Mission: to advance the health of the people of Wisconsin by supporting medical education and health initiatives.
 

Superhero of Medicine Award

Background

Each year at the Annual Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction, the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation recognizes an outstanding Wisconsin physician with the Superhero of Medicine award.

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Karen Watson, MD, FACOG 2023 Superhero of Medicine Karen Watson, MD, FACOG

2023 Superhero of Medicine Award Recipient Karen Watson, MD, FACOG

Dr. Watson is an OB-GYN at Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph’s Campus and leads efforts for continuous improvement regarding maternal and infant health and has implemented innovative models for hospital-based care for obstetric patients. She is well respected by her peers for promoting and sustaining clinical excellence, performance improvement and patient safety. Dr. Watson is a hero for her championing of Blanket of Love (a social-support program that helps expectant mothers and families from pregnancy to beyond their baby’s first birthday), her efforts that led to a reduction of primary c-sections reducing complications, injuries and deaths and her generosity in sharing her time and expertise with health professionals across the state to improve the care and treatment of OB-GYN patients.

Guidelines

The Superhero of Medicine Award shall be awarded to a Wisconsin physician who lives out the mission of the Foundation to an exemplary degree, going above and beyond to improve the health of their patients and/or community, and is involved in a program of the Foundation or a project supported by the Foundation through a grant or other partnership. Preference will be given to physicians who are Wisconsin Medical Society members.

Requirements:

  1. The physician must be a Wisconsin resident.
  2. The physician must be a medical doctor (MD) or doctor of osteopathy (DO).
  3. The physician must be involved in a program of the Foundation or a project supported by the Foundation through a grant or other partnership.
  4. Previous winners of the award are not eligible.

Additional letters of recommendation are encouraged. These may be from physicians, patients, community leaders, etc. that help demonstrate the nominee's activities and values. Additional letters of support can be uploaded with the application or emailed to foundation@wismed.org.

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