Badger Bay is proud to spotlight our client, the Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (WACEP), for their successful Rural Outreach Procedure Day held at the Mid-State Simulation Center in Wisconsin Rapids.

This hands-on event offered rural emergency physicians the opportunity to enhance critical skills through expert-led training in:

• Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

• OB Emergency Procedures

• Chest Tube Insertion

• Cricothyrotomy

• Fiberoptic Intubation

The day was filled with practical learning, collaboration, and a shared commitment to improving emergency care in rural communities. Congratulations to WACEP on another impactful event!

The four-part series provides timely information and updates related to the treatment of substance use disorders.  All presenters are local experts with a clear understanding of Wisconsin's rural issues and barriers to care.

The webinars are complementary, with a target audience of primary care providers in rural areas of Wisconsin who receive little support and education for evidence-based treatment of substance abuse disorders.

Visit the WISAM website (link) for more information, including registration details.

Women make up 65 percent of AMD cases, 61 percent of glaucoma and cataract cases, and 66 percent of blind patients.2 Why the inequity? There are a few theories. On average, women live longer; many eye problems are age-related. Some eye conditions, such as dry eye, are more common in women, young and old. Social and economic factors affect women’s access to eye care, especially in developing countries.

Whatever the cause, there are a few unique vision problems women need to watch out for more than men. Dry eye occurs at double the rate in postmenopausal women.3 In general, women are more susceptible to autoimmune diseases than men, many of which affect vision, such as lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome and hyperthyroiditis. Also, pregnancy can cause vision changes due to hormone fluctuations.

Good news is most vision loss is preventable. The Academy offers five simple steps to take control of your eye health today:

1.    Get a comprehensive medical eye exam at age 40. Early signs of disease or changes in vision may begin at this age. An exam by an ophthalmologist – a physician who specializes in medical and surgical eye care – is an opportunity to carefully examine the eye for diseases and conditions that may have no symptoms in the early stages. For those concerned about the cost of an exam, the Academy’s EyeCare America® program may be able to help. More than 5,500 dedicated volunteer ophthalmologists provide eye exams and care, often at no out-of-pocket cost to eligible patients. Learn if you qualify at eyecareamerica.org.

2.    Know your family history. Certain eye diseases can be inherited. If you have a close relative with macular degeneration, you have a 50 percent chance of developing this condition. A family history of glaucoma increases your glaucoma risk by four to nine times. Talk to family members about their eye conditions. It can help you and your ophthalmologist evaluate your risk.

3.    Eat healthy foods. A diet low in fat and rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, benefits the entire body, including the eyes. Eye-healthy food choices include citrus fruits, vegetable oils, nuts, whole grains, dark green leafy vegetables and cold water fish.

4.    Stop smoking. Smoking increases the risk for eye diseases such as cataract and age-related macular degeneration. Smoking also raises the risk for cardiovascular diseases which can indirectly influence your eye health. Tobacco smoke, including second-hand smoke, also worsens dry eye.

5.    Wear sunglasses. Exposure to ultraviolet UV light raises the risk of eye diseases, including cataract, fleshy growths on the eye and cancer. Always wear sunglasses with 100 percent UV protection and a hat while enjoying time outdoors.

“Eye exams aren’t only about checking a person's visual acuity or sharpness, but also determining the overall health of their eyes,” said Rebecca J. Taylor, M.D., clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. “We encourage women as well as men to get regular eye care. By making vision a priority today, we can help protect our sight as we age.”

To learn more ways to keep your eyes healthy, visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s EyeSmart® website.

Additional speakers included representatives from Bellin Health, ThedaCare, UW Health and WCHQ.

Along with the thought provoking and engaging sessions provided, one of the highlights of the day was recognizing WCHQ members that were the top performers and the most improved performers in the areas of Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Management and Hypertension Control over the past 12 months. The award winners were as follows:

Top Performers:

• Colorectal Cancer Screening – Primary Care Associates of Appleton, Appleton, WI
• Diabetes A1c Control – Associated Physicians, Madison, WI
• Hypertension BP Control – SSM Health-Dean Medical Group, Madison, WI

Most Improved:

• Colorectal Cancer Screening – Aspirus Clinic, Wausau, WI
• Diabetes A1c Control – Associated Physicians, Madison, WI
• Hypertension BP Control – Aspirus Clinic, Wausau, WI

Quality improvement takes a team approach and participants at the event learned about team based care redesign and why systems need to change to move forward.  One participant wrote this comment in the evaluation: “Transitioning to team based care takes time, fortitude, and persistence BUT ends up being a win for everyone!  Patients, Providers, staff, all employees, families, the healthcare organization, and our communities.

PRMS serves as the insurance program manager for The Psychiatrists' Program, a full-service medical professional liability insurance for individual psychiatrists and those who practice in group settings. For 30 years, PRMS has provided psychiatric-specific claims, risk management and underwriting services to our clients.

The Wisconsin Psychiatric Association (WPA) is the local district branch of the American Psychiatric Association.  WPA and its physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders.  Visit the WPA website to learn more about the Association (link).

Report and Track Your Progress
The Sample Dashboard for Measuring the Progress and Impact of Alcohol-Related Initiatives is an Excel template for organizing, tracking, and presenting data in a way that maximizes viewer understanding. While the dashboard is alcohol-focused, it is a template that can be used for any health focus area and with any indicators. Enter your local information in the data source tabs, and the Dashboard takes care of the rest, creating tables and charts that report on your community's health. To get started with the dashboard, download the newly created User Guide to the Dashboard, which has detailed instructions that make it easy to adapt this tool to meet your local needs. Short YouTube tutorials on the dashboard are also available: visit our website (link) for details.

Drive Your Initiative with a Map
The Strategy Map for Preventing and Reducing Alcohol Misuse (link) is an online, multi-layered model that will help you with every stage of community health improvement, from working together to assessing to implementing evidence-based strategies, and -- especially -- evaluating your efforts. Comprehensive links to resources make this a "one-stop shop" for those who are working to create healthier alcohol environments. Not focused on alcohol? The map also serves as a template for building up to policy change and measuring impact. The new User Guide to the Strategy Map (link) includes a site map and ideas for using the map at various stages of coalition work.

Ready to choose effective policies and programs?  Check out our Pick List of Alcohol-Related Strategies (link). A dozen strategies are presented, each with a sample SMART objective, evidence base, and links to implementation tools. Formerly named Alcohol-Related Objectives with Focus, this is a companion tool to Objectives with Focus: A Pick List of Sample Objectives for Effective Implementation (link), which includes strategies for working on the topics of mental health, oral health, and nutrition/obesity prevention.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a free consultation or presentation on how you can use these tools to improve the health of your community, call or email Sara Jesse, Project Manager 608-432-3042 sara.jesse@badgerbay.co. And visit the project website for more information (link).

WALHDAB (the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards) is the statewide organization of board of health members and health department administrators providing a unified forum for public health leadership development, advocacy, education, and forging of community partnerships for the improvement of public health at a local level.  Visit the WALHDAB website for more information (link).

Celebrating 60 years of service in 2017, ASPIRO helps individuals with intellectual disabilities live their best lives. They recognize one size does not fit all and respect the choices their clients and families make for their lives. They see people first; their disability second. One of eight programs, ASPIRO’s Positive Parenting Program (PPP) is an in-home visitation program serving families headed by parents with intellectual disabilities. PPP was the first of its kind in the state when it began in 1985, and remains the only program of its kind in Brown County.

The Creative Skills class at Washington Middle School is one of the music education recipients. The grant will be used to purchase Orff instruments for the unique needs of students with intellectual, emotional and/or physical disabilities. Students will be learning to read, write, improvise and respond creatively through musical performance. They also will be utilizing the Orff instruments as they learn to play, sing, dance, listen and compose. The Creative Skills class assists students on this unique pathway and allows them to continue to develop their musical skills when they attend East High School.

Music for the Sake of Music (MFSOM) is this year’s other music education recipient. MFSOM is a not-for-profit music organization whose mission is to provide northeast Wisconsin with diverse opportunities for the creation and enjoyment of music at a high level. Their growing summer music program provides daily instrumental lessons for area youth and community members free of charge. This program also offers a variety of group classes and chamber ensemble opportunities as well as large ensemble experiences for talented high school, community and professional musicians. Teaching the lessons and classes, and playing alongside the adults and students, is a remarkably talented group of teaching musicians who come to Green Bay for this program from all around the country. These individuals, many of whom hold masters degrees or higher, love returning to Green Bay year after year to be a part of the community and to continue to contribute to Music for the Sake of Music.

Doctors in Recital will enter its twelfth year with the 2018 performance. Each act is headlined by an area physician with a passion for music, as well as a commitment to patient care. Many other area healthcare workers share the stage as back-up musicians or choir members. The 2018 performance will be at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Tickets will go on sale this autumn.

For more information, contact Kim Shefchik at 920-660-1521 or kmdalebroux@yahoo.com

Making a Difference by Making Music!

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The award will be presented on Saturday, May 20th, during the APA Assembly luncheon at the Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

Furthermore, Doctor Chou was invited, on behalf of APA resident leaders, to participate on a panel discussion during the Annual Meeting's Resident and ECP track. The panel, Evaluating Practice Opportunities and Benefits in your Early Career is aimed at helping the attendees navigate the non-clinical aspects of their careers. It will take place on Sunday, May 21 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.

Like many Wisconsin psychiatrists, Doctor Chou has demonstrated a commitment to mentoring future psychiatrists. His inspiration and support of RFMs makes a tremendous difference that deserves commendation.

The Wisconsin Psychiatric Association (WPA) was founded in 1957 as a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The organization is incorporated under the State of Wisconsin as a not-for-profit, professional medical specialty society. WPA represents more than 400 psychiatric physician members who are committed to continuously improving quality treatment for persons with mental illnesses.  To learn more, visit the WPA website (link).

WSHA is the state's professional association of Speech-Language-Pathologists and Audiologists.  Its purpose is to provide leadership and support for its members, patients and the public.  Visit the WSHA website at www.wisha.org to learn more.

The award commemorates Bennett Carroll Hiner, son of Dr. Bradley Hiner and Susan Carroll. Bennett, who found his place in medicine and took great joy in helping others, died unexpectedly at the age of 26 while enrolled at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Award winners are selected based on a combination of their leadership in medical school and research in the neurosciences.

This year’s recipient is Daryl Fields from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. His research sought to determine how the intrinsically adaptive capacity of the central nervous system may be utilized for the treatment of various neural disorders. Specifically, his most recent project identified a novel drug therapy for treating obstructive and central sleep apnea. Through a collaboration with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the drug has been submitted to the United States Patent Office. Following completion of his medical school training Daryl hopes to continue his molecular studies as a physician scientist investigating treatment options for breathing control disorders.

This year’s award was presented October 22 at the WNS Annual Conference in Sheboygan. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the WNS website to submit an application for consideration next year.

The Wisconsin Neurological Society was founded in 1974 and is committed to advancing the field of Neurology in Wisconsin through education and sharing of scientific information. The Society represents over 200 neurologists throughout the state providing high quality patient care, research and training. To learn more visit our website at www.wiscneuro.org. You can also contact the WNS office directly at 920-560-5622 or wns@badgerbay.co.

“Without a doubt, Doctor Rutherford has played a role in my decision to pursue a career in psychiatry, and to apply for psychiatric residency training,” says Friedbacher. “With the experience I’ve gained working alongside him, I know I too can really made a difference by serving patients in Wisconsin in need of mental healthcare.”

Shannon has been a resident of the greater Milwaukee community her entire life. Not only is she now more certain than ever about her decision to become a psychiatrist, but she is deeply committed to serving the psychiatric needs right here at home. The WPA mentor program has reinforced her desire to continue to train in Wisconsin and then to practice as a psychiatrist and serve the people of Wisconsin for the long haul.

The mentor program was designed to provide medical students with an opportunity to experience the specialty of psychiatry that they may not otherwise have an opportunity to experience in medical school.

Shannon admits that while she has been fortunate to have great faculty preceptors and instructors, being paired with community psychiatrists not affiliated with medical school offers her a different perspective and a new dynamic. “With faculty, there is always a need to be on guard,” she says. “But that’s not the case in the mentor program.”

Doctor Rutherford concurs. “The nebulous nature of what the life of a psychiatrist might be like is diminished through this program. Students learn not only about patient care outside of the academic setting, but also have an opportunity to really get to know their mentors,” he said.

Shannon didn’t always know she wanted to go into psychiatry. However, she realized early on that she wanted to attend medical school, despite taking the nontraditional path of starting out in manufacturing sales career. Now in medical school, she is being introduced to many different medical specialties through her rotations, but the exposure to any one specialty is limited. Programs like the WPA Mentor Program offer students with a much deeper understanding of a specialty, in this case psychiatry.

Working in the community setting highlights the prevalence of mental health issues in society. Primary care providers including family physicians and pediatricians are increasingly faced with managing not just the physical, but the mental health of their patients. Doctor Rutherford stresses that responsible integration of care with psychiatrists is important.

In his role with Waukesha County, Doctor Rutherford has seen steps being taken to enhance integrated care for the benefit of patients. One example is the County’s implementation of a new crisis intervention program to meet an increased need for services. He praised Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow for being a friend of mental health. “He understands the concerns, the issues and the needs of patients suffering from mental illness,” says Rutherford.

In her time shadowing Dr. Rutherford, Shannon has witnessed the commitment of local government to mental health, and by seeing that support system within the community is another clear sign that psychiatry is the right career for her. “Psychiatry excites me,” she says. “It is a specialty that provides me the high probability of an interesting and stimulating career, not to mention career longevity.”

Shannon states that she has thoroughly enjoyed her time working alongside Doctor Rutherford, and is grateful for the exposure to the field of psychiatry that the mentor program has offered.  “I look forward to a day when I can pay it forward and serve as a WPA mentor myself.”

The Wisconsin Psychiatric Association (WPA), a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association, is a statewide medical specialty organization whose more than 400 physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders. WPA works to protect the psychiatric profession and mental health patients in Wisconsin through advocacy, physician engagement, education and career development.  Visit the WPA website (link) learn more about this program and the Wisconsin Psychiatic Association.

The PA profession started in 1966 as a way to put highly trained medics returning home from The Vietnam War to work addressing the healthcare provider shortage. The same spirit of exceedingly skilled and dedicated individuals lives on in this the 50^th anniversary of the profession, and continues to employ many Veterans.

In recognition of PA Week, PA students, employers, patients and friends of the profession celebrate and recognize the hard-working people in this essential and fast-growing profession. Practicing PAs and PA students across Wisconsin will be promoting their profession in the work setting and the public through family, friends and patients. For example, the PA training program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be holding a breakfast on October 10 to thank local PAs. And, students at the Concordia University-Wisconsin PA Program will be volunteering at Ronald McDonald House in Milwaukee, and hosting an anatomy trivia session at a local high school.PAs are a powerful force for affordably increasing access to health care for millions of patients across the country. PAs are nationally certified and state licensed to practice medicine, prescribe medication, diagnose and treat illnesses, and assist in surgery in every medical and surgical specialty and setting in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories.PAs practice medicine in a collaborative team model with physicians and other health care professionals. PAs often work in areas where it is hard or impossible to recruit enough physicians to cover the needs of the community. Wisconsin has over 2,250 PAs with 37% working in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine; 29% in Surgical Specialties, 11% in Emergency Medicine, and 23% in other specialties.

The Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants annually recognizes Wisconsin’s PA of the Year in conjunction with PA week. The award is bestowed upon an outstanding physician assistant who demonstrates excellence in service to patients and the community, promotes awareness of the role PAs have in the delivery of healthcare, and bolsters workforce development by educating potential future PAs. The 2016 award recipient will be honored at the WAPA Foundation Annual Awards Dinner and PA Week Celebration, Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, WI.

Established in 1976, the Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants (WAPA) provides comprehensive advocacy for the PA profession. Representing over 1,000 members, WAPA works to advance careers for current and future PAs, and enhance patient care by promoting awareness and education of the physician assistant’s integral role on the healthcare team. WAPA is a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.  Visit the WAPA website (link) To learn more about Physician Assistants and WAPA.

The Wisconsin Public Health Association supported a number of National Public Health Week events at universities across the state. At the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse, Wisconsin, community members, students, faculty and career service representatives set up shop at a Public Health Expo to raise awareness about public health and careers in the field. At the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, organizers of a Public Health Expo highlighted the many ways organizations are working to create the healthiest nation in one generation. And at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, students kicked off NPHW by planting their own herb seeds to take home and grow. Geared toward graduate public health students, the event was designed to highlight healthy food access and encouraged participants to eventually use the herbs in nutritious dishes. To help reduce garbage waste, students reused old milk cartons from a local elementary school to plant their seeds.

Also in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Diversity Matters: Recruiting Wisconsin’s Future Public Health Workforce project hosted its first Public Health Career and Internship Fair during National Public Health Week. Organized to reach high school and early college-age students and their parents, the fair took place at the University of Wisconsin Zilber School of Public Health and had a superhero theme. During the event, designated public health superheroes working in various sectors across Wisconsin offered internship and career advice and discussed how students can make a difference in their communities by choosing a career in public health. Diversity Matters: Recruiting Wisconsin’s Future Public Health Workforce is a five-year project funded by the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program.

See the full news release (link)

WAND is an organization of nutrition professionals providing expert food and nutrition services to the residents of Wisconsin. WAND is an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, consisting of approximately 1650 nutrition experts commonly known as Registered Dietitian (RD) and Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR).  Badger Bay has worked with WAND since 2011.  Visit the WAND website for more information on the association (link) and the new Dietetic Internship Program (link).

Our congratulations to Jacob A. Thayer, this year's recipient of the Bennett Hiner Award for his abstract, Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Axonal Area Differences in Central and Peripheral Zones of Injured and Repaired Nerves.  His study investigated a newly recognized histological difference between peripheral zones and central zones within regenerating nerve trunks.

Each year the Francis M. Forster Award is presented during the Wisconsin Neurological Society Annual Meeting. Residents and fellows submit their abstracts to their Residency Program Director and a maximum of two abstracts are then selected from each institution (MCW and UW) for presentation at the meeting.  We'd like to congratulate Drs. Aditya Vuppala, Jigar Mankad, Ajit Indavarapu and this year's winner Dr. Jamie Elliott for their outstanding work in the field of neurology.

The 2015 Open Houses were a great success giving many an opportunity to step inside an ASC and learn about the services ASCs provide, the cost and care advantages ASCs offer and the important role ASCs play in meeting America’s surgical needs.

This year, ASC visitors included residents of the community, children and adults, elected and appointed officials, insurance providers, physicians and other health care providers, local business leaders and past and future patients.   

In addition to the students attending the MCW-Green Bay campus, next year another 25 students will enter the new MCW-Central Wisconsin Campus in Wausau. With the Foundation’s goal of retaining physicians in Wisconsin, we are pleased to support the students at these new campuses, but we need your help to ensure that the increasing number of students will continue to receive their white coats and welcome.

The White Coat Campaign provides a wonderful opportunity to connect the generations and allows practicing and retired physicians to make a difference in the lives of medical students.

This year's white coat investiture ceremonies are approaching and sponsors are still needed for close to 30 students. Individual physicians, county medical societies and health care groups are asked to consider sponsoring one or more student white coats.

To participate in the 2015 White Coat Campaign, e-mail Heather Sonley, Foundation outreach coordinator, or call her at 608.442.3756 and let her know how many students you would like to sponsor at $75 each. You may also donate online* by entering the dollar amount next to “other amount” and choosing “White Coat Campaign” for the “where your donation should go” field.

*(Member log-in is required to sponsor a white coat. Click here to access the log-in page. Additional member log-in information is here.)

The Wisconsin Psychiatric Association (WPA) was founded in 1957 as a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).  WPA represents more than 400 psychiatrists who are committed to quality treatment of all persons with mental illness.  For more information on psychiatrists in Wisconsin, visit the WPA website.

Doctor Ramnanan, a hospitalist with Aurora Medical Center in Summit, Wisconsin, recently completed a term as president of the Waukesha County Medical Society. She also serves as a delegate for the Society’s House of Delegates and has advocated for health policy by participating in Doctor Day at the State Capitol.

In his nomination of Dr. Ramnanan, James Gariti, MD, described her tenure as president as “transformative” and said she is not someone who follows a template in order to get things done. “She identified needs and worked to meet those needs. During her year of leadership, she increased and broadened participation from physician members and expanded a medical student summer fellowship project into a Safe Saw Initiative that has funded safe saw technology in four Waukesha schools with more planned,” he wrote in his nomination letter. Doctor Gariti succeeded Dr. Ramnanan as president of the Waukesha County Medical Society.

In accepting her award April 25, Doctor Ramnanan expressed her appreciation to the Wisconsin Medical Society, the Foundation and the Waukesha County Medical Society, and said, “The thing about being a young physician is that you come out of medical school, you come out of residency very naïve about what’s out there and one of the things that the Waukesha County Medical Society did for me was open my eyes to the broader perspective of what medicine can offer and how I can actually put myself in a place to impact my patients on a statewide and national perspective.”

Halverson, who recently achieved Distinguished Fellow status of APA, serves as Medical Director of Adult Services and FOCUS program at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc. For the past two years, he has served as president of the Wisconsin Psychiatric Association. Read more...

Dana took the top score of the four residents presenting. Also presenting were Dr. Marc Gunderson, a PG2 from the Medical College of Wisconsin; Dr. Stanley Lyndon, a PG1 from MCW, and Dr. Tony Dobner, and PG1 from UW. All four residents did an excellent job presenting, and the cases enthralled the conference attendees. 

This year marked the third year for the Clinical Vignette Competition. Doctor Tom Heinrich, this year's conference chair, was instrumental in bringing the resident competition to the WPA's Annual Conference a few years ago, and it has been a great addition to the program. This year is the first year that a resident from UW has won.

In the competition, residents from the two Wisconsin psychiatry programs go head-to-head, and the winner has the honor of bringing home the the “Siggy” Award--Wisconsin psychiatry's equivalent of the Paul Bunyan Axe competition.

Dr. Marlowe will bring “Siggy” to Madison, where he will remain on display until next year's competition, which will take place during WPA's 2016 Annual Conference, March 3-5 in Madison.

The Wisconsin Psychiatric Association (WPA) was founded in 1957 as a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).  WPA represents more than 400 psychiatrists who are committed to quality treatment of all persons with mental illness.  For more information on psychiatrists in Wisconsin, visit the WPA website.

Physician Assistant Cathy Bril has been selected to serve on the Wisconsin Immunization Council. Cathy has been recognized as having the knowledge and commitment to patient and general public immunization needs.

The Council is made up of public and private clinicians (primarily physicians, nurse, a pharmacist and nurse practitioner) for the purpose of providing guidance to the Immunization Program and the implementation of immunization recommendations and policies.

Cathy has been in Pediatric Primary care for 15 years, and has been teaching the pediatrics course at Marquette University for the past 14 years.  She is very passionate about immunization education and practices and will be a key representative for the council.

There are more than 2,000 physician assistants practicing in Wisconsin, and are represented by the Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants (WAPA).  The Academy was formed in 1976, and represents PAs and PA students throughout the state.  For more information on physician assistants and the Academy, visit the WAPA website.

• Teena Antony, a student at Brookfield Central High School, who plans to pursue a degree in Biomedical Sciences at UW-Madison as her next step toward a medical degree.
• Abbygael Brodbeck, a student at Pewaukee High School, who plans to pursue a Nursing degree at Carroll University.
• Samantha Gonzalez, a student a Waukesha West High School, who plans to attend UW-Eau Claire and become a Nurse.
• Lauren Lamerton, a student at Brookfield Central High School, who plans to pursue a degree in Microbiology at UW-Madison as a step toward becoming a surgeon.
• Santhosi Samudrala, a student at Brookfield Central High School who also plans to attend UW-Madison and become a physician.