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.

Welcome incoming Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellows Emma Altieri and Katie Howard

For the second time, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship matched two incoming fellows to their training program! The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine is pleased to share that Emma Altieri, MD, and Katie Howard, MD, will join the fellowship program in the summer of 2027. Altieri received her MD fr... more

Welcome incoming REI fellow Allison Carlisle, MD!

The Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellowship program is pleased to share that Allison Carlisle, MD, will join the UW Department of Ob-Gyn in August 2027 as the incoming Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellow! Carlisle graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin and will complete obstetrics and gyne... more

Welcome incoming Gynecologic Oncology Fellow Caroline Shermoen, MD!

The UW Department of Ob-Gyn Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship is pleased to share that Caroline Shermoen, MD, will join the department in August 2027 as the newest gynecologic oncology fellow!Shermoen completed medical school at the University of Miami, and will finish obstetrics and gynecology residency at Pennsylvania Hospita... more

UW Department of Ob-Gyn brings research to 2026 HAGO Annual Meeting

The Heartland Association of Gynecologic Oncology hosted its 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, on September 26-27, bringing together gynecologic cancer physicians, researchers, and trainees from across the central United States to share research and knowledge in gynecologic oncology. Trainees from the UW Department of Ob-Gy... more

Codispoti matches into gynecologic oncology fellowship at MGB–Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts

Congratulations to UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Nicolette Codispoti, MD, MS, MPH, PGY-4, who matched into Gynecologic Oncology fellowship! Following graduation from ob-gyn residency in June of 2027, Codispoti will depart for fellowship at Mass General Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Congratulations... more