Wisconsin Northern & Central GME Consortium

05/13/2026

Jennifer Reink, DO and Donna Kurilla from Tamarack Health recently presented at the Rural Medical Training Collaborative (RMTC) Annual Meeting in Duluth, Minnesota, sharing innovative approaches to recruitment in rural graduate medical education.

Their session, “When Rural is Too Rural Reimagining Recruitment for Underserved Communities,” highlighted how they enhanced their Rural Emergency Medicine Fellowship recruitment by designing more candidate centered interview experiences and incorporating intentional, meaningful onboarding supports.

It is great to see our programs actively developing creative strategies to strengthen recruitment and support future physicians in underserved rural communities.

05/11/2026

👩‍⚕️🎓What is it like to engage with GME early in your career?

Dr. Marianna Worczak shares her experience starting as faculty early, including the advantages, challenges, and personal growth along the way.

Watch her story in our Faculty Spotlight series. https://youtu.be/xhC4EPAg3mU

Advice Marianna Worczak, MD would give someone considering becoming GME faculty.© 2026 WiNC GME Consortium. All rights reserved. Sharing permitted. No reprod...

05/07/2026

Congratulations to our current and past WiNC residents and faculty on their recent publication of their findings in the Lippincott Helpdesk Answers!

How effective and safe are SSRIs for premenstrual symptoms?

Benjamin Diedrich, MD; Won Huh, MD; Hal "Fletch" Starnes, MD; Kristin Whitaker, MD

https://journals.lww.com/ebp/citation/9900/how_effective_and_safe_are_ssris_for_premenstrual.987.aspx

05/06/2026

We are proud to highlight WiNC team members for presenting at the Rural Medical Training Collaborative (RMTC) Annual Meeting in Duluth, Minnesota.

Kevin O’Connell, MD, and Julie Richards presented “An Institutional Consortium in Progress” which examined the development and evolution of a regionally governed, multi stakeholder community consortium serving as an ACGME sponsoring institution.

Jami Kaiser, Kevin O’Connell, MD from WiNC, along with Marianna Worczak, MD from Tamarack Health presented “Reaching for Excellence as a Consortium.” Dr. O’Connell and Jami shared strategies for harnessing collaborative power to innovate, strengthen, and expand rural graduate medical education with Dr. Worczak highlighting the importance of partnership and shared leadership in advancing rural GME.

05/04/2026

👨‍⚕️🎓Considering becoming GME faculty but unsure what to expect?

Dr. Joshua Shupe reflects on what motivated him to teach right out of residency, how he built teaching skills, and what keeps him engaged as faculty.

Hear his perspective in this Faculty Spotlight. https://youtu.be/phQKlUHOGA8

Foundations of Medical Education Interview: Joshua Shupe, MD

05/01/2026

Congratulations to the Tamarack Health Emergency Medicine Fellowship graduating class of 2026!

We are incredibly proud of all you have achieved and the impact you will continue to have on patient care going forward.

We wish you the best and look forward to seeing all the great things you accomplish!

04/29/2026

We are proud to highlight residents from the MCW-Prevea Health Green Bay Family Medicine Residency Program who recently shared their outstanding work at the Resident Innovation Showcase during the WCRGME Annual Meeting.

Please join us in congratulating Alexander Burns, MD; Erica Kleist, MD; Fatima Qamar, MD; and Lillian Whalen, MD for presenting their Research and Quality Improvement projects. Their dedication to innovation, inquiry, and improving patient care truly reflects the strength of graduate medical education in Wisconsin.

04/27/2026

👩‍⚕️🎓What does it really feel like to step into a GME teaching role?

Dr. Brittany Goodrich-Braun shares her journey, initial fears, and what teaching fulfills beyond clinical practice alone.

Watch and learn from lived experience.
https://youtu.be/5EJie8ARuuM

Foundations of Medical Education Interview: Brittany Goodrich-Braun, MD

04/27/2026

Happy Patient Experience Week! Great patient experience leads to better outcomes—and more fulfilled clinicians. Our GME programs are preparing future doctors to deliver compassionate, connected care from day one. Through shared learning, system-wide collaboration, and a commitment to human-centered practice, we’re shaping physicians who improve lives through every interaction.

04/20/2026

💡 🎓Thinking about becoming GME faculty? Start here.

Faculty from across specialties share the advice they would give anyone considering a teaching role.

Real stories. Practical guidance. https://youtu.be/qWweDHZMgps

Advice from current GME faculty members across Northern Wisconsin for individuals who are curious about teaching.© 2026 WiNC GME Consortium. All rights reser...

04/13/2026

Considering becoming GME faculty? 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

We are excited to launch our Leadership Academy Foundations of Medical Education Video Series. We will share short videos featuring faculty physicians from across specialties who reflect on their path into teaching, lessons learned, and what makes faculty life meaningful.

Real stories. Honest perspectives. Insights on GME Faculty Life.