Amy Prunuske, PhD

Associate Professor

Contact Information

aprunuske@mcw.edu

Education

PhD, Oncological Sciences, University of Utah
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Biography

Interests and Background
Dr. Amy Prunuske is committed to supporting the inclusion of underrepresented students in biomedical sciences and medicine. She directors the Advocates in Medicine Pathway program and serves as a facilitator of Culturally Aware Mentoring. She brings her scientific rigor to medical education evaluation monitoring the effectiveness of the MCW curriculum.

Honors and Awards

Drs. Amy Prunuske and Corrie Norrbom have been recognized for their work developing the Physician in the Community-Central Wisconsin Program. This has included local awards from the AOD Partnership, institutional recognition through the MCW Presidential Community Engagement Award, and nationally from the AAMC Regional Campus Award of Community Achievement.

Leadership Positions

Advocates in Medicine Pathway Director
Curriculum Innovation Director
Physician in the Community-CW Pathway Director

Using personas and the ADKAR framework to evaluate a network designed to facilitate sustained change toward active learning in the undergraduate classroom.

(Prunuske AJ, Evans-Anderson HJ, Furniss KL, Goller CC, Mirowsky JE, Moore ME, Raut SA, Swamy U, Wick S, Wolyniak MJ.) Discov Educ. 2022;1(1):22 PMID: 36590921 PMCID: PMC9793354 01/03/2023
Middle-School Student Engagement in a Tick Testing Community Science Project.

(Prunuske A, Fisher C, Molden J, Brar A, Ragland R, vanWestrienen J.) Insects. 2021 Dec 18;12(12) PMID: 34940224 PMCID: PMC8708189 12/24/2021
Medical Student Burnout as Impacted by Trait Emotional Intelligence - Moderated by Three-Year and Four-Year Medical Degree Programs and Gender.

(Treat R, Hueston WJ, Fritz J, Prunuske A, Hanke CJ.) WMJ. 2021 Oct;120(3):188-194 PMID: 34710299 10/29/2021
Strategies To Integrate Community Engagement In Medical Student Education

(Sonal Chandratre rnCorina Norrbom rnChristopher Zeman rnAmy Prunuske .) Journal of Regional Medical Campuses. Chandratre, S, Norrbom, C, Zeman, C, andtPrunuske, A. J. Regional Campuses (2021) 4:2. doi.org/10.24926/jrmc.v4i2.3600 04/26/2021
Alignment of roles of near-peer mentors for medical students underrepresented in medicine with medical education competencies: a qualitative study.

(Prunuske A, Houss B, Wirta Kosobuski A.) BMC Med Educ. 2019 Nov 11;19(1):417 PMID: 31711472 PMCID: PMC6849195 11/13/2019
Scientific Presenting: Using Evidence-Based Classroom Practices to Deliver Effective Conference Presentations.

(Corwin LA, Prunuske A, Seidel SB.) CBE Life Sci Educ. 2018;17(1) PMID: 29378751 PMCID: PMC6007782 01/31/2018
Rural Family Medicine Outcomes at the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth.

(Fuglestad A, Prunuske J, Regal R, Hunter C, Boulger J, Prunuske A.) Fam Med. 2017 May;49(5):388-393 PMID: 28535321 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019453206 05/24/2017
The Development of an Indigenous Health Curriculum for Medical Students.

(Lewis M, Prunuske A.) Acad Med. 2017 May;92(5):641-648 PMID: 28441674 PMCID: PMC5402707 04/26/2017
Development of an interdisciplinary pre-matriculation program designed to promote medical students' self efficacy.

(Kosobuski AW, Whitney A, Skildum A, Prunuske A.) Med Educ Online. 2017;22(1):1272835 PMID: 28178916 PMCID: PMC5328374 02/10/2017
Efforts at Broadening Participation in the Sciences: An Examination of the Mentoring Experiences of Students from Underrepresented Groups.

(Prunuske A, Wilson J, Walls M, Marrin H, Clarke B.) CBE Life Sci Educ. 2016;15(3) PMID: 27521233 PMCID: PMC5008873 08/16/2016
Just-in-time remediation of medical students during the preclinical years.

(Prunuske A and Skildum A.) Med Sci Educ. Prunuske, A. & Skildum, A. Med.Sci.Educ. (2014) 24: 103. doi:10.1007/s40670-014-0010-9 09/07/2016
Application of the Introductory Molecular and Cellular Biology Assessment to Health Professional Students

(Prunuske, A, Hunter, C, and Nemeth, K.) Medical Science Educator. Prunuske, A., Hunter, C. & Nemeth, K. Med.Sci.Educ. (2014) 24: 263. doi:10.1007/s40670-014-0046-x 09/07/2016