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Dr. Christopher Nicholas: A Leader in Psychedelic Medicine
With dual training in clinical psychology and neuroscience, Dr. Christopher Nicholas’s career has focused on unraveling the complexities of trauma, addiction, and mental illness. Today, his groundbreaking work in psychedelic science makes him a…
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Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar Featured in American Family Physician’s 75th Anniversary Video Series
American Family Physician, the journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a commemorative video series highlighting key topics in family medicine and honoring experts in the field. Dr.…
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Opioid Prevention and Treatment Grant Awarded
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $1.6 million grant to a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to establish a Wisconsin…
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RHET Recognized as Featured Program for Producing Rural Physicians
The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Rural Health Equity Track (RHET) was included in the Rural Medical Training Collaborative’s 2025 List of Featured Programs with a Proven Track…
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Celebrating Connection at the Farley-Frey Awards
At the Farley-Frey Awards celebration on September 29, one theme stood out: connection. From heartfelt stories to quiet moments between patients and caregivers, it was clear that shared experiences matter. The Frey Writing…
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How Curiosity and Compassion Led Resident of the Year Briana Krewson to Family Medicine
Dr. Briana Krewson found family medicine when she was looking for everything else. A self-proclaimed “lover of everything” during medical school, she found herself drawn to each specialty she encountered. But it was…
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Brittany Alioto, PA Receives Clinical Excellence Award
Brittany Alioto, PA (Belleville Clinic) was awarded a 2025 UW Health Advanced Practice Provider Excellence in Clinical Practice Award at the UW Health APP Excellence Awards ceremony on September 22, 2025. Alioto…
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WREN Study Receives NIH Funding Through December 2026
Congratulations to the Wisconsin Research and Education Network (WREN) on receiving additional funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) CARE for Health™ initiative to support network research hub activities through December 2026.…
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A Decade of Discovery: ORCHARDS Concludes After Ten Years of Groundbreaking Research
After more than a decade of groundbreaking work, the Oregon Child Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Disease Study (ORCHARDS) has concluded. Launched in 2014, ORCHARDS became one of the most comprehensive and long-running community-based studies…
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Dr. Dejun Su Joins DFMCH as Vice Chair for Community Health
Dejun Su, PhD, a medical sociologist with a longstanding commitment to advancing health equity, will join the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) as vice chair for community health, on August…
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