Training in Urban Medicine & Public Health
Contact usTraining in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH) is a program for University of Wisconsin medical students that provides unique educational experiences for students committed to providing health care for underserved, urban populations.
The TRIUMPH program is provided through the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. TRIUMPH integrates clinical, community and public health, as well as leadership skill development in urban Milwaukee.
TRIUMPH was developed in response to pervasive disparities in health outcomes and chronic shortages of physicians in medically under-served urban areas. It exists to recruit and prepare community-responsive physicians to promote health equity and to improve access to health care in urban communities and beyond.
TRIUMPH team
Kjersti Knox, MD
- Title:
- Director of TRIUMPH
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Dr. Knox joined the very first TRIUMPH cohort in 2010 and has lived and worked in Milwaukee since. She has served as a community project mentor for multiple TRIUMPH students and mentors medical students clinically.
Michelle Buelow, MD MPH
- Title:
- Associate Director of TRIUMPH
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Dr. Buelow was part of the first class of TRIUMPH students and now works as a family physician at the Sixteenth St. Community Health Center. She loves working with medical students because they are energizing, inspiring and bring refreshing perspectives.
Theresa Umhoefer-Wittry, MD
- Title:
- Associate Director of TRIUMPH
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Dr. Umhoefer-Wittry is a pediatrician and child/adolescent psychiatrist in Racine. She credits TRIUMPH for influencing her career trajectory and looks forward to working with students and community partners.
Lawrence Moore, MD, MPH
- Title:
- TRIUMPH Associate Program Director
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Dr. Moore joined TRIUMPH during medical school where he worked at the Walnut Way Conservation Corps. He completed his residency with the Aurora Health Care Family Medicine Residency in Milwaukee. Dr. Moore currently practices Family Medicine at the Aurora Midtown Health Center and is thrilled to be back with the TRIUMPH program.
Melissa Lemke
- Title:
- TRIUMPH Program Manager
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As an instructional program manager, Melissa splits her time between TRIUMPH and the Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH). She appreciates the gifts and talents students bring to the organization and the community.
Justin Heitman
- Title:
- TRIUMPH Student Coordinator
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Justin Heitman joined the TRIUMPH team in 2021. He enjoys the enthusiasm of medical students and looks forward to working closely with the TRIUMPH program.