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International Physician Provisional License: Governor Evers signed Assembly Bill 954 into law as 2023 Wisconsin Act 214. Act 214 creates a provisional license to practice medicine for international physicians who meet specific criteria. An international physician with a provisional license would be required to work under the supervision of a physician who is licensed to practice in Wisconsin. Every 6 months, a provisional license holder would need to submit a report to the MEB. A provisional license will be converted to a permanent license after the international physician has worked full-time in Wisconsin for three consecutive years.
The Wisconsin Legislature adjourned last week and will return after fall elections in January 2025. The legislature acted on several issues of interest to WRS.
Thank you to Dr. Kattapuram who did an op-ed in support of the breast imaging bill. Read more here.
Medical X-Ray Consultants (MXC) is seeking a General Radiologist. Find job details here.
Several WRS member physicians have been in the news in recent weeks. They've been featured as experts on breast cancer awareness month and Senate Bill 121, which would provide insurance coverage for supplemental breast screenings for women who have dense breasts or are at increased risk for breast cancer.
Check out their great work below!
Dr. Susan Sung wrote a great op-ed about SB 121: Do more than wear pink to beat breast cancer. Back bill to lower patient costs. | Opinion
Dr. Mai Elezaby was featured as the breast imaging expert in this story about SB 121: Madison woman warns ‘density matters’ in breast cancer screenings
Dr. Taj Kattapuram was featured as the breast imaging expert in this story about breast cancer awareness month: Medical Monday: Breast Cancer Awareness
Dr. Anand Narayan was featured in a recent OncLive piece Dr. Narayan on Variations in Breast Cancer Outcomes by Race and he wrote a piece along with Dr. Sonia Gupta for Axis entitled Early Detection is Critical to Fighting Breast Cancer. Advances in technology are helping.
WRS is pleased to offer two FREE on-demand webinars to view at your convenience. These webinars are moderated by WRS Past-President, Dr. Ian Weissman, and feature presentations by Frank J. Lexa, MD, MBA, FACR and David Fessell, MD. For more information on the webinars below, please visit our Webinar Webpage. These webinars are available to claim credit, please note the specific dates for each. Contact the office with any questions.
The RLI Impact in Leadership Award recognizes individuals whose participation in an RLI course or program was integral to the successful completion of specific projects or initiatives at their practices or institutions.
The 2023 Impact in Leadership Award recipients are:
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Gain experience in health policy research on the effective and efficient use of healthcare resources to improve patient care. Co-sponsored by the Neiman Health Policy Institute and Northwell Health, encouraged fellowship topics include population health and personalized medicine.
For more information and to apply, click here.
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine remains dire and the needs for medical aid are enormous. A medical relief effort out of the Midwest has already sent hundreds of tons of equipment and supplies via the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA, https://umana.org/) and other partner NFPOs/NGOs such as Rotary, Milwaukee-based charity, Friends of Be An Angel, and others. WRS member, Dr. Douglas Davis, is a volunteer in these organizations and helps to lead these efforts. Dr. Davis is "Ukrainian-by-marriage" and welcomes all those from the Wisconsin medical community who would like to assist. There are a number of different ways to get involved:
Please visit any of these links for more details or reach out directly to Dr. Davis at douglas.davis@aya.yale.edu or to his wife, Dr. Nataliya Uboha at UW Carbone Cancer Center.
Additionally, recent media coverage of these efforts is provided below:
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2023/02/13/everyday-hero--madison-doctor-helps-ukraine with-medical-relief
https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/providing-power-to-ukraine-in-the-dark-and-cold-of-winter/
https://ukrainianpeople.us/umana-illinois-ukrainian-medical-association-of-north-america/
GERMANTOWN, Wis. — A Madison-area doctor travelled more than 4,000 thousand miles into Ukraine, all so he could bring some much needed medical hope and supplies to hospitals most in need.
“It’s a full-time job,” Dr. Doug Davis said a few days ahead of the trip while inside the Milwaukee-area Patriot Transports warehouse.
Through his medical connections, Davis has brought somewhere between 100 to 200 volunteers together to pack supplies at Patriot Transports.
He said the goal was to simply make a difference for the depleted hospitals inside the war-torn country.
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