY22, we provided care for 358,223 patient visits (193,152 total patient panel) in our 17 statewide clinics. We continued to improve patient care quality by pioneering self-rooming in primary care clinics, growing rural medical education opportunities, improving LGBTQ+ care, and expanding access to substance use disorder treatment.
UW DFMCH FY22 Annual Report (PDF – 3.0 MB)
We continue our commitment to educating primary care providers for Wisconsin.
- Of the 55 residents in our sponsored and academic partner programs who graduated in 2022, 40 (73%) entered practice or fellowship in-state.
- The US News and World Report ranked our Madison Residency Program #5 nationally.
- We taught 479 UW School of Medicine and Public Health students.
In addition, our department received a $5.5 million endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation to support integrative health initiatives. Our researchers received $9.8 million in grant awards. Their work focuses on preventing and treating addiction and substance misuse, conducting surveillance for infectious diseases, implementing systems-engineering approaches for improving ambulatory care, supporting mental health in our Black communities, Eco wellness and patient empowerment.
I’m grateful to all our faculty and staff for their skill and dedication: our work depends on you! Over the next year, we look forward to building on our educational partnerships, further improving how we care for patients, strengthening our research program and expanding our community health efforts. Because health lives here, in Wisconsin.
David Rakel, MD
Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Year in Review
July: 62 residents entered our statewide sponsored and academic partner programs.
September: Jeffrey Huebner, MD, was invited to serve for a two-year term as a member on the National Quality Forum 2021-2022 Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) Equity Health Advisory Group.
October: Tricia Elliott, MD, FAAFP, presented the Farley Visiting Professor Lecture.
November: Judy and Sal Troia donated to the DFMCH Integrative Health Program to establish the Judy L. and Sal A. Troia Integrative Medicine Innovation Fund.
Seth Barudin, MD, and Jennifer Lochner, MD, received leadership awards for their significant and measurable contributions to UW Health and leadership excellence in institution-wide work.
March: DFMCH received a $5.5 million endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation to expand the reach of its integrative health programs.
April: Sarina Schrager, MD, was named editor in chief of Family Medicine, the official journal of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
The DFMCH honored 17 medical students, residents and faculty mentors with McGovern-Tracy and Student Scholars Awards.
May: David Deci, MD, received the 2022 Renner Award; Sarah James, DO, FACOFP, received the 2022 Hansen Lectureship Award.
Susan Wenker, PT, PhD, was named the next Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program Director for UW SMPH.
June: 55 residents graduated; 40 (73%) entered practice or fellowship in Wisconsin.