PharmD student Kara Graves receives the inaugural interprofessional Lyle L. Vandenberg Rural Health Scholarship, honoring an alumnus whose career was committed to rural healthcare.
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Innovation in a Rural Health Rotation
On a clinical rotation, PharmD student Kendra Isberner develops a pioneering antibiotic use tracking tool for a critical access hospital.
Returning Home: PharmD Alumni Provide Care in Their Own Communities
School of Pharmacy alumni commit to improving health, access to care in their hometowns.
Passage of Provider Status in Wisconsin Allows Pharmacists to Improve Access to Care and Be Reimbursed Through Medicaid
UW–Madison School of Pharmacy alumni and pharmacy leaders share the impact of the change across practice settings.
New Rural Clinical Rotations Build Interprofessional Skills
Two new APPE rotations, built in partnership with the UW Department of Medicine’s Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, strengthen the School’s Rural Health PharmD option.
Building a Rural COVID-19 Vaccine Program
School of Pharmacy alumni Paul Winger (BS ’90) and Jill Klay (PharmD ’07) and PharmD student Nick Batinich establish a vaccination program to serve rural Northern Wisconsin.
Student Perspective: Reaching Rural Patients
Anna Lattos shares her experience in the School of Pharmacy’s Rural Health PharmD option, in the classroom and on rotation.
School of Pharmacy Faculty Pioneer a Unique Curriculum Design
Development of the Rural Pharmacy Practice course serves as a national model for its unique curricular struture.
PharmD Students Work to Contribute to Native Community Health
Student-led rural health project at the Ho-Chunk House of Wellness explores the impact of billable health insurance.
New PharmD Concentration Focuses on Rural Health Challenges
Through a new option in the School’s PharmD program, future pharmacists learn how to identify needs and innovate practice in areas that need it most.