Laura J. Maursetter, DO, FASN
Citation: Kidney News 16, 10/11
Dr. Maursetter is associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and chief of medicine subspecialties at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Madison.
Her career has focused on educational innovations at both local and national levels. An active member of ASN, she served on the Training Program Directors Committee, in which she helped to develop the initial method for program directors across the country to connect. As a member of the Workforce Committee, she was a leader in getting the Kidney TREKS (Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars) program started and expanded to its present two locations to reach a broader audience. As a member of the Continuing Professional Development Committee, she has helped to lead the Board Review Course and Update over the past 7 years.
At the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, she was a nephrology fellowship program director, in which she created curricula in simulation, asynchronous quality improvement, and mentorship. In addition, she created both just-in-time and longitudinal evaluation systems to more efficiently assess and provide feedback to learners across the system. Dr. Maursetter was also instrumental in creating curricula for the medical school for both the Acute Care block and the Division of Nephrology. Her clinical work focuses on the underserved populations of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Corrections.
She has been honored with excellence in teaching awards from the University of Wisconsin.
Dr. Maursetter received her medical degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine before completing her internal medicine residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago. She completed her nephrology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin before joining the faculty.
