Joseph W Gravel Jr., MD, FAAFP is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, he served as a residency program director for 20 years. He was founding residency program director of the Tufts University Family Medicine Residency in Malden, MA and previously was Chief Medical Officer and residency program director of the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center/Lawrence Family Medicine Residency in Lawrence, MA.

Dr. Gravel also currently serves as Chair of the Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee (AFMAC), is on the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s Board of Directors, and is a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Review Committee for Family Medicine. He most recently served as Treasurer and Credentials Committee Chair for the Board of Directors of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) and is a Past President of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), the  Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), and the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians.

As a program director, his programs participated in 3 national residency innovation initiatives- the P4 National Demonstration Project, the HRSA Teaching Health Center program, and the ACGME Length of Training (LoT) Pilot. He was also selected by Governor Deval Patrick to serve as a Commissioner on the Massachusetts Special Commission on Graduate Medical Education and has been deeply involved in national and statewide primary care workforce issues.

Zach Baeseman, MD, Family Medicine/Obstetrics, ThedaCare

Zach Baeseman, MD

Dr. Baeseman is a family medicine physician with ThedaCare Physicians in Wild Rose.

He completed his medical degree at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, master of public health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, residency at Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency and fellowship at Swedish Hospital Medical Center in Washington.

He grew up in a Wisconsin town that houses grades K-12 in one school and doesn’t have a single set of stoplights. He has always understood the dynamics of small rural communities. This led to his interest in rural healthcare as he studied medicine and also contributed to his goal of completing a Master of Public Health degree.

Dr. Baeseman loves seeing the entire spectrum of life and helping people deal with all of the challenges, joys and adversities that come with the many different stages. He works together with his patients to understand their interests, motivations and family circumstances so they can achieve and sustain their personal goals for health.

Tina Bettin, MSN, DNP, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, ThedaCare

Tina Bettin, MSN, DNP

Tina Bettin is an advance practice nurse practitioner at ThedaCare, Family Medicine in Manawa, Wisconsin. She completed her master in nursing at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and her doctor of nursing practice at the University of Minnesota.

She works together with patients to reap the greatest health benefits for them and their families. Her role is to be knowledgeable of the latest treatments and medications, and to be caring, efficient and receptive to your needs and concerns.

Her mother was a nurse, so she was exposed to the profession for as long as she can remember. She has always been intrigued by science and the human body, and enjoys the variety family medicine. 

Away from work, she enjoys coaching volleyball, playing sports like softball, volleyball and bowling, spending time outdoors, and hunting.

Amy E. Bingenheimer, MLIS, Program Manager II, Medical College of Wisconsin

Amy E. Bingenheimer, MLIS

Amy Easton Bingenheimer has been with the Medical College of Wisconsin since 2008.  During her career she has served MCW in the roles of Technology Coordinator Librarian, Educational Technology Manager and currently is the Program Manager for the Office of Educational Improvement.  Amy is a driven information professional with a passion for using her knowledge management, IT and customer services skills in a team environment in order to dynamically contribute to the success of MCW’s missions.  She enjoys collaborating with MCW’s faculty, students, and staff to foster continuous improvement in health sciences education.

Amy received her BA from Luther College and her MLIS from UW-Madison.  She also enjoys wellness activities like yoga and spin classes as well as spending time with her family.

Carlyle Chan MD, Professor; Vice Chair, Professional Development and Educational Outreach, Medical College of Wisconsin

Carlyle Chan MD

Carlyle Chan, MD is Professor of Psychiatry and the Institute for Health and Equity (Bioethics and Medical Humanities) at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he attended Medical School.  He completed his psychiatric residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine.  He was a Residency Training Director for over 17 years and has been and is his Department’s CME Director for the past 33 years, having founded and still directs the Door County Summer Institute.

In addition to directing a resident psychotherapy service, he has helped start two new rural psychiatric residencies.  Nationally, he has served on the ACGME Psychiatry Review Committee, was President of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, chaired the ACCME Board of Directors, helped found and chair the Organization of Program Directors Association and has served as Senior Consultant for GME for the Association of American Medical Colleges.  He is currently a member of the AAMC Integration Committee for the Fundamental Role of Arts and Humanities in Medical Education.

Sonal Chandratre MD, Regional Medical Director Primary Care-North Pediatric Endocrinology, Ascension Medical Group

Sonal Chandratre MD

Dr. Chandratre is the Regional Medical Director of Primary Care-North with Ascension Medical Group. She is a practising Pediatric Endocrinologist working at Ascension Saint Michael's Hospital Pediatric Endocrinology outpatient clinic, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and has served in leadership roles as the clinical course director for multiple clinical courses in medical education.  

She is a national level public speaker on various health and medical education-related topics and has represented healthcare and physicians on radio and television. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals on pediatric endocrinology, medical education and healthcare. She has also authored a book titled “How To Get Published Without Doing Research” and hosts medical writing workshops for members of healthcare. 

She is currently involved in evaluating the reasons why female physicians quit medicine and factors that can help their re-entry into clinical practice. 

Terry Frederick, Continuing Professional Development Specialist Senior, Clinician Student Services, Aurora Health Care

Terry Frederick

Terry has worked in education and the health care environment for over 25 years. Starting with a career in Community Outreach and Education, to Under Graduate Medical Curriculum design to Continuing Medical Education Performance/Quality Improvement in health care.

Her education career actually started in radio as an announcer and then doing commercials. Terry enjoys working with interprofessional teams to create education that will leave the participant changed for the better. It is great fun to work on a concept or topic all the way to fruition and delivery. Creating education that matters is a process and understanding that education isn’t always the delivery of information, but can be used to eliminate redundancies, remove barriers and create a flow within each step. Trying to discover the “whys” and then working through building an “out of the box” intervention that allows for effectiveness, efficiency and outcomes that can be documented, is like putting in the last piece of a puzzle. Terry also is a firm believer in fun. Education and learning does not equal serious!

Jennifer Frank, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Clinically Integrated Network

Jennifer Frank, MD

Dr. Frank has been Chief Medical Officer, Clinically Integrated Network since 2018. She is a family medicine doctor at ThedaCare since 2011 and was named an associate medical director for ThedaCare Physicians in 2012. Before joining ThedaCare, Dr. Frank was the medical director for the UW Health Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency Clinic.

As senior medical director, Dr. Frank oversees all of ThedaCare’s clinics. She plans to continue seeing patients at her Neenah office one day a week.

Dr. Frank received her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her residency and internship at Dewitt Army Community Hospital in Virginia.

William Hueston, MD, MCW, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Associate Provost of Education, Medical College of Wisconsin

William Hueston, MD, MCW

William J. Hueston, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Associate Provost of Education at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), assumed his position in 2013. He was previously at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he served as Chair of the Department of Family Medicine from 1997-2012.

As Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Hueston provides vision and leadership in the education of medical students, for the infrastructure required to support successful recruitment, admissions, matriculation and graduation of high-achieving medical students, for the integration of our regional medical schools with our existing educational program, and in identifying collaborations with the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Dr. Hueston received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and chemistry from Case Western University (Cleveland, Ohio) in 1979 and his MD from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1983. He completed a residency in Family Practice at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, in 1986 and a fellowship in Family Practice Faculty Development at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1992.

For the first seven years of his career, Dr. Hueston served as the Medical Director for a rural health center in Frenchburg, Kentucky. From 1993-1997, Dr. Hueston served on the residency faculty of the Eau Claire Family Medicine Residency Program, where he also served as program director from 1995-1997. Concurrently, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and served as Associate Chair from 1995-1997. In 1997, Dr. Hueston was named Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Hueston has served on the Research Committee of the American Academy of Family Physicians (serving as Chair in 1995), the Commission on Research and Scientific Affairs of the AAFP, and on the Commission on Education. From 2001-2005, he was a member of the board of directors of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and represented that organization on the Association of American Medical Colleges' Council on Academic Societies. He has served as President and Board Chair of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians and President of the Charleston County Medical Society.

During his career, Dr. Hueston has been an active researcher. He has received federal support from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Health Resources Services Administration. He has published more than 100 original research articles and written numerous book chapters and has participated on national panels on quality of care involving maternity care and hypertension.

Kristin Lyerly MD, Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Women’s Care of Wisconsin, S.C.

Kristin Lyerly MD

The opportunity to help women address their personal, intimate concerns in a thoughtful and supportive environment is what drew Dr. Kristin Lyerly to the profession of obstetrics and gynecology. She provides care to women of all ages and stages of life— including contraception, family planning, sterilization, abnormal bleeding, menopause, and much more.

Dr. Lyerly received her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota. She continued with her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Dr. Lyerly is Board Certified and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

​As a mother of four, she spends much of her personal time with family. She enjoys volunteering and is very involved with advocacy and public health efforts to improve the lives of women and families in Wisconsin.

Elizabeth Petty MD, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Elizabeth Petty MD

Elizabeth Petty, MD, senior associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, received her bachelor's degree in biology and art history from Clarke College and her MD from the UW Medical School (now School of Medicine and Public Health).

Following an internship and residency in pediatrics at Wisconsin, she completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Yale School of Medicine in medical genetics and clinical molecular genetics, as well as postdoctoral research training in the department of genetics.

She was recruited to the University of Michigan in 1994, where she was professor of internal medicine and human genetics. Petty is recognized for her achievements as a physician-scientist, clinician and educator.

Petty has received numerous local and national awards and recognitions, including membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, the Gender Equity Award in Medical Student Teaching from the American Medical Women's Association, and selection as one of "America's Top Pediatricians" by the Consumers' Research Council of America.

Her research interests lie in genetic mapping and syndrome identification and the development of research skills and professionalism among medical students.

George Quinn, BBA, Executive Director, Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce

George Quinn, BBA

George Quinn is the Executive Director of WCMEW. Mr. Quinn has over 45 years of experience in healthcare policy and management. He authored the 2018 WCMEW publication “Mapping Our Way to Success: Wisconsin’s Physician Workforce”. He also authored the 2016 publication "A Work in Progress: Building Wisconsin's Future Physician Workforce" as well as the 2011 publication "100 New Physicians a Year: A Wisconsin Imperative" that were published by the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA).

From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Quinn served as Senior Policy Advisor for WHA working in the areas of physician workforce and healthcare payment reform. Mr. Quinn previously served as Senior Vice President of WHA where his focus was on healthcare finance policy, rural health issues, and WHA operations. Prior to WHA, he held senior management positions with health systems, insurers, and consulting firms. 

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Deborah Simpson, PHD, Director, Medical Education Programs

Deborah Simpson, PHD

Dr. Simpson is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara (BA – American History and Cultural Anthropology), the Ohio State University (MA – Student Personnel Work in Higher Education) and the University of Minnesota (PhD – Educational Psychology).

She is a Deputy Editor for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education and on the board for the Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers and is member of the ACGME Task Force on Physician Well-Being.

Her more than 700 invited/peer reviewed presentations and 185 invited/peer reviewed publications in medical education reflect her primary interests clinical teaching effectiveness, faculty development and vitality for clinician educators, documenting faculty contributions in education consistent with criteria for educational scholarship and workplace learning across the continuum of physician education and interprofessional education aligning with clinical care markers for quality patient experience, and provider well -being to support the highest quality of education and patient care.

Kurt Stefan, MBA, Program Manager, Star Center, Medical College of Wisconsin

Kurt Stefan, MBA

Kurt Stefan, MBA received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater in 2005. Upon graduation from UW-Whitewater, Mr. Stefan accepted the position of Project Coordinator at the American Society for Quality working under a federal government contract on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. He earned his master’s degree in business administration in 2007 from the University of Phoenix.

Mr. Stefan transitioned to medical education in 2010 where he began his career at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) working on a team-based learning pilot curriculum project. In 2012, he transitioned to a role supporting MCW’s new implemented Discovery Curriculum and supervising a team of employees who also supported the curriculum.

Today, Mr. Stefan serves as the Program Manager for MCW’s Standardized Teaching and Assessment Resource (STAR) Center. In this role, Mr. Stefan manages a team who provides an array of simulation experiences to healthcare professionals and students.

Paul Westerman, MBA, Medical Education Coordinator, Clinician Student Services, Aurora Health Care

Paul Westerman, MBA

Paul Westerman received his Health Care Change Leadership Certificate from Cornell University and Master of Business Administration from the Puri School of Business at Rockford University. He has over 10 years of health care experience half of which are in medical education on both the UME and GME levels. He is a TIAA-CREF sponsored PEL Research Grant Essay Recipient and has had several articles published by the Chicago Health Executives Forum. Currently he is a Medical Education Coordinator for Advocate Aurora Health. He assisted in the creation and launch of one of Wisconsin’s largest residency programs, the Aurora Lakeland Rural Training Track Family Medicine Residency where he designed, developed, and managed residency communication strategy, forecasting and projecting needs, identifying funding gaps, building partnerships and identifying assessment tools. Currently he is responsible for expanding Aurora’s Undergraduate Medical Education presence in its fastest growing patient market. Before joining Advocate Aurora, he worked at the American Hospital Association in Chicago where he oversaw professional educational activities and assisted in the launch of projects from AHA Solutions. Before coming to the AHA he was a participant in the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business Executive Education Program in Chicago during which time he also completed several projects for the OSF St. Anthony Health System. He is an Association of American Medical Colleges Central Group on Educational Affairs Conference Proposal Reviewer and a member of the American College of Health Care Executives. 

Ann Zenk, RN, BSN, MHA, Vice President Workforce and Clinical Practice, Wisconsin Hospital Association

Ann Zenk, RN, BSN, MHA

Ann has served the Wisconsin Hospital Association as Vice President of Workforce and Clinical Practice since June 2017.

As a member of WHA’s Government Relations (GR) team, Ann acts as the lead staff person in the critical areas of workforce development and clinical practice. This position also functions within the GR advocacy team to educate and inform WHA staff and members about health care and hospital related issues. 

Prior to joining WHA, Ann’s greater than 30+ years’ experience in health care included patient care and leadership roles across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care--including nursing, quality improvement, risk management, and utilization review.  Ann holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Viterbo University and a Masters in Health Administration from Ohio University.

George Quinn, BBA, Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce, Executive Director*

Tina Bettin, MSN, DNP, Family Medicine, ThedaCare

Larry Pheifer, BS, Executive Director, Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians

Meghann Voegeli, MS, PharmD, Director, Inpatient Pharmacy Operations and Pediatric Services, UW Health

Jennifer Crubel, MS, Rural GME Development and Support Coordinator, Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural Graduate Medical Education, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

Jean Fischer, PA-C, Director of Clinical Education, University of Marquette, Physician Assistant Program

Ann Zenk, RN, BSN, MHA, Vice President Workforce and Clinical Practice, Wisconsin Hospital Association

Leigh Ann Larson, BS, Vice President of Education and Marketing, Wisconsin Hospital Association

Tara Streit, MS, PA-C, Physician Assistant/AP-CEO, UW Health Emergency Physicians