University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Nicole Bonk, MD – Associate Professor (CHS) Bonk is a hospitalist and an academic leader with national recognition for her excellence in clinical care, health system leadership, and education. She has held multiple leadership roles within UW Health, including medical director of inpatient services and vice chief for clinical operations in the Division of Hospital …
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) outlines opportunities to prevent pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease and maternal mortality. The Committee on Clinical Preventive Services for Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Risk to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths Among Women’s chair acknowledged Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH, for providing meaningful input and contributions to writing the report. Anaya …
A clinical trial publication with contributions by the Wisconsin Research and Education Network (WREN) was selected as an Editor’s Choice Clinical Trial of 2025 by the editor of JAMA Dermatology. The publication, “Emollients to Prevent Pediatric Eczema,” was highlighted throughout April 2026 on the JAMA+ Trials homepage in a feature exploring crosscutting innovations, challenges, and trends in trials …
Donna Cole, administrator for the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Wisconsin, was recognized for her excellence in service at the 2026 Academic Staff Excellence Awards on April 8. Cole has worked at the UW for more than 30 years bringing curiosity, determination, and collaboration to each role. As administrator of the Osher …
Allison Couture, DO, MPA, has been selected for the Larry A. Green Visiting Scholars Program at the Robert Graham Center. Couture will join the one-month program focused on health policy analysis relevant to primary care and family medicine in May 2026. She will travel to Washington, DC, and work with the center on original research and exploring …
Mallory Herzog has been selected to give an oral presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Richmond, Virginia in April 2026. NCUR welcomes student scholars and promotes undergraduate research and creative activity in all fields of study. Herzog will present on her research examining how health systems and payers make decisions about …
The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) ranks 14th in the nation for the 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for family medicine departments. DFMCH’s NIH Awards totaled $3,502,152 for the federal fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. The University of Wisconsin School of …
Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH has been named deputy editor for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for Family Medicine. In this leadership role she will provide insight and expertise to the editorial team and advise and collaborate with the editor-in-chief and editorial board on related issues, policies, and best practices. In doing so, she will help …
Rachel Grob, MA, PhD, will appear as a panelist at the 2026 Healthcare Ethics Consortium Annual Conference on March 24, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. Grob will join colleagues to discuss “Effecting Change through Narrative” – utilizing different storytelling mediums to effect change at individual and institutional levels. Grob is a distinguished scientist and the director of …
Nathaniel Javid, BA, will receive the Partners in Giving 2025 Robert A. Alesch Award at the organization’s recognition ceremony on March 18, 2026. This award is given to a volunteer who has served in multiple leadership roles for Partners in Giving over an extended period. Javid began volunteering with Partners in Giving in 2012 when he began …