Vision, Mission & Values

Vision

A future where everyone who wants to teach and lead in rural medical education has the opportunity to do so, regardless of their background or location.

Mission

The WiNC GME Leadership Academy is committed to inspiring and supporting the next generation of medical educators and Wisconsin’s rural communities by making Rural GME the choice for medical education in an environment where teachers thrive.

Values

The academy is committed to the following values:

  • Excellence: Providing high-quality medical education that meets the needs of rural educators.

  • Innovation: Taking action beyond conventional boundaries and to develop new responses to the medical education and health care needs of our community.

  • Collaboration: Working together with its partners to improve medical education in rural Wisconsin.

  • Community: Serving the community and making a positive impact on the health of Wisconsin's residents.

  • Diversity: Valuing our culture and our communities that require acceptance of change, respect for difference, and a place to belong.

  • Growth: Inspiring participation and capturing the interest of those not yet involved.

Planning Committee Members

  • Lisa Bratvold, NP, Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center

  • Adam Clements, DO, Aspirus Wausau Family Medicine Residency

  • Jennifer Crubel, Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME (WCRGME)

  • Lisa Dodson, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin - Central Wisconsin

  • Sabrina Dunlap, MD, Emergency Medicine Fellowship Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center

  • John Hayes, DO, MCW-Prevea Green Bay Family Medicine Residency

  • Jami Kaiser, WiNC GME Consortium

  • Joseph Kilsdonk, AuD, WiNC GME Consortium

  • Crystal Lalonde, MD, MCW-Prevea Green Bay Family Medicine Residency

  • Allen Last, MD, Mosaic Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency

  • Beth Menzel, MD, Mosaic Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency

  • Kevin O’Connell, MD, WiNC GME Consortium

  • Julie Richards, WiNC GME Consortium

  • Karlye Rodrigues-Wisdom, MD, Emergency Medicine Fellowship Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center

  • Lori Rodefeld, Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME (WCRGME)

  • Jean Vogel, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin - Central Wisconsin Psychiatry Program

  • Marianna Worczak, MD, Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center

  • Katie Yanke, Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME (WCRGME) / WiNC GME Consortium