2026 Faculty Development Conference & Spotlight on Rural Poster & Recruitment Fair
August 27-28, 2026
Congratulations to Our Top 3 Poster Fair Winners!
Out of 24 posters, attendees were asked to vote for the top 3 posters.
1st - Wellness Ambassadors: Cultivating health and safety on a Central Wisconsin Dairy Farm, Cassandra Schultz, Alexandria Kraus
2nd - Building a Sustainable Produce Prescription Program at a Family Medicine Clinic Using Locally Sourced Food, Steven Martell, Alyssa Williamson & Ruth Mercer
3rd - Career Outcomes of Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine Physicians: Geographic Distribution and Practice Characteristic, Colton Standstrom (not pictured)
And Strengthening Rural Health Through Community Data, Kate Koser, Bryce Borowicz, Chase Anderson
2026 Rural Champion Award
Congratulations Annalise Hanneman, MD from Marshfield Clinic Health System
A rural champion demonstrates unwavering commitment to rural medicine training and practice in Wisconsin, and is dedicated to educating others about the importance of growing rural medicine in our communities.
2026 Rural Champion Award
Kevin O’Connell, MD from Wisconsin Northern & Central (WiNC) GME Consortium
The Rural Legacy Award honors an individual who has significantly shaped rural medical education in Wisconsin, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to growing the physician workforce and expanding training opportunities. This person is recognized as a positive force for change, whose efforts have made a significant and lasting impact on the well-being of rural communities.
August 28, 2026 - Faculty Development Conference
2026 Presentations:
Shaping the Future of Rural: The Power of Medical Educators
Hana Hinkle, PhD, MPH
Measuring What Matters: Strengthening Rural GME with Effective Evaluation
Sarah Jung, PhD
The Flourishing Resident: Practical Tools and Real-World Strategies
Jeff Fritz, PhD & Eli Burks, MD
Rural Scholarship Showcase: Research and QI Driving Impact
Beth Lownik, MD, Gary Myron, MD, Masa Kinoshita, MD, Benjamin Diedrich, MD
Supporting Struggling Learners: Practical Approaches for Rural Medical Educators
Jennifer Reink, DO
A Survival Guide for New Faculty and Program Directors
Caitlin Hill, MD; Kevin O'Connell, MD
2025 Faculty Development Conference & Spotlight on Rural Poster & Recruitment Fair
September 4, 2025 - Spotlight on Rural Poster & Recruitment Fair
Congratulations to Our Top 3 Poster Fair Winners!
19 Posters were presented and attendees were asked to vote for the top 3 posters.
1st - Common Goal, Different Grounds: Embedding Rural Medical Student Training Opportunities in Separate Tribal Clinical & Public Health Rotations - Delaine Anderson, Leah Fuss, Peggy Helm-Quest, Molly Delwiche
2nd - Delivering Wisconsin’s Rural Health Needs: A Review of Rural Obstetric and Gynecology Care Literature - Elizabeth Knoll, Corinn Fritz, Clara Stifler
3rd - Building Capacity and Confidence to Address Healthcare Ethics Issues in Rural Wisconsin and Beyond: A Survey of the Literature - Stephanie Larson, Alexandra Kraus, Jake White, Pearl Scallon, Tyler Stroup
2025 Rural Champion Award
Congratulations Luke Beirl, PharmD, CEO of Tamarack Health Ashland
A rural champion demonstrates unwavering commitment to rural medicine training and practice in Wisconsin, and is dedicated to educating others about the importance of growing rural medicine in our communities.
2025 Rural Champion Award
Congratulations Lisa Grill Dodson, MD, Founding Dean of MCW-Central WI
The Rural Legacy Award honors an individual who has significantly shaped rural medical education in Wisconsin, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to growing the physician workforce and expanding training opportunities. This person is recognized as a positive force for change, whose efforts have made a significant and lasting impact on the well-being of rural communities.
September 5 , 2025 - Faculty Development Conference
2025 Presentations:
Reflections on The Journey to Grow Rural Physicians in Wisconsin
Lisa Grill Dodson, MD
How to Have a Zero Email Inbox
Art Walaszek, MD
AI Enhanced Clinical Training - Practical Tips to Maximize Your Efficiency
John Hayes, DO
Practical Ways to Build Research And Scholarly Activity Portfolio - Panel Discussion
Carlyle Chan, MD, Kristina Kaljo, PhD, Crystal Lalonde, MD, Paul Hunter, MD
Know Your Strengths to Flourish
Jami Kaiser, ACC, MSc
The Future pf Rural Careers- Exploring What’s Next? Panel Discussion
Luke Beirl, PharmD, Alexandra Reischman, MD, Laura Ketterhagen, M.Ed., Analise Hanneman, MD
Additional Training
Preceptors & Program Directors:
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM):
Faculty for Tomorrow Webinars
This free webinar series, developed by the Faculty for Tomorrow Task Force, provides fundamental knowledge and skills that new faculty and residents as educators need to thrive in a career in academic family medicine.
Residency Faculty Fundamentals
This certificate program includes self-led courses with assignments to provide foundational training for residency faculty. Completion of the track requires a minimum of 30 hours and covers:
The structure and requirements of residency education
How to be an effective and efficient faculty member
The nuts and bolts of curriculum development and teaching
Strategies for assessment, feedback, and remediation of residents
National Institute for Program Director Development (NIPDD):
NIPPD Fellowship
The NIPDD fellowship uses a one-of-a-kind, adult learning model to enhance knowledge, attitudes, and skills and to groom participants to become effective residency program directors. This program is available for family medicine faculty and new program directors.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):
Rural Interprofessional Faculty Development Initiative (RIFDI)
Rural Interprofessional Faculty Development Initiative (RIFDI) is a two-year training program designed to attract providers, improve clinician job satisfaction and retention, and develop teaching and training skills for educators in rural settings. A long-term goal is to develop new training programs for clinicians in rural areas, exposing new trainees to rural practice environments.