The goal of the Foundation’s Summer Fellowship program is to provide medical students with the opportunity to increase their knowledge of how community organizations and/or government entities work with the medical profession to address health issues in Wisconsin. Each student receives a stipend of up to $3,500.
- Tegan Ake, student at MCW
Project: Healthy Pregnancy and Beyond: Novel interventions for improving prenatal health in homeless pregnant women.
Mentor: Sabina Diehr, MD
Partially funding by Winnebago County Medical Society
- Meinuo Chen, student at MCW
Project: Effect of a Best-Practice Alert on the Rate of Smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women
Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
Partially funding by Marathon County Medical Society
- Lauren Engel, student at MCW
Project: Comparing treatment offered to patients on government funded healthcare plans.
Mentor: Linda Ellis, MD
Funded by Waukesha County Medical Society
- Michael Muradian, student at MCW
Project: Tackling the Opioid Abuse Epidemic: Assessing the Impact of a PDMP Mandate on Screening and Referral for Opioid Use Disorders
Mentor: Amy Zosel, MD
Partially funding by Doctor Richard and Wendy Dart
- Sierra Tackett, student at MCW
Project: Characterization of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program’s Use by Emergency Physicians
Mentor: Amy Zosel, MD