Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

Type of Practice: Urban Academic
Scope of Practice: ER,Inpatient,Newborns,NursingHome,OB
Other: Minor Office Procedures
Particular clinical interests: Women's Healthcare, Obstetrics, Pediatrics
Patient panel characteristics: Full spectrum
Personal information and interests: Teaching 8 years in the Mid-West, reading
What’s fun to do in the area? Janesville is the city of parks, with bike and walking trails, many golf courses. We are 1/2 an hour from Madison, 1/2 an hour from Rockford
What are the housing arrangements? 2 bedroom apartment available within blocks of hospital
What would the student do? Participate and assist with resident or faculty practice, attend weekly lecture series, involvment with many procedures.
This would be a great externship for a student because: We have residents, medical students, we love to teach!

Name: Tom Bachhuber, M.D.
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Type of Practice: Urban, Solo, Multi-SpecGroup
Other: Community Health Center
Scope of Practice: Inpatient,Newborns,HouseCalls,OB,SurgeryProcedures
Particular clinical interests: outpatient surgery
Patient panel characteristics: Lots of DM,HTN,Obesity
What’s fun to do in the area? Eat Mexican and Puerto Rican food.
What are the housing arrangements? Student provides own
What would the student do? I would have to work out an arrangement with one of my collegies who works on Tuesdays and Thursdays to take over responsibility for the student as I only work on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
This would be a great externship for a student because: Inner City experience. New immigrant families, Totally different culture! We practice the full range of Family Practice; I will deliver 2-7 OB patients on a 24 hour call. Great need, very rewarding.

Name: Craig Bennet, M.D.
Location: Luther Midelfort Northland Cameron
Type of Practice: Rural, Solo, Family Practice Group, Multi-Spec Group
Scope of Pracice: Inpatient, Newborns, Nursing Home, OB, and Peds
Particular clinical interests: Strong interest in OB and Peds. About 33% of practice is OB and Peds. Average about 25 deliveries a year. Also strong interest in diabetes management.

Patient panel characteristics: 40% 65 and older; 30 - 40% Peds; 20% OB/GYN.
Personal information and interests: Wife and 3 kids ages 7, 3 1/2, and 21 months.
What's fun to do in the area: Hunt, fish, swim, biking, outdoor sports all over.

What are the housing arrangements? Can find a local apartment for 2 - 3 mos lease if needed.

What would the student do? Learn to use stethoscope, otoscope, observe/participate in deliveries, round on hospital patients with me, weekly reviews, observe and exam patients both with me and on own to be re-seen by me.

This would be a great externship for a student because: I do full spectrum family medicine and enjoy teaching. We have a great clinic staff. I am in a small outreach clinic in which myself, a partner and a PA provide care to clinic patients. This gives the student a variety of people to oberserve and see as well as different styles and practices. This is a beautiful area of the state with close proximity to the twin cities, Duluth, and Eau Claire.

Anything else the student should know? Come ready to learn, have fun in a low key environment and as well hopefully see a couple vaginal births.

Name: Lana Doxtater, M.D.
Location: Access Community Health Center, Madison
Type of practice: Urban, Family Practice
Group, and Community Health Center
Scope of practice: Inpatient, Newborns, OB
Particular clinical interests: OB, Service to the underserved and uninsured, gynecology procedures
Patient panel characteristics: 60% Uninsured. 30% Medicaid and Medicare. 10% Private Insurance. Wide variety of AA, Latino, Hmong and International patients
Personal information and interests: Married with 2 small children
What’s fun to do in the area? It's Madison! Great theater, outdoor activities, shopping, biking, etc.
What are the housing arrangements? I can not personally provide housing but there may be some options through UW.
What would the student do? Spend days at the clinic, seeing family practice patients. If available, the student would also take call 2-3 times per month for OB patients including attending deliveries and seeing newborns in the hospital.
This would be a great externship for a student because: Great exposure to a broad group family practice in a very well run community health center. Exposure to complex sociological issues such as homelessness, drug addiction and poverty.
Anything else the student should know? We are a great group, affiliated with the UW Dept of Family Medicine.

Name: David Eitrheim, M.D.
Location: Red Cedar Medical Center - Mayo Health System
Type of practice: Rural Multi-Spec Group
Scope of practice: ER, Inpatient, Newborns, Nursing Home, OB, Surgery/Procedures
Particular clinical interests: Education Director so I arrange CME at the med center. Sports medicine, Internal medicine, ER. Have CAQ in Geriatrics.
Patient panel characteristics: Broad range of patients with emphasis on internal medicine. Practice includes OB, ER, nursing home.
Personal information and interests: Married with a high school junior as last remaining child at home. I run marathons and ultramarathons and like to ski. Summer cabin in Minnesota used in the summer time.
What’s fun to do in the area? One hour from the Twin Cities. Bike trail, community theater and summer concerts, lake and river in town for water recreation.
What are the housing arrangements? Student can stay in our house. Guest bedroom in basement. Home gym, pool in backyard.
What would the student do? Initially shado me for the first days and then will see patients in the clinice ahead of me. The med student presents the possible as this supplies the best learning. We often review cases at the end of the morning and end of the day so there is time to discuss diagnosis and treatment plans in a more detailed fashion.
This would be a great externship for a student because: I have taught med students for years through Mayo and UMD and like to teach. I was the site director for a rural FP residency in Menomonie and firmly believe in the need to train more FPs in rural and small town settings. Our medical center is a very friendly place to work. We have educational noon conferences 1 - 2 days each week.
Anything else the student should know? I prefer to precept students who are interested in family medicine. I also would prefer to share the student with one other preceptor so the student has a broad range of experiences.

Particular clinical interests: women's health, obstetrics, well child care and adolescent health

Patient panel characteristics: I am new to this practice, so am just building my panel. By this summer I should have 3-4 OBs due per month. About half of my day is spent helping individuals in the management of chronic conditions and the other half on preventive health maintenance.

Personal information and interests: I am married with 2 adopted daughters. We have a a couple of horses, dogs and cats. We enjoy spending time outside doing whatever is available.

What’s fun to do in the area? We are close to the Chequamegon National Forest which offers hiking, horse back riding and camping opportunities. There are several bike trails in the area. Summer offers a lot of local festivals and events in Medford and surrounding communities. The closest large cities are Wausau and Marshfield. Eau Claire is about an hour and a half away.

What would the student do? You would be able to follow me or one of my partners through the clinic day and periodically on call as desired. The practice is quite flexible and you would be able to design the externship to fit your interests.

This would be a great externship for a student because: The location is beautiful. I think the educational opportunities are as diverse as one would like them to be. We are a very excited about teaching and sharing our enthusiasm about Family Medicine.

Anything else the student should know? Previous students have enjoyed the location and the experience that we have been able to provide.

Name: John Hale, M.D.
Location: Aurora Bay Care Medical Center, Green Bay, WI
Type of practice: Urban, Solo
Scope of practice: ER, Inpatient, Newborns, OB, Surgical Assisting, Surgery Procedures
Particular clinical interests: OB-GYN
Patient panel characteristics: Privately insured, Medicaid, Medicare, self-pay, Hispanic, Hmong, Black, White
Personal information and interests: Exercise is important
What’s fun to do in the area? Exercise, Green Bay Packers, lots of other sports, museums, University.
What are the housing arrangements? Private house owned by the hospital that houses up to 4 students with kitchen, internet, cable TV, VCR, etc.
What would the student do? Accompany me on rounds, deliveries, surgery, clinic, etc.
This would be a great externship for a student because: It is a lot of fun and you get treated with respect and like an adult
Anything else the student should know? Come north for the best rotation out there!

Name: Mark Hansen, M.D.
Location: East Madison Dean Clinic
Type of practice: Multi-Spec Group
Scope of practice: Inpatient, Newborns, Nursing Home
Particular clinical interests: Some sports medicine
Patient panel characteristics: Wide variety, but more adult oriented
Personal information and interests:
What’s fun to do in the area? Madison? All kinds of things
What are the housing arrangements? N/A
What would the student do? Full participation, see patients independently, eventually night call, etc.
This would be a great externship for a student because: My practice is very used to having students
Anything else the student should know?

Name: Brian Hettrick, MD
Location: Paddock Lake, WI
Type of practice: Rural, Solo
Scope of practice: Inpatient, Newborns, Nursing Home, House Calls, Surgical Assisting, Surgery/Procedures
Patient panel characteristics: A lot of diabetes and chronic conditions are handled in the office, but I do break things up as much as possible with procedures and surgical assisting. Although I am out in the county, I interact quite a bit with the specialists in town
Personal information and interests: 42 y/o Graduated in 1995 from medical school and 1998 from residency.
What’s fun to do in the area? golfing and boating. Also, we are halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
What are the housing arrangements? We do have a basement apartment where a student could stay, but we do have cats and dogs, so be warned if you are allergic.
What would the student do? See the patients prior to me seeing them and try to come up with a strategy. On selected willing patients, I would allow the student to do pap smears, etc.
This would be a great externship for a student because: I generally keep things busy, but the mood is light in the office and we do see a variety of patients

Name: Scott A. Hoftiezer , M.D.
Location: Dodge Correctional, Waupun, WI
Type of practice: Maximum Security Prison
Scope of practice: Nursing Home, Surgery/Procedures
Particular clinical interests: Asthma, diabetes, hypertension, Hepatitis C
Patient panel characteristics: Male Felons. There may be some opportunity to see female felons also.
Personal information and interests:
What’s fun to do in the area? Horicon Marsh is lovely in the summer.
What are the housing arrangements? None. Students have commuted from their homes. We are less than one hour away from both Milwaukee and Madison via expressway.
What would the student do? Work alongside various primary care physicians, a nephrologist, psychiatry, orthopedics, physical therapists and see both ambulatory patients, infirmary patients, chronic disease care, health maintenance, acute trauma, casting, laceration repair, joint injections. Opportunities for hands-on experience are good, but the student will always be under direct supervision and will mostly be in a subsidiary role. Each student has traditionally mastered basic EKG interpretation during the session also.
This would be a great externship for a student because: You can say you've spent time in prison.
Anything else the student should know? Despite our somewhat intimidating setting, statistically we're safer than a lot of health professionals who work in hospitals and clinics in many urban areas.

Type of Practice: Urban, FamilyPracticeGroup,Academic
Scope of Practice: Inpatient,Newborns,NursingHome,OB Other: Colposcopy
Particular clinical interests: Women's Health/OB, community health, literacy and dental issues, geriatrics.
Patient panel characteristics: All ages, many hispanic, many young patients, but also geriatrics.
Personal information and interests: I am married to another family physician and have 2 children, ages 7 and 4. I enjoy sports (soccer, bicycling, volleyball, running) and outdoor activities (hiking, etc.),
theater, cooking and playing with my kids and dog.
What’s fun to do in the area? There are many fun activities in the Waukesha area itself, with great restaurants, access to hiking, lake activities, concerts. Also, Milwaukee is only 30 minutes away, with Summerfest, concerts, restaurants, museum, sporting events (Brewers, Bucks, Wave) and more.
What are the housing arrangements? We do not offer housing arrangements.
What would the student do? The student would spend time both in the clinic and the hospital seeing patients in conjunction with me or one of the other faculty or upper level residents. If interested, they could also participate in rounds at the nursing home, home visits, or any clinic projects.
This would be a great externship for a student because: Everyone at our facility loves to teach and is committed to teaching. We have a varied patient population, ability to participate in the full scope of family
medicine, and opportunity to be involved in community projects as well. Also, one of our most important goals is: HAVE FUN!
Anything else the student should know? The student would spend the majority of their time with me; however, as a residency faculty, I am not in clinic every day so they would have the opportunity to work with other faculty and even uper level residents as well.

Type of Practice: Urban, Solo, FamilyPracticeGroup, Multi-SpecGroup
Scope of Practice: Newborns,OB
Other: Office procedures
Particular clinical interests: Women's health, OB, Procedures
Patient panel characteristics: Full spectrum from Adults to kids, including
OB, Lots of women and lots of "nuts and bolts" Family medicine ie HTN, DM,
Hypercholesterolemia, Acute care
Personal information and interests: I grew up in Milwaukee, Currently live
here with my husband, graduated from MCW, Love to camp, enjoy nature, I make
creative photoalbums and I love children...seeing life through their eyes
will open yours
What’s fun to do in the area? Night life downtown, museums, zoo, tons of
parks for hiking/biking
What are the housing arrangements? I have no housing to supply
What would the student do? Start out shadowing me and eventually start seeing patient on his/her own managing a patient visit from begining to end ie Chief complaint to rx to dictating all under my supervision,
Oppertunities to help perform minor surgical procedures in the office
This would be a great externship for a student because: I love to teach, I see a wide variety of patients in my clinic and my practice includes lots of procedures and prenatal care/deliveries.

Other: Employed by Community Owned Non-for-Profit Hosp.
Scope of Practice: Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic
Particular clinical interests: General outpatient family practice in small rural community with possible walk in minor trauma, etc.
Patient panel characteristics: Newborn to Geriatric
Personal information and interests: Very family orientated family practice clinic setting.
What’s fun to do in the area? Close to Green Bay and Appleton, WI for arts, dining, shopping, etc. Also easy access to water activities, hiking, biking, camping, etc.
What are the housing arrangements? To be determined. Bellin Health System would cover housing costs.
What would the student do? Shadow family practice physician.
This would be a great externship for a student because: Bellin Health, Bellin Medical Group is a family practice focused physician governed medical group and health system with a large number of family physicians involved in committees and leadership roles. The system also includes access to full complement of specialty paterners.

Anything else the student should know? Family oriented environment with very approachable physicians and staff, making it a very enjoyable yet profitable learning experience. Bellin has a very high retention rate of staff, including providers, in the 90% percentile.

Name: Douglas Moard, M.D.

Location: Kimberly, WI

Type of Practice: Urban FamilyPracticeGroup
Scope of Practice: Newborns, NursingHome
Particular clinical interests: Chronic disease management, psychiatric issues
Patient panel characteristics: Weighted toward an older age group, but a few newborns, teens, and younger adults as well. I get a lot of referals for vasectomy, so I can teach that procedure.
Personal information and interests: Hunting, retrieving dogs (we have four)
What’s fun to do in the area? Boating, fishing, theater, good restaurants and shopping.
What are the housing arrangements? Can stay with us (my kids are grown. There are two unused bedrooms upstairs
What would the student do? Accompany me to office each day. We have a large group, so if there are other interests (colposcopy, etc) there is a variety of things to see/do
This would be a great externship for a student because: Busy practice with
electronic medical record and robust system in place for disease management.

Name: Isaac D. Pierre, M.D.
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Type of practice: Family Practice Group
Scope of practice: Inpatient, Newborns, Nursing Home, House Calls, OB, Surgery/Procedures
Particular clinical interests: Medical Student and Resident Education, Obstetrics, Under-served Patient Populations- whether from a socioeconomic or ethnic or sexual preference perspective
Patient panel characteristics: Full-spectrum, urban, a decent amount of Pediatrics, Obstetrics
Personal information and interests: Have lived in the Midwest all my life, born in Chicago, undergraduate in Minneapolis and graduate of Medical College of Wisconsin. Like living in an urban setting and taking advantage of the multitude of social and recreation activities in the area.
What’s fun to do in the area? Summerfest as well as multiple outdoor festivals, great restaurants, and the lakefornt for outdoor exercise.
What are the housing arrangements? Student provides own.
What would the student do? Be exposed to full spectrum of Family Medicine, including inpatient and obstetrics as well as office-based surgery if desired
This would be a great externship for a student because: I am passionate about medical student and resident education as well as patient care. I love what I do and enjoy sharing this experience. Medical students who have just finished a year of mostly classwork will feel refreshed and excited as they learn valuable skills (from patient interviewing to physical exam practice) to take with them for their continuing careers.
Anything else the student should know? I have had several students rotate through this externship and look forward to more spending time with us.

Name: Jake Prunuske, M.D. & James Shropshire, M.D.
Location: Monona, WI
Type of practice: Family Practice Group
Scope of practice: ER, Inpatient, Newborns, Nursing Home, OB, Surgery/Procedures
Particular clinical interests: OB, procedures including vasectomy, colposcopy, lesion removal, endometrial biopsy, flex sig
Patient panel characteristics: Many Hispanic patients, several doctors are fluent in Spanish - otherwise broad spectrum of age and disease
Personal information and interests: See above
What’s fun to do in the area? University related activites, Capitol, State Street, great restaurants, variety of outdoor activities
What are the housing arrangements? N/A
What would the student do? Observe and participate as much as patient/student are willing
This would be a great externship for a student because: Enthusiastic physicians, busy practice

Type of Practice: Rural, Multi-SpecGroup
Scope of Practice: Newborns
Particular clinical interests: The family practice group of which I am a member was intending to precept the extern as a group although I planned to take the lead and insure a well coordinated experience. This would allow exposure to our variety of practice styles. The group consists of two women and two men including myself. All of us have been in practice for at least 7 years. Our group practices the full spectrum of outpatient family medicine except for obstetrics. This includes colposcopy, vasectomy, stress ECG, and minor surgery. We care for our pediatric inpatients including newborns, but use hospitalists to care for our adult inpatients. Our group also includes a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant so the extern could gain exposure to the role of other advanced care practitioners.
Patient panel characteristics: Our practice covers all ages and backgrounds. This ranges from farmers to blue collar workers to university professors and college students. We have many patients from the community nursing homes and assisted living who are still ambulatory enough to come to our office.
Personal information and interests: I am the newest member of our group but have been in family medicine for 30 years ranging from solo to group practice as well as 13 years as a faculty member at the Waukesha Family Practice Residency. At the residency I worked with medical students throughout their 4 years of training, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to continue this role. Although currently only practicing outpatient family medicine, I was practicing the full range of family medicine including obstetrics until 1 years ago and could bring in discussions of these additional elements of family medicine in the course of precepting. Outside of medicine I enjoy sailing, hiking, biking, kayaking, and photography among many other interests. As described above the other members of my group have had many years of
experience in family medicine with a wide range of interests and skills in outpatient family medicine.
What’s fun to do in the area? Stevens Point is a very active place in the summer. Every week has at least a couple of community events ranging from weekly band concerts in the park by the Wisconsin River to festivals focusing on such things as energy efficiency, old cars, and local cultural traditions. The University of Wisconsin in Stevens Point remains active with many students still on campus. There are a multitude of outside activities with many rivers, lakes, and trails in the area as well as the many parks in and surrounding Stevens Point.
What are the housing arrangements? Housing is available nearby through our affiliate hospital, St. Michael.
What would the student do? I would propose having the student initially shadow the providers, including the PA and NP, to get a sense of the content and style of family medicine. We would then have the student start to take histories from the patients independently. The student would also start to engage in more and more of the physical exam. As the student had more and more experience, he or she could start to develop a differential diagnosis prior to examination by the preceptor. I would also like to discuss the use of diagnostic aids such as references on PDA?s and the internet. In addition, I always like to weave in discussions of how family medicine fits into the overall field of medicine and the future of medicine. Finally, since our practice is part of a multi-specialty group, if the student wanted to gain experience in obstetrics, inpatient medicine, and emergency medicine this could be arranged.
This would be a great externship for a student because: We bring a lot of enthusiasm to our practice of family medicine, and I feel we can share that with a student. Although our practice is limited primarily to outpatient medicine, I feel the diversity of what we do is still broad enough to provide a good overview of family medicine without overwhelming the student with too many experiences. Finally, Stevens Point is a great place to spend a summer.
Anything else the student should know? Just that we would really enjoy introducing the student to family medicine and its many possibilities for a lifetime of service and intellectual stimulation.

Name: Shoaib Sheikh, M.D.
Location: Neillsville, WI
Type of practice: Rural, Solo, Multi-SpecGroup
Scope of practice: ER, Inpatient, Newborns, Nursing Home, OB, HouseCalls, Surgery/Procedures
Particular clinical interests: Wide scope of practice OB, ER, Inpatient, Clinic, PEDs, IM
Patient panel characteristics: Cardiac, diabetes, OB, GYN, PEDs
Personal information and interests: Family fun activities
What’s fun to do in the area? Golfing, hiking, camping, hunting
What are the housing arrangements? One of the rooms in the old clinic has been converted to studio apartment for medical students and food is through the cafeteria for the nursing home that is attached to the facility.
What would the student do? Inpatient, outpatient, OB, ER, Surgical if available.
This would be a great externship for a student because: Helps understand students/residents, what family medicine in rural areas is all about. Wide scope of medical care provided, challenges of relying on clinical knowledge.
Anything else the student should know? Very friendly environment with great exposure to wide array of medical specialties eager to teach anyone willing to learn.

Patient panel characterisitcs: Rural/suburban, agricultural and blue color. Critical access area, low to middle socioeconomic area.

Personal information and interests: Practiced 23 years in Madison area and was a part of the Department of Family Medicine for the last 6 years before moving to Sparta. Served as Vice Chair for clinical operations for my last three years in Madison. Now doing full time clinical work. Moved back to this area and enjoy our 40 acre rural homestead, my woodworking ship, my black lab and enjoy the outdoors.

What's fun to do in the area? Biking, hiking, fishing, skiing, hunting are all big in this area. Very hilly and beautiful part of the state that many do not know about. 30 minutes from La Crosse and the Mississipi river. Sparta is pretty quiet and rural. So most of the fun is based on outdoor activities.

What are the housing arrangements? Student can live with my wife and I. We have a large log home in the country and a room and private bath available for the student. If preferred could house the student at the hospital in a call room, but I think that would be less fun for all.

What would the student do? Student would work full time with me. Seeing patients together and sequentially as appropriate. Assist on procedures, and learn what it is to be a family physician.

This would be a great externship for a student because: We have a very active and fun family practice clinic. Four physicians and two associate providers. A wide variety of problems, ages, insurance and patient profiles. I have been in practice 25 years, so I have lots of experience, pearls and perspective, while having kept an academic affiliation with the two UW medical school and approach to learning and care of patients. Plus we have a great place to live. This would be a great place to learn about being a family physician in a rural practice.

Name: Corazon Loteyro, M.D.
Location: Plover, WI
Type of Practice: Family Practice Group
Scope of Practice: Surgery/Procedures

Personal information and interests: Practiced the last 20 years, involved in state and national organization levels, outdoor activities, travelling, reading, singing, and gardening

What’s fun to do in the area? outdoor activities, lake activities, fishing, university events, other city activities

What are the housing arrangements? If early, St. Michaels provides housing for students. May also stay with preceptor

This would be a great externship for a student because: varied scope of cases in practice

Anything else the student should know? The clinic is friendly and helpful in all aspects of externship. This is a small town yet accessible to big city amenities. Two hours from Madison, and about 3 hours from upper most north, and the city of Milwaukee.

Type of Practice: Urban, Solo, FamilyPracticeGroup
Scope of Practice: Newborns,Surgery/Procedures
Particular clinical interests: General Family Practice
Patient panel characteristics: A variety of patient problems and wellness exams for all ages. Minor office based surgical procedures.
Personal information and interests: Married with 2 college aged kids. Interests include literature and cooking.
What’s fun to do in the area? Many lakes and trails nearby, and situated close to Milwaukee with all of it's various forms of entertainment.
What are the housing arrangements? none I'm afraid. My house is full so you're on your own.
What would the student do? Learn basic examination skills, diagnose and learn treatments for various diseases. Splints, sutures, excisions. Read sections of the books pertaining to things seen or interesting subjects. Learn computer prescribing and electronic medical record use. This would be a great externship for a student because: Good hands on experience, pretty easy hours for the summer.

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