Student Grants, Mentors, and Interest Groups
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is active at all levels of medical student education:
- Partnering with all UMN family medicine residency programs.
- Leading and directing courses and clerkships.
- Supporting the coordination of a family medicine interest group.
- Mentoring medical students interested in family medicine.
- Arranging one-on-one work with community preceptors.
Photos by Adria Carpenter, courtesy of University Libraries.
Family Medicine Interest Group
The Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) on the Twin Cities campus sponsors events that feature an integrated health lunch lecture, an OMT skills workshop, a reproductive skills workshop, and a panel discussion with family medicine physicians from various subspecialties. Get involved! Contact [email protected]
Specialty Mentors
Family medicine clinical mentors give medical students specialty-specific support and advocacy as it relates to networking, career, and residency program selection.
Kathryn Brown MD, MS
Faculty, St. John’s Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Full-spectrum family medicine, obstetrics, and chronic pain management
Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH
Faculty, University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Associate Medical Director, Planned Parenthood North Central States
Medical Director, Minneapolis School-based Clinics
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Comprehensive reproductive health, reproductive justice, family medicine obstetrics, gender-affirming care, adolescent health, team-based care, cross-cultural healthcare, community-oriented care, and health advocacy
Sarah GaleWyrick, MD
Family Medicine Clerkship Director
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Pediatrics, women's health, health at any size, prevention, and medical education
Casey Martin, MD
Residency Director, University of Minnesota Woodwinds Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Cross-cultural healthcare, graduate medical education, sports medicine, and healthcare for the underserved
Shannon Neale, MD
Faculty, University of Minnesota Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: OB, maternal and child health, practice management
David Power, MBBS, MPH
Medical Student Education Director, Specialty Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Medical student education, international health
Shailey Prasad, MBBS, MPH
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Director, Global Family Medicine Pathway
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Medical education, healthcare systems, public health, and health policy
Tom Satre, MD
Residency Director, University of Minnesota CentraCare St. Cloud Family Medicine Residency
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Evidence-based medicine
Andrew Slattengren, DO
Associate Director, University of Minnesota North Memorial Family Medicine Residency
Director of Osteopathic Education
Email: [email protected]
Expertise: Osteopathic manipulative treatment, joint injections, and medical education
Jason Wall, MD
Faculty, University of Minnesota Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program
Email: [email protected]
Areas of Interest: Healthcare delivery and approaching healthcare holistically, social determinants of health, point of care ultrasound, communication in healthcare and advanced care planning, primary care treatment of hepatitis C, addiction medicine, management of behavioral health medications in primary care, and dermatology
Richard Wehseler, MD
Residency Director, University of Minnesota CentraCare Willmar Family Medicine Residency
Email: [email protected]
Areas of Interest: Full-spectrum family medicine, rural EMS, team-based care, and rural health training mentorship.
Awards and Grants
There are local, statewide, and national awards and grants available to medical students interested in the specialty of family medicine. Funding includes research grants, leadership awards, and scholarships to family medicine conferences.
Awards & Scholarships
American Board of Family Medicine: Pisacano Scholarship
Deadline: May
The Pisacano Scholarship provides leadership training and up to $28,000 per year (for up to five years) for 10 outstanding fourth-year medical students nationwide. Students must make a commitment to the specialty of family medicine. The program is designed to reimburse medical school debt incurred by students at the conclusion of residency. The department is willing to nominate one candidate per year. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested.
Medical Student Leadership Award
Deadline: February
The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians recognizes one fourth-year medical student for family medicine activities on a local, state, or national level.
For more information, contact Lisa Regehr, 952-542-0130, [email protected].
Research Grants
Awards for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Scholarship
Deadline: February 1
These awards were established by a University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health faculty member to recognize superior research on aging and geriatric medicine. The University of Minnesota Medical School awards a $1,000 scholarship to two medical students submitting the best papers on a topic dealing with care of older adults.
Family Medicine Medical Student Grants from the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Deadlines: April and October
The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Foundation offers up to $2,000 start-up innovation grant as well as a summer externship.
University of Minnesota Foundation Medical Student Research Grants
Deadlines: September and February
The University of Minnesota Foundation supports University of Minnesota medical students who are pursuing careers in academic research and medicine. Medical school faculty must serve as project supervisors and provide laboratory facilities. $3,000 grants are available for 8 - 12 weeks of research during free or elective periods or during the summer.
