December 2018
Focusing on Physicians: A look at the impact of burnout in Wisconsin and initiatives to ensure access to physicians for rural patients
In Wisconsin, 26% of the population lives in a rural area, yet only 10% of physicians practice in rural areas. In this issue of WMJ, two reports look at the problem of physician burnout, and two more describe innovative efforts to expand the physician workforce in rural Wisconsin to ensure patients will continue to have access to care.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
As I See It
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: The Financial Burden Patients Face
David M. Marshall, BS
In This Issue
Rural Health in Wisconsin—Looking to the Future
Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, WMJ Associate Editor
Special Reports
Physician Burnout in Wisconsin: An Alarming Trend Affecting Physician Wellness
Anne Hauer, BA; H.J. Waukau, MPA; Peter Welch, MA
Graduate Medical Education Initiatives to Develop the Physician Workforce in Rural Wisconsin
Kimberly Bruksch-Meck, MBA; Byron Crouse, MD; George Quinn; Linda McCart, JD; Kara Traxler, BS
Brief Reports
Factors Influencing Rural Physician Retention Following Completion of a Rural Training Track Family Medicine Residency Program
Colleen Morken, BS; Kimberly Bruksch-Meck, MBA; Byron Crouse, MD; Kara Traxler, BS
Medical Student Wellness in Wisconsin: Current Trends and Future Directions
Brittany Van Remortel, MD, MPH; Emily Dolan, MD; David Cipriano, PhD; Patrick McBride, MD, MPH
Original Research
Pardon the Interruption(s)–Enabling a Safer Emergency Department Sign Out
Ryan J. Thompson, MD; Brian Sharp, MD; Andrew Lee, MD; Jeffrey Pothof, MD; Azita Hamedani, MD, MPH, MBA
Cultural and Social Challenges of Diabetes Self-Management Education Through Physicians’ Voices
Laila Azam, PhD, MBA; John Meurer, MD, MBA; David Nelson, PhD; Onur Asan, PhD; Kathryn Flynn, PhD; Paul Knudson, MD; Staci Young, PhD
Review Article
Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship by Incorporating it in Undergraduate Medical Education Curricula
Aaron P. Beck; Kelsey Baubie, MPH, MS; Mary Jo Knobloch, PhD, MPH; Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD
Your Profession
Focus on Community Health
Physician’s Passion Helps Improve the Lives of Victims of Sex Trafficking
Kay Simmons
Dean’s Corner
Learning From Leaders of Academic Medicine
Joseph E. Kerschner, MD
Dean’s Corner
Social Determinants of Health: Fundamental Drivers of Health Inequity
Amy J.H. Kind, MD, PhD, and Robert N. Golden, MD
Metastar Matters
Access to Palliative Care in Rural Wisconsin
DeAnn Richards, RN, BSN, CIC