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Connie Kraus is
a pharmacist and Clinical Professor from the UW-Madison School
of Pharmacy. Her clinical practice is at Wingra Family Medical
Center where she works collaboratively with nurses, physician
assistants, a social worker, and family practice residents and
physicians to deliver care to a highly diverse patient
population. Although in a general practice, she has a special
interest in working to improve the care of Wingra’s patients
with diabetes and to provide appropriate medications to
uninsured patients. She teaches women’s health topics at the
School of Pharmacy and coordinates an early clerkship experience
which focuses on medication safety and evidence-based
practice. Dr. Kraus has collaborated with colleagues on the UW
campus and at the Faculty of Public Health at Mahidol
University, Bangkok, Thailand to create a course on public
health and tropical disease in Thailand which is taught at the
UW campus and also create a public health-oriented field
experience in Thailand.
“The need
for health professionals to work collaboratively to best serve
an increasingly diverse population has never been greater. The
Center for Global Health has a goal to bring together learners
and teachers from different disciplines to explore health needs
and health care from a global perspective. With campus-based
coursework, domestic and international clerkships, the global
health seminar series, and other offerings, students and faculty
on this campus have a wonderful opportunity to learn about
collaborative practice models and the health needs, beliefs and
practices of different populations.” |
