The Aspirus Office
of Medical Education (OME) is recognizing collaboration and contributions made
by Aspirus Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs) as clinical
teachers for medical students and advance practice clinician students.
This is the 4th year
that OME has recognized these efforts throughout the Aspirus system.
These awardees use
student, academic, or clinical partnership to advance Aspirus academic clinical
medicine
This year’s
Compassion Award goes to Breanna Wentland, Physician Assistant from GI
Associates in Wausau, Wisconsin.
As a clinical
teacher, Breanna exemplifies the heart of a healer to her students; helps
learners understand the role of a healer and recognizes the privilege of caring
for patients.
One PA student said,
“I am over halfway through my clinical education, and Breanna Wentland has been
the best preceptor/teacher I have had thus far by a landslide. She is as
enthusiastic about her field as she is to teach it. I am now highly considering
a career in GI because of her dedication to teaching, her excitement around
seeing her patients and helping them in any way she can. She taught me that my
job is as much about caring for my patient as a person and their individual
needs as much as it is about treating and caring for their illness. She is a
gem and a stellar leader in her field, community, and profession.”