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White Coats a Strong Symbol for Students Who Dream of Becoming Doctors Volume 16 • Number 4 • fALL 2014 FOR ALUMNI, FRIENDS, FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH Quarterly White Coats A STRONG SYMBOL FOR STUDENTS WHO DREAM OF BECOMING DOCTORS WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP p. 4 MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAM p. 10 MIDDLETON SOCIETY p. 16 There’s More Online! Visit med.wisc.edu/quarterly QUARTERLY JANUARY 2015 The Magazine for Alumni, Friends, Wednesday, January 14 Operation Education, Health Sciences Faculty and Students of the University of Wisconsin CONTENTS School of Medicine and Public Health Learning Center QUARTERLy • Fall 2014 • Volume 16 • Number 4 EDITOR Kris Whitman MARCH 2015 ART DIRECTOR Friday, March 6 Winter Event, Fluno Center, Madison Christine Klann PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER John Maniaci APRIL 2015 PRODUCTION Michael Lemberger Friday, April 24 WMAA Board of Directors Spring Meeting, Health Sciences Learning Center; WISCONSIN MEDICAL WMAA Awards Banquet, Union South ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (WMAA): EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen S. Peterson MAY 2015 EDITORIAL BOARD Friday, May 15 SMPH Graduation, Union South Christopher L. Larson, MD ’75, chair Kathryn S. Budzak, MD ’69 Patrick McBride, MD ’80, MPH Maureen Mullins, MD ’79 JUNE 2015 CALENDAR Sandra L. Osborn, MD ’70 JUNe 4-6 • mediCAL ALUMNI WEEKEND Patrick Remington, MD ’81, MPH Wade Woelfle, MD ’95 Thursday, June 4- Reunions for classes of 1950, ’55, ’60, ’65 and ’75 Saturday, June 6 and a celebration for all classes that graduated EX OFFICIO MEMBERS in 1965 or earlier! Robert N. Golden, MD, Andrea Larson, Karen S. Peterson, Jill Watson, Kris Whitman BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014–2015 SAVE THE DATE! OFFICERS Steve Merkow, MD ’80, president OCTOBER 2015 Susan Isensee, MD ’83, president-elect Ann Ruscher, MD ’91, secretary-treasurer OCTober 16-17 • homeCOMING WEEKEND Donn Fuhrmann, MD ’76, past president Friday, October 16 Reunions for Classes of 1970, ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, John Kryger, MD ’92, past president 2000, ’05 and ’10 Patrick McBride, MD ’80, MPH, past president (details to be announced) BOARD MEMBERS Women in Medical 14 Alumni Notebook Karen Adler-Fischer, MD ’80 Saturday, October 17 UW vs. Purdue Leadership Scientist Mathew Aschbrenner, MD ’06 4 10 24 Giving Back Mark Fenlon, MD ’84, MBA Nine dynamic women Training Dirk Fisher, MD ’79 are department chairs Program 28 Student Life Kent Haselow, MD ’92 and three hold top Graduates of this Daniel Jackson, MD ’03 administrative roles. 29 Awards Christopher L. Larson, MD ’75 program thrive as Kyla Lee, MD ’98 physician-scientists. 32 Research Advances Ann Liebeskind, MD ’98 Meghan Lubner, MD ’03 34 Faculty Profile Kathryn E. Nixdorf, MD ’06 (national) Leon E. Rosenberg, MD ’57 (national) 36 Spotlight John Siebert, MD ’81 Middleton Society Fall on Campus (above) Alex Tucker, MD ’75 16 The school honors its most Students stroll through crunching leaves in a 39 Healer’s Journey Steven Wiesner, MD ’85 (national) dedicated donors through this picturesque section of UW-Madison near the Michael Witcik, MD ’07 annual evening of gratitude. Lakeshore Dorms. 40 Larson’s Perspective BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL Kathryn S. Budzak, MD ’69 Philip Farrell, MD, PhD Kay Gruling, MD ’88 QUARTERLY is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) On the Cover Charles V. Ihle, MD ’65 and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Following an honored tradition, M2 Mazdak Bradberry helps M1 Taylor Boland Thomas Jackson, MD ’67 For editorial information, call (608) 263-4613 don her white coat—a strong symbol of their chosen career path. Robert Jaeger, MD ’71 Sandra L. Osborn, MD ’70 For address corrections and to reach the WMAA, call (608) 263-4915 Photo by John Wingren/Media Solutions Anne Schierl, MD ’57 E-mail us at [email protected] Wade Woelfle, MD ’95 Visit us on the web at med.wisc.edu/quarterly QUARTERLY 1 MESSAGES ROBERT N. GOLDEN, MD STEVE MERKOW, MD ’80 of leaders who will tackle the most critical reetings fellow medical alumni! • Consider volunteering for our Wisconsin health-related challenges. An MSTP student, I would like to introduce myself as Alumni Shadow Program. Students Julian Motzkin, is the first author of two Gyour new Wisconsin Medical Alumni cherish the opportunity to get a snapshot research articles described on page 32. Association (WMAA) president. I am excited of what it’s really like to practice in Talented people and promising programs and honored to serve in this role. the community. need resources to reach their full potential. About seven years ago, I was asked to We are in one of our country’s most difficult join the WMAA board. The decision was • Attend Operation Education on phases in the evolution of medical research easy. It was an opportunity to invigorate my Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Very funding. Only the “best of the best” are able relationship with the University of Wisconsin popular with the students, this evening to secure federal funding. We are extremely School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) in the Health Sciences Learning Center proud of our faculty members who have and help look for ways to encourage other allows them to move from table to table received competitive grants from the NIH and alumni to do the same. to discuss various fields of medicine with other organizations to advance our research. The salient message of our mission practicing physicians. Alumni and school SOLUTIONS For example, our UW Population Health statement is to cultivate relationships among faculty staff the tables. MEDIA Institute recently received a large award alumni and students. Those of you who / • Host an alumni reception in your from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation know me personally know what makes me geographic area. The helpful staff in the to build a culture of health. Dr. Elizabeth smile: People, relationships and networking. WINGREN WMAA office and UW Foundation can Jacobs and her team received a multi-million I encourage each of you to get involved at help you do this. dollar award from the Patient-Centered any level to help support our SMPH. Many JOHN Outcomes Research Institute. Stay tuned for who are reading this are already involved, For more information about these announcements about other large grants and we thank you for your service. For those programs, contact the WMAA office at ne of my favorite local youth in the Health Sciences Learning Center. that we anticipate will be activated soon, of you who haven’t stepped in, please make [email protected] or via phone or mail. programs, Camp Shalom, embraces Shepherding McArdle into its promising including the largest NIH grant in the history the effort. It feels good. Full contact information is on the back cover the slogan “We inherit our past, we future is its new director and the new chair of O of our school. Together, these successful There are many opportunities to consider: of this magazine. create our future.” This rings true as we oncology, Dr. Paul Lambert, an internationally grant applications cover the entire spectrum On a personal note, on September 1, celebrate in this issue of many renowned researcher, gifted teacher and Quarterly of basic, clinical, population heath and • Join the prestigious Middleton Society. 2014, my 91-year old wonderful mother wonderful aspects of our school’s legacy and dynamic leader (see page 36). translational research—the elements that This represents a cumulative commitment passed away. Along with my dad, she a few of the keys to a promising future. Other talented chairs and leaders define our transformation into a school of of $10,000. You may have contributed instilled the concept of giving back. I am An icon of our school—Dr. Robert are shaping our SMPH departments and medicine and public health. some funds in the past. If so, those funds very grateful for the way they shared this Schilling—leaves a legacy worth emulating. centers. We have moved forward with While our faculty members continue to can be applied to a multi-year pledge to value with my brothers and me. Years ago, At the Middleton Society event, Bob received our commitment to make sure the SMPH succeed in obtaining larger slices of the reach this goal and immediately become my parents decided to start a Great People our school’s highest honor, the Folkert Belzer leadership team, like all segments of our shrinking extramural research pie, the margin a member. Each September, the WMAA Scholarship—the Dr. William and Riva Award (see page 22). In a truly bittersweet school community, reflects the diversity of of excellence in our academic missions and school host a wonderful reception, Merkow Great People Scholarship— unfolding, we lost him a few weeks later. the population that we serve. We recently still increasingly relies on the generosity of program and dinner to honor Middleton to help fund medical students in need. Their Bob embodied the very best traditions of the welcomed new leaders of our school’s our supporters. It is a personal pleasure to Society members. This year’s event was philanthropic philosophies helped me realize University of Wisconsin School of Medicine Office of Multicultural Affairs. Dr. Tracy highlight, on page 24, Dr. Richard Boxer, an held at the beautiful new Edgewater Hotel how important and gratifying it is to support and Public Health (SMPH) and UW-Madison. Downs and Mr. Manuel Santiago are well extremely loyal, supportive alumnus and a (read more on page 16). worthy causes. We also are celebrating the first 75 poised to advance our commitment to valuable advisor for past and present deans. • Participate in the recently created Please consider joining me in giving back years of the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer diversity at all levels.
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