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VOLUME 17 • NUMBER 4 • 2015 FOR ALUMNI, FRIENDS, FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH Quarterly A Badger Welcome FOR NEW MEDICAL STUDENTS CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION p. 6 HOMECOMING AND REUNIONS p. 10 CELEBRATION AT LAMBEAU FIELD p. 22 There’s More Online! Visit med.wisc.edu/quarterly to be QUARTERLY The Magazine for Alumni, Friends, JANUARY 2016 Faculty and Students of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Wednesday, January 13 Operation Education CONTENTS Health Sciences Learning Center EDITOR QUARTERLY • VOLUME 17 • NUMBER 4 Kris Whitman ART DIRECTOR Christine Klann FEBRUARY 2016 Friday, February 12 WMAA Winter Event PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER John Maniaci Fluno Center, Madison PRODUCTION Michael Lemberger MARCH 2016 WISCONSIN MEDICAL Friday, March 18 Match Day ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (WMAA) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen S. Peterson APRIL 2016 EDITORIAL BOARD Christopher L. Larson, MD ’75, chair Friday, April 22 Scholarship Reception and Jacquelynn Arbuckle, MD ’95 WMAA Awards Banquet Kathryn S. Budzak, MD ’69 (details to be announced) Robert Lemanske, Jr., MD ’75 Patrick McBride, MD ’80, MPH Gwen McIntosh, MD ’96, MPH CALENDAR Sandra L. Osborn, MD ’70 MAY 2016 Patrick Remington, MD ’81, MPH Friday, May 13 UW-Madison Commencement Joslyn Strebe, medical student EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Robert N. Golden, MD, Andrea Larson, JUNE 2016 Karen S. Peterson, Jill Watson, Kris Whitman Thursday, June 2, Medical Alumni Weekend BOARD OF DIRECTORS through (details to be announced) 2015–2016 Saturday, June 4 OFFICERS Steve Merkow, MD ’80, president Susan Isensee, MD ’83, president-elect Ann Ruscher, MD ’91, treasurer TODD BROWN/MEDIA SOLUTIONS Donn Fuhrmann, MD ’76, past president John Kryger, MD ’92, past president Patrick McBride, MD ’80, MPH, past president Alumni Notebook BOARD MEMBERS A Badger Forward 10 Karen Adler-Fischer, MD ’80 Welcome Curriculum Mathew Aschbrenner, MD ’06 4 6 21 Connections Members of the new Following years of planning, Mark Fenlon, MD ’84, MBA class of medical students education leaders are Dirk Fisher, MD ’79 24 Alumni Profile Kent Haselow, MD ’92 have entered the next moving forward with a Daniel Jackson, MD ’03 phase on their journey transformed curriculum. 26 Awards Christopher L. Larson, MD ’75 to become physicians. Kyla Lee, MD ’98 28 Spotlight Meghan Lubner, MD ’03 Gwen McIntosh, MD ’96 On the Cover 30 Giving Back Kathryn E. Nixdorf, MD ’06 (national) Left to right: First-year medical student Jessica Chung (class president), Bucky Badger Leon E. Rosenberg, MD ’57 (national) Celebration of Campus Scene (above) 34 Research Advances John Siebert, MD ’81 and first-year medical student Adam Pfaller pose for a selfie at the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Kicking off UW-Madison’s capital campaign, Alex Tucker, MD ’75 Association-sponsored cookout to welcome the entering class. It was one of many events Teamwork at 22 “For the Next 167 Years,” members of the 36 Perspectives Steven Wiesner, MD ’85 (national) during the students’ orientation week at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine Lambeau Field Michael Witcik, MD ’07 and Public Health. Photo by Todd Brown/Media Solutions. Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Board of The school applauded the Directors and other alumni visited Bascom Hill BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL work of physician mentors on Homecoming Weekend. Left to right: Jill Watson; Kathryn S. Budzak, MD ’69 who train SMPH students Karen Peterson; Charles Ihle, MD ’65; Christopher Philip Farrell, MD, PhD in the Green Bay area. Kay Gruling, MD ’88 QUARTERLY is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) Larson, MD ’75; Patrick McBride, MD ’80, MPH; Charles V. Ihle, MD ’65 and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Susan Isensee, MD ’83; Dirk Fisher, MD ’79; Stephen Thomas Jackson, MD ’67 For editorial information, call (608) 263-4613 Damiani, DO (PG ’90); Steven Wiesner, MD ’85; Robert Jaeger, MD ’71 Ann Ruscher, MD ’91; Steve Merkow, MD ’80. For address corrections and to reach the WMAA, call (608) 263-4915 Ann Liebeskind, MD ’98 Sandra L. Osborn, MD ’70 E-mail us at [email protected] Anne Schierl, MD ’57 Visit us on the web at med.wisc.edu/quarterly QUARTERLY 1 MESSAGES ROBERT N. GOLDEN, MD STEVE MERKOW, MD ’80 now have a similar opportunity through the reetings, fellow medical alumni! leads to an average debt of $156,000 for Nicholas scholarship match program. At the As I write this, I am in northern each student by the time he or she graduates Middleton Society event, we were thrilled to GWisconsin, aka “Up North,” enjoying from medical school. I believe the door hear one of our prominent alumae, Dr. Susan incredible fall weather and listening to to our wonderful career should never be Behrens, share the immense satisfaction Badger football. Can you say “priceless”? closed because of financial inability. While she and her husband, David Look, have I am also reflecting on Homecoming I am not the first to bring attention to this enjoyed through the creation of an endowed Weekend, which was filled with many topic, I want to reinforce the importance professorship for Dr. Carla Pugh. One of our milestone class reunions and other fun of helping to ease students’ indebtedness. talented stars, Pugh specializes in using gatherings. It was a huge success, including During this winter’s annual WMAA fund drive, new simulation technology in education great weather, the Wisconsin Medical please consider making a gift to support our and training. Alumni Association (WMAA) Friday evening medical students. We also celebrated another reception, Saturday tailgate party and Badger Also, as I have appealed to you in the transformational gift from J.P. Cullen’s family, football victory. We enjoyed a great turnout past, please consider joining the Middleton who expressed their deep appreciation for by alumni and medical students. It was my Society with a cumulative gift or pledge of Dr. Robert Dempsey’s work as a clinician, 35-year class reunion, and it was so good $10,000 over 10 years. My class has been investigator and chair of the SMPH to reconnect with my classmates, some of challenged to create a $1 million endowment Department of Neurological Surgery. whom traveled from as far as Los Angeles to support our students, and I am confident As you enjoy this latest Quarterly, and Boston. Thank you! Our class dinner was we will achieve that goal in time. We are I predict we also will be experiencing another at the phenomenal, new Edgewater Hotel giving because the SMPH gave us our TODD BROWN/MEDIA SOLUTIONS type of annual transformation as snow overlooking Lake Mendota and beautiful fall incredible education and opportunities. casual and relaxing evening to connect with blankets our campus and Madison’s lakes colors. Surreal! The recent state funding cuts have had medical students, faculty and fellow alumni. n this issue of Quarterly, we focus on the cohort of bright, accomplished students freeze, ushering in the seasons for skiing, We held the WMAA fall board meeting a huge negative impact on the school’s incredibly important and exciting theme of who have completed their metamorphosis In closing, thanks to all of you who snowboarding and ice fishing. Wherever you on Friday of Homecoming Weekend. Dr. Kurt budget, and the SMPH relies increasingly engage in any way with our wonderful SMPH. I“transformation.” from pre-med students into bonafide are, we hope you enjoy the opportunities Hansen—the University of Wisconsin School on private donations. In 1975, state support Whether you attend functions or give your The work our school has done for members of the entering MD class. This year, of your winter season and consider visiting of Medicine and Public Health’s (SMPH) (general purpose) represented 34 percent more than a decade to meld medicine the first-year medical students heard an time or money, it makes a difference. We UW-Madison as we embrace not only the assistant dean for admissions—reported of UW-Madison’s budget. Today, it is about appreciate your support and encourage and public health—creating a dual focus inspirational welcome address by Dr. Stephen challenges of winter but also the hope and on demographics of our new first-year 10 percent. Our donations are a lifeline to on the diagnosis and treatment of health Nakada, chair of our Department of Urology. giving at any level. You are important to our promise of a new year. medical students. His presentation spurred support the school’s important missions of extended SMPH and WMAA family! conditions in individual patients alongside Describing the transformation of another many thoughts for me. Acceptance to the education, research and community service. disease prevention and health promotion fundamental SMPH mission, Dr. Rick Moss, Robert N. Golden, MD SMPH remains extremely competitive, On a lighter note, please mark your for populations—affects all missions of Steve Merkow, MD ’80 senior associate dean for basic research, Dean, University of Wisconsin School of and we admitted another diverse, talented calendars for Friday, February 12, 2016, our University of Wisconsin School of President, Wisconsin Medical biotechnology and graduate studies, outlines Medicine and Public Health class. That said, the cost to each student is to attend the WMAA Winter Event at the Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). Now our Alumni Association on page 36 the recent launch of our basic Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, daunting. Compared to the in-state tuition Fluno Center in Madison. Last year’s educational enterprise takes center stage sciences strategic plan that will help shape UW-Madison of $2,118 I paid for my first year of medical event—“A Taste of Wisconsin,” featuring as it transforms its curriculum to further research and discovery for years to come.

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