The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health aims to transform healthcare for all. How? Department Chair David Rakel, MD, explains.

DFMCH founder Marc Hansen, MD passed away on February 5, 2025 after a life spent dedicated to growing the mission of family medicine. We'd like to express our sympathies to the Hansen family and our gratitude for our beloved founder:

Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, was featured in the January 30th edition of @NEJM as the opposition argument in their interactive feature, "Deciding Whether to Accept an Unvaccinated Child into a Pediatric Practice." Check out what Dr. Temte had to say:

Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH, (@Yohualli_Anaya) was featured in the most recent issue of @uwsmph Quarterly for being named the 2024 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Fellow to Advance State Health Policy. Congratulations, Dr. Anaya!! Read the write up here:

Next Wednesday, February 12th, Diana Carvajal, MD, MPH, will present this month's Grand Rounds Forum, "Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care: Why It Matters and How We Can Do It!" Find more info and a link to join here:

Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar (@salisburyafshar) recently penned a letter to the editor that was published in @CapTimes titled, "Not all overdose reversal agents the same." Read Dr. Salisbury-Afshar's full letter here:

The DFMCH is looking to hire a Continuing Education Program Manager to support faculty in clinical care, teaching, scholarship, community engagement, professionalism and well being. Find a job description and apply here:

In case you missed it, Dr. Jonathan Temte spoke to WPR about vaccine hesitancy and a mumps case in Clark County. Check out a clip from Spanning the State on @620wtmj:

Kudos to DFMCH professor Alexander Milsap, MD, on being named the new medical director of inpatient medicine at UW Health East Madison Hospital! Congratulations and thank you for your continued dedication to leadership and care.

A new study lead by Andrew Quanbeck, PhD, (@aquanbeck) and published in @JAMANetworkOpen found that combining clinician education with patient-centered monitoring, primary care doctors can better manage chronic pain while minimizing opioid use. Read more:

@WiscPediatrics Looking forward to hearing from Drs. Barker and Williams!

February Integrative Health Grand Rounds are one week from today! Join us for "Whole Health 2025: Where Are We Now?"

After interviewing 22 care partners of people with cancer, a team of researchers from our Q-HER lab along with partners from @StonyBrookMed School of Nursing and @PennNursing, compiled a catalyst film to synthesize their stories. Watch the full piece:

Dr. James Bigham began educating medical students on firearms two years ago. Now, more than 125 medical students and physicians have gone through the firearm education program he started. Read more about how physicians are learning to approach gun safety:

We're proud to band together with our fellow Badgers to positively impact our state. One Wisconsin, On Wisconsin! @UWMadison #OnWisconsin

After a case of mumps was confirmed in Clark County in early January, Dr. Jonathan Temte spoke with @WPR about symptoms of the disease and lagging vaccination rates. Read the full article here:

J. Adam Rindfleisch, MPhil, MD, will present "Whole Health 2025: Where Are We Now?" at the next Integrative Health Grand Rounds on Wednesday, February 5. Join us to learn more about recent national whole health events and upcoming initiatives!

A letter to the editor authored by Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH (@salisburyafshar) and published in the @journalsentinel responds to a call to direct public funds toward new opioid overdose reversal agents. Read the full letter here:

DFMCH professor Christopher Nicholas, PhD, spoke to @WiStateJournal about the research being done testing psilocybin to treat substance use disorders. Read more about the studies and other great work being done by UW researchers:

Happy New Year! Dr. Patricia Tellez-Giron recently spoke with @TelemundoWI about effectively making and meeting New Year's resolutions. Watch the clip here:

Our Office of Community Health is looking for a Health Equity Coordinator to support LGBTQIA2S health education and outreach. Find a job description and apply here: