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At Divine Savior Healthcare in Portage, WI, you’ll
enjoy a collegial atmosphere with over 50 active
medical staff in the community plus 50 consulting.
You’ll have the opportunity to work with a
talented, caring group of professionals in a family
friendly, community-focused healthcare setting.
You’ll find an exceptional level of staff
enthusiasm, camaraderie and stability, along
with an intense dedication to our patients, fellow
employees and to our community. Here you will
find individualized learning with preceptors who
have elected to teach versus being required
to teach, and an organization dedicated to a
positive experience.
Emergency Medicine – Dr. Jennifer Bahr, Dr.
Marc Biedermann, Dr. Thomas Jackson, Dr. Angela
Moreau, Dr. Brad Rogowski, Dr. Robert Redwood,
and Dr. Michael Walters
Experience the full spectrum of acute injuries
and illness during a rural Emergency Department
rotation. Given the practice location, learners can
expect to perform many needed procedures
for the patient such as fracture reductions and
splinting, suturing, reductions of dislocations,
incisions and drainage to name a few. Other
goals in this rotation include learning to approach
the undifferentiated patient, developing an
appropriate treatment plan, learning to admit a
patient for inpatient services, and learning how
to coordinate outpatient care as needed.
Orthopedics – Dr. Frank Walter, Dr. James
Foskett and Dr. Douglas Arnold
Rotation Experiences
Divine Savior Healthcare is a rotation site
with close to 20 preceptors for residents and
medical students. In addition to the resident
rotations featured here, we also participate in
the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
& Public Health Primary Care Clerkship
program offering 6 week rotations for 4th year
medical students and 8 week rotations for 3rd
year medical students.
Rural Family Practice – Dr. Jill Pogorelec,
Dr. Brenda Blohm, Dr. Susan Kreckman,
Dr. Thaddeus Whiting, Dr. Jenna Derr,
Dr. Lisa Mironarich
Learn what rural family practice is all about.
Besides working in a family practice clinic,
this rotation includes potential experiences
in the Emergency Department, call time, and
hospital and nursing home rounds with
various preceptors.
This customized rotation focuses on common
general orthopedic conditions such as arthritis,
meniscus tears, common shoulder and elbow
pathology, common hand conditions including
carpal tunnel and trigger fingers as well as
pediatric conditions. Residents develop skills
in reading x-rays and in diagnosing orthopedic
issues as well as starting treatment plans,
knowing how to properly give joint injections, and
placing casts and splints.
General Surgery – Dr. Joshua Pogorelec and
Dr. Eric Anderson
Portage
Residents typically see, participate in, and prepare
a patient for endoscopies, laparoscopy and colon
surgeries, as well as participate in minor office
procedures that are typical of clinic settings. A
rotation in general surgery at Divine Savior is
definitely a hands-on, well-rounded experience.
Rotation Opportunities
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
GENERAL SURGERY
ORTHOPEDICS
RURAL FAMILY PRACTICE
PORTAGE, WI
(30 minutes north of Madison)
• Year-round Availability
• 1 Resident/Rotation
• Block and Longitudinal
• Commutable to Madison
• Meals Provided
Program Highlights
Portage, WI is a picturesque and thriving
community of approximately 10,000 people.
The city offers a historic downtown area, as well
as a contemporary retail shopping experience.
Portage has a growing industrial park with new
and established companies, an outstanding
public and parochial school system, and a
Madison Area Technical College campus.
Several scenic walking/biking trails are within
the city as well as 12 city parks, seven area golf
courses, a nearby ski hill, and more than 30,000
acres of wildlife areas and waterways, including
Lake Wisconsin, Swan Lake, and a public
beach at Silver Lake and the Wisconsin River,
offering superb recreational opportunities. In
Portage you have all the advantages of a small,
friendly riverside community, plus easy access
to “big city” malls and a major university just 30
minutes away in Madison.
We are in a great location just off three interstate
highways (I90, I94 and I39), 15 minutes from the
natural beauty and attractions of Wisconsin
Dells. This location offers easy access to four
major metropolitan areas with all their additional
social, cultural and shopping possibilities.
“I enjoy teaching the art of medicine, along with the science, during student and resident rotations at Divine
Savior Healthcare. I believe that the small community hospital offers an invaluable experience for students
and residents that is unobtainable at the academic medical center. I relish the opportunity to share with
students and residents the complexities, challenges, and joys of practicing in such an environment.”
- Dr. Michael Walters, MD JD FAAEM, Director of Hospital Based Physicians, Divine Savior Healthcare
Faculty Spotlight
Eric Anderson, DO, is a general
surgeon who attended Chicago
College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Illinois and attended surgical
residency at Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin.
Through the course of his training, Dr. Anderson
developed a particular interest in minimally
invasive surgery, including hernia repair and
treatment for gastroesophogeal reflux disease
(GERD). By performing these procedures and
others, he has found it extremely rewarding to
see how his patients’ quality of life can be so
dramatically affected.
Douglas Arnold, MD, joined the
Orthopedic Surgery team at Divine
Savior Healthcare after earning his
medical degree from the University
of Florida College of Medicine, completing an
orthopedic surgery internship and residency
at UW-Madison, and an Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University
of Miami in Florida. Dr. Arnold enjoys taking
care of patients with any orthopedic concern,
but has a special interest in sports injuries,
arthroscopic surgery and joint replacement.
James Foskett, MD, earned a
bachelors in hearing science at
Northwestern University in Evanston,
IL and went on to work with Autistic
children. At 28, he returned to medical school to
devote his life to surgery. Dr. Foskett is a Board
Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who received his
medical degree from Loyola University, completed
his internship/residency in general surgery at
the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
and did his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where
he also completed a fellowship specializing in
hand surgery.
Michael Walters, MD, specializes in
Emergency Medicine. He received
his medical degree from the Medical
College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee
and completed his residency at the
Indiana University of Medicine. He also served
in the United States Air Force as a physician
reaching the rank of Major, and was previously
a Clinical Associate Professor for the University
of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public
Health.
ED Physicians
Joshua Pogorelec, DO, is a general
surgeon who attended A.T. Still Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine, Missouri and Affinity Medical
Center, Massillon, Ohio. He also has
his Masters in Health Administration. His interests
lie in improving the quality of life for others and
treating patients as if they were members of his
own family.
Frank Walter, MD, is an orthopedic
surgeon who received his medical
degree from the Medical College
of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He
completed his residency and
internship at Wayne State University/Detroit
Medical Center of Detroit, Michigan and also
completed an additional fellowship in Shoulder,
Elbow and Hand Surgery. He loves the demands
of surgical life, being ready at a moment’s notice
to be able to deal with anything.
Not Pictured:
Jennifer Bahr, MD
Marc Biedermann. MD
Thomas Jackson, MD
Angela Moreau, MD
Brad Rogowski, DO
Robert Redwood, MD
Contact Information
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DIVINE SAVIOR HEALTHCARE
Brianna Ramirez | Physician Recruiter
2817 New Pinery Road
Portage, WI 53901
PH: (608) 745-5624
Bramirez@dshealthcare.com
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