University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
A clinical trial publication authored by Andrew Quanbeck, PhD, and others from the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is featured throughout July 2026 on JAMA+ Trials. The publication, “Strategies to Deimplement Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care,” was selected for illustrating the theme of “Deescalation, Discontinuation, and Deimplementation Trials: Evaluating Whether and How …
Work by Miena Hall, MD, is featured in PLOS One. The paper, “Building Breastfeeding Knowledgeable Health Systems: Focus Groups with Physician Leaders,” explores barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding support in health systems. Recommended strategies for system-wide improvements include creating breastfeeding medicine divisions, coordinating lactation services, improving staff training and support for lactating employees, and increasing public awareness. …
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH received a 2026 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards Leadership Award on May 20, 2026. The Leadership Award recognizes clinical faculty who demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence, a contribution to the community through community service, and a significant and measurable contribution to UW Health and leadership excellence beyond departmental and institutional …
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 …
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 …
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 …
For more than three decades, Dr. Jonathan Temte has been a guiding force in family medicine, public health, and community engagement in Wisconsin and beyond. This month, his lifelong dedication will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP). The award will be presented at the organization’s annual business meeting in Milwaukee …