Wisconsin Northern & Central GME Consortium

06/08/2026

🎓 💡Every faculty member has a story.

Hear what motivated these physicians to step into teaching and why they said yes to GME.

Their why might resonate with yours. https://youtu.be/xmyibvHm1fg

Advice current GME faculty members across Northern Wisconsin would give individuals who are curious about teaching.© 2026 WiNC GME Consortium. All rights res...

06/01/2026

🎓 🩺Many physicians find fulfillment when they begin teaching later in their career.

Hear faculty describe why and how they became involved in GME later in their careers.

If you are curious about finding joy through teaching, this video is for you. https://youtu.be/9l2Yn2H9FIY

How did you get engaged with GME later in your career and what do you think are advantages or disadvantages to this timing? Advice current GME faculty member...

05/25/2026

🎓🤝Starting GME work early comes with unique opportunities and tradeoffs.

Faculty reflect on what it was like to engage in teaching early in their careers and what they learned along the way.

Watch to learn more about this pathway. https://youtu.be/Q5quOZb-ChM

Advice current GME faculty members across Northern Wisconsin would give individuals who are curious about teaching.© 2026 WiNC GME Consortium. All rights res...

05/19/2026

Please join us in welcoming David Lally, FACHE to the WiNC team. David recently joined as Executive Director, and we are pleased to have his leadership and expertise supporting our mission.

To learn more about David’s background and professional experience, please review his biography included in the graphic.

05/18/2026

👩‍⚕️🎓Is it ever too late to get involved in GME?

Dr. Meredith Holbrook discusses joining GME later in her career, what she learned, and why the timing worked for her.

An honest look at another pathway into teaching. https://youtu.be/dfefZy3bCek

Advice Meredith Holbrook, MD would give someone considering becoming GME faculty.© 2026 WiNC GME Consortium. All rights reserved. Sharing permitted. No repro...

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