Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). Alaa Mansour’s medical journey has taken her all over the Midwest; as a participant Underrepresented …
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Well-Being
Welcome Frantzlee LaCrete, URS Recipient!
Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). Frantzlee LaCrete, is spending his time in Wisconsin looking to both the future and the …
High School Summer Research Project Intern Teams Present Their Work
On July 30, 2021, the high school research interns of the Surgery Clinical Research Continuum presented their group and individual projects to a virtual audience. Divided into two teams of six, the 12 high school …
Welcome Dr. Darren Gordon, URS Recipient!
Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). While Darren Gordon, PhD, was originally a stranger to the University of Wisconsin and the …
New Work on Racial Disparities in Postoperative Outcomes
A team of Wisconsin Department of Surgery plastic surgery residents and students from the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has published a study on racial disparities in postoperative outcomes in a recent special issue …
Enhancing Women Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life
A program created by two UW Health advanced practice providers to help women manage sexual side effects from cancer treatment is featured in the latest issue of the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology. …
Madison Health Systems Enact Anti-Discrimination Policies to Protect Caregivers
UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter and SSM Health are standing in support of our caregivers by enacting policies that prohibit discriminatory behavior against our physicians, providers and staff. The policies unequivocally state that we will not …