April 2025 • Volume 124, Issue 1

This issue of WMJ features research and commentary exploring a wide array of topics, including barriers to health care for the unhoused in rural areas, perceptions of the impact of health care on climate change, LGBTQ+ health education in medical curriculum, and the need for interprofessional education for the recognition and treatment of child abuse.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
From the Editor
Wisconsin Medical Journal: Building on a Year of Excellence
Fahad Aziz, MD, FASN
Commentary
Inpatient Care at Home: The Physician Perspective
Joshua Shapiro, MD; Nicole Bonk, MD; Melissa Dattalo, MD, MPH; Mandy McGowan, RN
Dean’s Corner
High-Value Imaging in an Era of Uncertainty, Growth, and Disruptive Technologies
Scott B. Reeder, MD, PhD; Robert N. Golden, MD
Letter to the Editor
The Importance of Body Donation to Wisconsin Health Science Programs and the Role a Health Care Team Can Play
Meghan M. Cotter, PhD; Ryan Hillmer, PhD
Letter to the Editor
Babesiosis – An Unseen Epidemic
Noor Fatima, MD; Steven Lippmann, MD
Letter to the Editor
Comment on ‘Enhancing Diagnosis of Obstructive Lung Diseases: Insights From Clinical Characteristics in a Prospective Cohort Study’
Rachana Mehta, PhD; Ranjana Sah, MD; Shubham Kumar, MS
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
A Qualitative Assessment of Interprofessional Knowledge Gaps in the Setting of Child Physical Abuse
Elizabeth A. Cleek, PhD, RN; Lynn K. Sheets, MD; Joshua P. Mersky, PhD; Joan P. Totka, PhD, RN; Kristin A. Haglund, PhD, RN
Exploring Health Care Barriers for the Unhoused: Insights From a Rural From a Rural Midwestern Community
Reilly A. Coombs, MS; Payton Jorgenson, BS; Corina Norrbom, MD; Amy Prunuske, PhD
Health Care Workers’ Views of Health Care’s Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reducing Health Care Emissions
Claire Gervais, MD
Association of Rare Variants in Kidney Developmental Genes With Chronic Kidney Disease and Blood Pressure: A UK Biobank Study
Benjamin L. Spector, MD; Byunggil Yoo, MS; Neil Miller, PhD; Monica Gaddis, PhD; Isabelle Thiffault, PhD; Laurel Willig, MD
Evaluation of LGBTQ+ Health Education in the Preclinical Curriculum at a Public Midwest Medical School
Tess I. Jewell, BA; Elizabeth M. Petty, MD
Use of Flags in the Electronic Medical Record: A Retrospective Analysis
Natalie Yass, BS; Rebekah Walker, PhD; Sneha Nagavally, MS; Cynthia Kay, MD, MS
Service Line Director Appraisal: Evaluating Impact on Provider Satisfaction in a Rural-Based Clinic
Adedayo Onitilo, MD, PhD, MSCR; Ya-Huei Li, PhD; Neel Shimpi, BDS, MM, PhD; Ingrid Glurich, PhD; David Putthoff, PhD; Abdul Shour, PhD; Heather Bender; William F. Melms, MD
BRIEF REPORTS
Next Steps: Teaching Future Generations an Interprofessional Approach to Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care
Shalvi B. Parikh, MBBS; Jamie N. LaMantia, BS; Meghan B. Brennan, MD, MS; Jessica S. Tischendorf, MD, MS
CASE REPORTS
A Case of Travel-Associated Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Wisconsin
Michael E. Rockman, MD, PhD; Zaynab Almothafer, MD; Rylee Doucette, MD, MPH; Daniel J. Robbins, MD; Michael Scolarici, MD; Manlu Liu, BA; Caitlin S. Pepperell, MD; Eduard Matkovic, MD; Jordan Kenik, MD, MPH
Fibrocartilaginous Embolism Spinal Cord Infarction, Mistaken for Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Autoimmune Transverse Myelitis: A Case Report
Felix E. Chukwudelunzu, MD, MBA; Timothy Young, MD
Periorbital Dermatitis Induced by Apixaban
Kelsey Koenig, MD; Grace Tews, BA; Aleksander Downs, MD
Prostatic Abscess Presenting as Penile Discharge: A Case Report
Jenna Wettstein, MS; Whitney Lynch, MD; Mary Beth Graham, MD
Sarcoidosis Masquerading as Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma – The Importance of Definitive Pathology to Guide Therapy
Riley Young, BMSc; Emelyn Zaworski, MD, Melissa Hart, MD; Bradley Grewe, MD; Ellen Liang, MD; Yvonne Pierpont, MD
LIMITED SERIES
Statistical Thinking Part 4: Probability, Statistics, and the Central Limit Theorem
Robert A. Calder, MD, MS; Jayshil J. Patel, MD
PEER REVIEWERS
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