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.

Ruben Chanmugathas, Medical College of Wisconsin
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Emergency Department, Milwaukee
Caregiver Health Literacy and Non-Urgent Emergency Department Utilization
Physician Mentor: David Brousseau, MD, MS

Heather Douthitt, Medical College of Wisconsin
Ministry St Clare’s Hospital, Weston
Improving Interactions Between Intellectually Disabled Individuals and the Healthcare System
Physician Mentor: Michael Clark, MD

Jean Gibb, Medical College of Wisconsin
AMG Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic Bariatric Surgery Center, Summit
Patient Education Program to Addresses Obesity Prevention and Treatment
Physician Mentor: Peter Garza, MD

Adam Hofer, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Wisconsin Department of Health, Division of Public Health Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Plan Team, Madison
Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention: Clostridium difficile
Physician Mentor: Nasia Safdar, MD

Jessica Hubbard, Medical College of Wisconsin
Sacred Heart Hospital Emergency Department, Eau Claire
Analysis and Prevention of Patient Prescription Drug Abuse in the Emergency Department Setting
Physician Mentor: Christopher Felton, MD

Heather Jackson, Medical College of Wisconsin
Dean Health System, Madison
Cost-Effectiveness of Adding Macrolides to Current Asthma Care Guideline
Physician Mentors: David Hahn, MD and Jon Temte, MD

Matthew Kudek, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Affinity Health, Appleton
Community Health Assessment of the Hispanic/Latino Population in the Appleton/Fox Cities Region
Physician Mentor: Mark Kehrberg, MD

Bilikisu Lawal, Medical College of Wisconsin
Children’s Health Education Center and the Injury Research Center, Milwaukee
Epidemiology of Motor Vehicular Crashes Involving Teen Drivers and Occupants in Southeastern Wisconsin: Compliance with the Graduated Drivers License Regulations
Physician Mentors: Andrea Winthrop, MD and Tim Corden, MD


Rachel Petro, Medical College of Wisconsin
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare All Saints, Racine
Use of Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration Management (PPCM) to Improve Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients
Physician Mentor: Jesse DeGroat, MD


Laura Sheets, Medical College of Wisconsin
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Intersections of Violence: the Association Between Child Maltreatment and Youth Violence Victimization
Physician Mentor: Marlene Melzer-Lange, MD


Nancy Stevens, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin Dept. of Pediatrics-Children’s Research Institute, Milwaukee
Video Education Intervention in the Emergency Department
Physician Mentor: Amy Drendel, DO, MS