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 $3,500 stipend.

Sreevalli Atluru, Medical College of Wisconsin
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin
Division of Infectious Disease, Milwaukee
Prediction of Virologic Failure in HIV Positive Patients
Physician Mentor: John Fangman, MD

Anne Becker, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Madison
Evaluation and Analysis of Public Health Data on Wisconsin Birth
Outcomes: The Wisconsin Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Physician Mentor: Murray Katcher, MD, PhD

Jesse Charles, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
The Lakes Community Health Center, Iron River
Public Health and Medical Care in Rural Northern Wisconsin: Needs and Opportunities
Physician Mentor: Deborah Dryer, MD

Mallory Cohen, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Surgery, Milwaukee
Communication Between Breast Cancer Patients and Their Physicians About Breast-Related Body Image Stress
Physician Mentor: Alonzo Walker, MD

Max Geers, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin, Depts. of Surgery and Pediatrics, Milwaukee
Improving the Assessment and Treatment of Pain in Pediatric Trauma Patients
Physician Mentors: Amy Drendel, DO, MS and Andrea Winthrop, MD

Erin Hanlin, Medical College of Wisconsin
United Community Center and Injury Research Center, Milwaukee
Effective Fall Prevention Strategies in an Elderly Latino Population
Physician Mentor: Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH

Justin Houseman, Medical College of Wisconsin
Bread of Healing Clinic, Milwaukee
Fiscal Impact of Community-Based Clinics for the Uninsured
Physician Mentor: Barbara Horner-Ibler, MD

Elizabeth Pyne, Medical College of Wisconsin
Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Hand Hygiene Best Practices to Reduce the Transmission of Hospital-Acquired MRSA
Physician Mentor: Timothy McAvoy, MD

David Rebedew, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
Behavioral Health Dept. of St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac
Creating a Savant Syndrome Registry and Digital Library
Physician Mentor: Darold Treffert, MD

Leonid Vydro, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Milwaukee
Retrospective Review of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Is Endotracheal Drug Administration Still Needed?
Physician Mentor: Ronald Pirrallo, MD, MHSA, FACEP

Karlye Wisdom, Medical College of Wisconsin
Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group, Wisconsin Avenue Clinic, Racine
Improvement of Blood Pressure Control
Physician Mentor: Jesse DeGroat, Jr., MD