May 27 - Dr. Kathlyn Fletcher expresses concern over the limited time that physician residents spend at the patient’s bedside in a New York Times article on the impact of reduced residency hours on patient care. New York Times
The 99th annual commencement took place on May 18 at the Milwaukee Theatre, at which the Medical College of Wisconsin and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded 202 MD, 38 PhD, 27 MS, 4 MA, and 18 Master of Public Health degrees, as well as bestowed numerous honors.
May 30 - Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, associate professor of internal medicine, discusses a new study that found doctors are spending less time with patients than ever before. New York Times
March 14 - Mark Lodes, MD, has been named president of Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians, a joint clinical practice group that will bring together more than 30 community clinics. BizTimes
Feb. 27 - Governor Scott Walker’s proposed budget includes $7.4 million in bonding for MCW’s community-based medical education campuses in Central Wisconsin and Green Bay and $1.75 million to expand MCW’s family and community medicine residency program by 12 slots. Fox6 News, GazetteExtra, & St. Norbert Times
Feb 11 - Gretchen Mandel, PhD, a 29-year member of the MCW Department of Medicine faculty, died Sunday, Feb. 10, at the age of 66.
Feb. 6 - In a study reported in JAMA Pediatrics, Dr. Jeffrey Jackson (Medicine – General Internal) found that placebos were as effective as most adult migraine medications for the treatment of pediatric migraine headaches. New York Daily News & Fox 6 News
Jan. 18 - The third annual Louis F. Jermain M.D. Memorial Lectureship will be held Friday, Feb. 15, at 8 a.m., in conjunction with the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Hospital Medicine at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, is the visiting professor.
Gaining access to appropriate medical care can be difficult for patients limited by geography, disability or specialist availability. Alumni are engaging telemedicine in a number of creative ways to serve patients in the U.S. and internationally through distance technologies that allow for video conferencing, remote exams, diagnostics and follow-up care.
No pilot can take to the skies without proper medical authorization. And no physician can provide such clearance without the proper Federal Aviation Administration training. Alumni who serve as aviation medical examiners not only look out for the health of commercial and recreational pilots, they also are instrumental to the system that helps maintain safety for all air travelers.
Oct. 03 - Joan Neuner, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), received a $200,000 grant from the American Cancer Society, Midwest Division, in partnership with Kohl’s Cares, to study adverse bony effects of breast cancer therapies.
Impressive are the bodies of work of this year’s alumni award recipients. Dr. Thomas Chisholm received the Humanitarian Award for his dedication to the underserved domestically and internationally.
The Senior Awards Dinner for the Medical School Class of 2011 was held May 19, 2011, at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. The night was an opportunity to celebrate four years of accomplishment with friends and family.
Medical College of Wisconsin alumnus Dr. George M. Lange has been elected President of the Wisconsin Medical Society. Other alumni, faculty and students were also chosen for leadership positions in the Society.
Graduating medical students were matched to their residency positions via the National Residency Matching Program on March 16. Of the 202 fourth-year medical students at the Medical College, 196 students obtained first-year residency positions on Match Day.