20 Years of Transformation:
Public Health at the School of Medicine and Public Health
Nov. 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. in Health Sciences Learning Center Room 1335
This symposium will provide a look into the past 20 years of integrating Medicine and Public Health and a glance into what the future holds. In November of 2005, our medical school decided to make the unique decision to incorporate the two fields into one broad and very important focus area.
Welcome and Presenter Introductions
Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement
Topic Introduction
Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, Dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health
Public Health Research
Maureen Durkin, PhD, DrPH, Chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, Professor of Population Health Sciences and Pediatrics
Public Health Service
Sheri Johnson, PhD, Director of Population Health Institute, Professor of Population Health Sciences
Public Health Education: Master of Public Health
Ajay Sethi, PhD, MHS, Director of the Master of Public Health Program, Professor of Population Health Sciences, Faculty Director of the MPH Program
Public Health Education: Doctor of Medicine
Parvathy Pillai, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences
Public Health Education: Graduate Medical Education
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, Professor (CHS), Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Preventive Medicine Residency Program Director
Future Opportunities for Our Integrated Approach
Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Past Symposia
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024: All the Lonely People: Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024: Understanding the Impacts of Wisconsin’s Birth Tax: A Reproductive Justice Approach
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023: Misinformation/Disinformation in Public Health
Thursday, March 30, 2023: Thirty Years of Tobacco Control Research and Intervention: Looking Forward, Looking Back
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2023: Race, Racism and COVID-19 in Wisconsin
April 21, 2022: A Conversation on Disability Rights
Oct. 6, 2021: Hot Topics in Public Health: Immigrant Health: An Insider’s View
April 28, 2021: Hot Topics in Public Health: Climate Change as a Public Health Emergency
October 26, 2020: Hot Topics in Public Health: Prevention of Gun Violence as a Public Health Strategy
January 27, 2021: Hot Topics in Public Health: The Coronavirus Pandemic at One Year
January 29, 2020: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Real Time
Questions about this event? Contact SMPH Signature Events at smphevents@med.wisc.edu.
Accessibility statement:
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is committed to accessibility. If you need an accommodation to attend or participate in this event, please contact the SMPH signature events team at smphevents@med.wisc.edu. We ask that accommodation requests be made no less than two weeks before an event. We will make a thorough attempt to fulfill requests made after this date but cannot guarantee they will be met.