What’s their favorite part of residency, what are they looking forward to, and what does it mean to be a leader? As another academic year begins, we asked our five new chief residents to share their thoughts! Read a Q&A with Dr. Michael Hermsen: https://ow.ly/TN2E50ZrX7q

What’s their favorite part of residency, what are they looking forward to, and what does it mean to be a leader? As another academic year begins, we asked our five new chief residents to share their thoughts! Read a Q&A with Dr. Daniel Pastan: https://ow.ly/TFno50ZrX2C

UW–Madison researchers, led by Amy Kind, MD, PhD, Geriatrics and Gerontology, developed a tool to guide decisions about where resources are needed most. Now, the city of Milwaukee is leveraging that research to replace highest-risk lead pipes. Read more: https://ow.ly/qq5v50ZrYaf

What’s their favorite part of residency, what are they looking forward to, and what does it mean to be a leader? As another academic year begins, we asked our five new chief residents to share their thoughts! Read a Q&A with Dr. Emily Schmitz: https://ow.ly/JQtC50ZrWWX

Nearly 50 years after completing his internal medicine residency at UW, Dr. Kevin Bell's lifelong commitment to showing up, working hard, and putting his patients first has come full circle with a new critical care unit named in his honor. Read more: https://ow.ly/jcbI50ZrXxF

What’s their favorite part of residency, what are they looking forward to, and what does it mean to be a leader? As another academic year begins, we asked our five new chief residents to share their thoughts! Read a Q&A with Dr. Juanita Fernandez: https://ow.ly/XJef50ZrWUv

Congratulations to the 3 DOM faculty honored with endowed faculty positions at the annual school-wide Faculty Investiture Celebration in June! (cont. 🧵)

Congrats to Blair Golden, MD, MS, assistant professor, Hospital Medicine, who was recently awarded the Society of General Internal Medicine's (SGIM) Distinguished Professor of Hospital Medicine Best Poster Award!

Beyond their demanding curriculum, medical students at SMPH can explore electives that reflect their interests and passions—like the new course giving a better understanding of firearms and preparation to talk with patients about injury prevention. Read more: https://ow.ly/2atW50ZmUvu

Congratulations to the 39 DOM faculty who were approved for promotion or appointment this year—we're excited to celebrate this fantastic news and proud to support your career! View the promotions: https://ow.ly/mAKb50ZmUoO

Christopher Sundberg, PhD, Geriatrics and Gerontology, is the recipient of an Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation award from UW–Madison for the proposal "Preserving Skeletal Muscle, Vascular, and Psychosocial Health in the GLP-1/GIP Pharmacotherapy Era (PRESERVE-GLP Lifestyle Trial)."

Congratulations to Mark Micek, MD, MPH, clinical professor, General Internal Medicine, who is the recipient of the 2026 American College of Physicians–Wisconsin Chapter Helen Dickie Distinguished Internist of the Year Award.

Leadership news: Anoop Mayampurath has joined us as faculty director of the Clinical & Health Informatics Graduate Programs. We extend gratitude to outgoing program director Heidi Twedt for her leadership. Welcome, Dr. Mayampurath, and thank you, Dr. Twedt! Learn more: ictr.wisc.edu/news/clinica...

Shikha Jha, MBBS, graduating fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine, has been invited to present her QI project titled “Use of Intra-Coronary Imaging for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) guidance” at the 2026 American College of Cardiology Quality Summit later this year. Congratulations, Dr. Jha!

A new cross-fellowship curriculum led by Zachary Goldberger, MD, MS, Cardiovascular Medicine, will bring together all fellows from different specialties in DOM. The shared curriculum will focus on foundational professional, career, and leadership skills.

A multidisciplinary team of UW–Madison researchers led by Jeniel Nett, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Disease, has identified a promising new therapeutic candidate against an emerging fungal pathogen. Read more about the discovery: https://ow.ly/wuCW50ZgQxf

Cecilia Fredel, health professions education coordinator, was recently featured by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) as part of the AAIM New Member Spotlight Program: https://www.im.org/members/member-recognition/nms

Congrats to Madhu Gowda, MD, PG-1, UW Internal Medicine Residency, who earned 1st place in the resident category at the 2026 Midwest ACC Women in Cardiology Symposium, for her case presentation on infiltrative primary cardiac diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as a STEMI-mimic.

Micah Chan, MD, MPH, professor, Nephrology, has been elected as a board member of the Vascular Access Society of the Americas (VASA). Congrats, Dr. Chan!

Congratulations to the trainees awarded this year's Sheehy Family Fund and David Sunde Humanitarian Awards! Read more about our residents and the projects they'll develop and enact with a distinct humanitarian focus: https://ow.ly/uI4X50ZbjVB

Thank you to the nominators and congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 recipients of the Department of Medicine Trainee Outstanding Research Awards! Read more about the awardees: https://ow.ly/1haz50ZbjS3

Huge congratulations to our internal medicine residents on their recent graduation! Your hard work and dedication have paid off. We can't wait to see what you do next. Hats off to you all! 🎉 🎓🦡 Learn more about the awards presented: https://ow.ly/JN3C50ZbjMf

Jennifer Wright, MD, clinical professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, has received the Platinum Review Recognition Award from the journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology for high quality and timely reviews of submitted manuscripts. Congrats, Dr. Wright!

Congratulations to Jacki Johnson, M.Ed., graduate medical education program administrator, Administration - Department of Medicine, who is the recipient of the 2026 Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Program Administrator Excellence Award!

Congrats to Nizar Jarjour, MD, Ovid O. Meyer Professor of Medicine, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, who is a 2026 recipient of the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) 2026 Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments!

On May 13, the Department of Medicine held a reception honoring 16 recently retired faculty members for their exceptional contributions to the department, university and community. Attendees laughed, shared memories, and toasted their years of service.

Congratulations to the DOM faculty and trainees awarded Medical Education Innovation Grants for 2026-2027! Read more about the recipients and their projects: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/news/05292026-eight-med-ed-innovation-grants-awarded-dom-faculty-and-trainees-2026-27

We're proud to honor Vonnie Schoenleber, who manages recruitment and special events for the UW internal medicine residency program, retiring this month after working with virtually every resident to come through the program since 2006 (21 residency classes, or over 600 individual residents!)

Congrats to Megan Lutz, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, who is the first provider in Wisconsin certified to offer intestinal ultrasound (IUS) for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Read more about Dr. Lutz: https://ow.ly/i4s450Z59FJ

Congratulations to Jessica Tischendorf, MD, MS, assistant professor, Infectious Disease, who has been elected as a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA)!