Meet the Family Medicine Residency Class of 2029
UW Family Medicine welcomes the Class of 2029, whose commitment to patient-centered care, service, and advocacy will strengthen communities.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
UW Family Medicine welcomes the Class of 2029, whose commitment to patient-centered care, service, and advocacy will strengthen communities.
WREN received a $50,000 AMA Community Health Impact Lab micro grant to improve mammography rates and reduce breast cancer disparities in rural areas.
Nationally recognized researcher Jesse Kaye joins UW Family Medicine, advancing tobacco treatment, addiction care, and whole-person health.
Lashika Yogendran, MD, MS, has been elected to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (UWHC) Medical Board as an at-large member. Yogendran’s two-year term begins September 1, 2026. “I am looking forward to serving on the UWHC Medical Board as an at-large member to give a voice to family medicine and advocate for how primary …
As the Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Wisconsin–Madison nears its fifth anniversary, a new $2 million grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation is strengthening the center’s long-term stability. The funding builds on a landmark $5 million gift that established the Osher Center in 2022. That earlier investment provided infrastructure and elevated visibility. …
The Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) has selected Dr. Lee Dresang as its 2026 Family Physician of the Year, celebrating his decades‑long commitment to maternal and newborn care, rural health, community partnership, and training future family physicians. He will be recognized at the WAFP annual business meeting in Milwaukee on March 13. For Dresang, the recognition is meaningful. …
The UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) is celebrating the continued impact of three individuals whose honors highlight the department’s strong commitment to humanistic, patient‑centered care. Medical student Amelia Baltes and faculty members Jonathan Takahashi, MD, MPH, and Patricia Téllez‑Giron Salazar, MD, were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). Téllez‑Giron …
The Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) has selected Jennifer Lochner, MD for its 2026-2027 cohort of Leadership Education for Academic Development and Success (LEADS) fellows. The fellowship program is designed for those in family medicine interested in pathways to leadership in academic and health system settings. Fellows receive training, tools, and experiential learning while completing a project …
An essay authored by members of the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health arguing that medical trainees should be taught to write notes that are patient-centered, respectful, and mindful of bias has been published in the Annals of Family Medicine. The essay, “Educating Medical Trainees About Patient-Centered Documentation in the Time of …
What makes a good idea? That question set the tone for the 2025 Renner-Hansen Awards, which honored innovation and contributions to family medicine. Held in November at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, the event offered an opportunity to celebrate the Wisconsin Idea and the people whose work has made a lasting impact on the state and beyond. Department …