Education

Cultivating the next generation of ob-gyn leaders is a commitment we fully embrace. As a department, we provide an outstanding and comprehensive educational experience, motivating medical students, graduate students, residents, fellows, faculty and community members to be lifelong learners in reproductive health.

Medical students at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health work with our faculty and residents to get an introduction to obstetrics and gynecology practice throughout their medical school curriculum. Our residents and faculty often receive teaching awards, as voted by the medical students.

The  UW Ob-Gyn residency provides a comprehensive, creative and caring training environment. We offer exceptional surgical volume, extensive subspecialty rotations, and an integrated research program. Our unique offerings include a Global Health Track, a Rural Residency Track, and a carefully structured and highly successful resident research curriculum offering opportunities to pursue projects in Research, Quality Improvement, or Education. Our residents are some of the best in the country, and they leave our program prepared for successful careers in academic medicine, private practice, and subspecialty fellowship training.

We offer high-quality, ACGME/ABOG-accredited fellowship training in  gynecologic oncology,  maternal-fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. We value a supportive training environment that helps each of our fellows pursue their individual career goals.

The  Health Disparities Research Scholars Program is an interdisciplinary post-doctoral training program that supports the training of scholars from diverse fields to become interdisciplinary researchers with a focus on health among minority populations, particularly maternal/child, adolescent, and family health.

We are proud to offer training opportunities for scientists in areas like reproductive biology and physiology, maternal health, and fetal health at the level of intrauterine programming, and the adult endocrine diseases to which they relate (hypertension, obesity, diabetes). Trainees in the  Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program join a strong, vibrant training environment led by faculty from across UW-Madison.

Grand Rounds: Larson presents Trending vs. True: Evidence-Based Answers to Popular OB-GYN Claims

On April 2, 2026, UW Department of resident Jeanette Larson, MD, PGY-4, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Trending vs. True: Evidence-Based Answers to Popular OB-GYN Claims.”In the lecture, Larson reviewed common sources where people may find their health information; evaluated the evidence behind popular ob-gyn claims on s... more

Kaljo co-authors article in Wisconsin Medical Journal

Kristina Kaljo, PhD, associate professor in the UW Dept. of Ob-Gyn, recently co-authored an article published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. Co-authors from the Medical College of Wisconsin include Monet Lane, MD; Morgan Briggs, MD; Christine Pando, MD; Susan Duyar-Ayerdi, MD, MA; and Kathryn Dielentheis, MD. In “Perspecti... more

Bharucha, Kaljo, Hanks co-author study in Wisconsin Medical Journal

Members of the UW Department recently authored an article published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. Authors include ob-gyn resident Kharmen Bharucha, MD,PGY-4; Kristina Kaljo, PhD, associate professor in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn; Laura Hanks, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn; and ... more

Thigpen, Hanks publish study in Frontiers in Reproductive Health

UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Kitty Thigpen, MD, PGY-1, and Laura Hanks, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, recently co-authored an article published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health. Co-authors include Natalia Gontarczyk Uczkowksi, MPH; Amy Godecker, PhD, MS; Madison Seifer; and ... more

Knickerbocker, Kaljo, Hanks co-author study in Wisconsin Medical Journal

Members of the UW Department have recently authored an article published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. Authors include PGY-3 Resident Abbey Knickerbocker, MD; Nathan R. Jones, PhD, Senior Project Director at the UW Survey Center; Kristina Kaljo, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Ob-Gyn; and Laura Hanks, MD, as... more
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