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The UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) is celebrating the continued impact of three individuals whose honors highlight the department’s strong commitment to humanistic, patient‑centered care. Medical student Amelia Baltes and faculty members Jonathan Takahashi, MD, MPH, and Patricia Téllez‑Giron Salazar, MD, were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS).
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For more than three decades, Dr. Jonathan Temte has been a guiding force in family medicine, public health, and community engagement in Wisconsin and beyond. This month, his lifelong dedication will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP).
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The Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) has selected Dr. Lee Dresang as its 2026 Family Physician of the Year, celebrating his decades‑long commitment to maternal and newborn care, rural health, community partnership, and training future family physicians.
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Dr. Randy Brown began the new year in a new leadership role in the UW DFMCH, stepping into the position of vice chair for research.
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This year, 33 new learners—22 residents and 11 fellows—embarked on their training with the UW DFMCH. Just six months in, they’re bringing fresh energy, ideas, and lived experiences to our programs.
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In the last decade, two words have reshaped the mission of a department committed to not only improving individual health across Wisconsin but also strengthening the neighborhoods, towns, villages, and cities where people live.
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What makes a good idea? That question set the tone for the 2025 Renner-Hansen Awards, which honored innovation and contributions to family medicine.
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The Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) has selected Jennifer Lochner, MD for its 2026-2027 cohort of Leadership Education for Academic Development and Success (LEADS) fellows.
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The UW DFMCH addiction medicine fellowship welcomes Kelly Eagen, MD as program director and David Leinweber, MD as associate program director.
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An essay authored by members of the UW DFMCH arguing that medical trainees should be taught to write notes that are patient-centered, respectful, and mindful of bias has been published in the Annals of Family Medicine.
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A research study authored by members of the UW DFMCH examining how different types of support for clinics affected opioid prescribing and overall costs has been published in Annals of Family Medicine.
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The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) has awarded the Program for Research, Outreach, Therapeutics, and Education in the Addictions (PROTEA) its 2026 Innovative Program Award.
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Jill Costello, BA, has been invited to serve on the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Medical Student Education Collaborative Steering Committee.
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