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Medical Education and Research Committee (MERC)


The Medical Education and Research Committee (MERC) allocates and distributes funds designated for medical education and research initiatives that advance population health. The MERC's broad representation includes faculty and staff with experience and expertise in research, education, and public and community health.

Please see the agendas and minutes, which are posted on this site, for further information about the work of the Committee.

Following is the membership of MERC:

Leaders of Focus Areas of Excellence
Cynthia Czajkowski, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physiology
601 Science Drive
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 265-5863
czajkowski@physiology.wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Focus area: Emerging Opportunities in Biomedicine and Population Health
Richard Moss, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology
123 SMI
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1939
rlmoss@wisc.edu
Term ends: June, 2009
Focus area: Disease Genomics and Regenerative Medicine
Javier Nieto, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Population Health Sciences
707C WARF
Madison, WI 53726
(608) 265-5242
fjnieto@wisc.edu
Term ends: June, 2009
Focus area: Wisconsin Population Health Research Network
Susan Skochelak, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Health Sciences Learning Center, 4123
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 265-6785
seskochelak@.wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Focus area: Innovations in Medical Education
George Wilding, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Medicine; Director, UW Comprehensive Cancer Center
K4/618 CSC, Box 5669
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
(608) 263-8610
gxw@medicine.wisc.edu
Term ends: June, 2009
Focus area: Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics
Administration
Paul DeLuca, Ph.D. CHAIR
Vice Dean
Health Sciences Learning Center, 4111A
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 265-0523
pmdeluca@wisc.edu
Jeff Grossman, M.D. VICE CHAIR
Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
H4/863 CSC, Box 8310
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
(608) 263-7013
jeg@medicine.wisc.edu
Gordon Ridley
Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
Health Sciences Learning Center, 4125
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-3234
gtridley@wisc.edu
Jeffrey Stearns, M.D.
Professor, Department of Family Medicine; Associate Dean, Medical Education;
Milwaukee Clinical Campus
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
1020 N. 12th St., OHC, #5120
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 219-7467
jeffrey.stearns@aurora.org
Basic Science Chairs
Norman Drinkwater, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Oncology
815A McArdle
1400 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-7992
drinkwater@oncology.wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Rodney Welch, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
483A Medical Sciences Center
1300 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1532
(608) 263-2700
rawelch@wisc.edu
Term ends: June, 2009
Clinical Chairs
William Busse, M.D.
Professor and Chair,
Department of Medicine
H6/360 CSC, Box 9988
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
(608) 263-6183
wwb@medicine.wisc.edu
Term ends: June, 2009
Thomas Grist, M.D.
Professor and Chair,
Department of Radiology
E1 CSC, Box 3252
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
(608) 263-8911
tm.grist@hosp.wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Faculty with Population Health Experience
Cindy Haq, M.D.
Professor, Departments of Family Medicine & Population Health Sciences
4235 HSLC
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-6546
clhaq@wisc.edu
Term ends: June, 2009
Patrick Remington, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences
Director, UW Population Health Institute
760 WARF, 610 Walnut St.
Madison, WI 53726
(608) 263-1745
plreming@facstaff.wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Faculty at Large
Sanjay Asthana, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
2870 University Avenue,
Room 100
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 262-8597
sa@medicine.wisc.edu
Term ends: June, 2009
Molly Carnes, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, UW Center for Women’s Health
700 Regent St Ste 301
Madison, WI 53715-2634
(608) 263-9771
mlcarnes@wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Academic Staff
Mary Beth Plane, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Department of Family Medicine
777 S Mills St, Room 3828
Madison, WI 53715
(608) 263-5846
mbplane@fammed.wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Oversight and Advisory Committee Appointees
Susan Goelzer, M.D., M.S., C.P.E.
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences
B6/319 CSC, Box 3272
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
(608) 263-0208
goelzer@anesthesia.wisc.edu
Term ends: December, 2008
Greg Nycz
Executive Director
Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc.
1000 N. Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-9137
nycz.greg@marshfieldclinic.org
Term ends: December, 2008
Board of Regents Liaison
Roger Axtell
Regent Emeritus and Liaison to the Wisconsin Partnership Program
UW System Board of Regents
rogerax@ticon.net
Staff
Eileen Smith
Assistant Dean, Wisconsin Partnership Program
4221 HSLC
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 262-2698
emsmith2@wisc.edu
Tonya Mathison
Administrative Manager, Wisconsin Partnership Program
4225 HSLC
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 265-6688
tlmathison@wisc.edu