Connie Kraus is a pharmacist and Clinical Associate 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 early clerkship experiences including a service learning clerkship for all first year Doctor of Pharmacy students. Dr. Kraus had an opportunity several years ago to go to Ecuador with a group of health care professionals and students to learn about health care needs and strategies being used to meet these needs. This opportunity left a lasting impression about the importance of collaboration in creating solutions to health care problems.

“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.”