Opportunities
Physician Retention Grant Opportunity
Learn more about the Retain–Primary Care Provider program, offered through the Orion Initiative at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Physician Recruitment Grant Opportunity for Rural Hospitals
Attention rural hospitals! Learn how to become a Recruit-PCP partner site and access funding to offer primary care physicians time to work on a community project, research and/or teach.
Rheumatology Training Opportunity
Attention rural Wisconsin primary care providers! Take advantage of a unique, grant-funded opportunity to bring rheumatology training directly to your rural hospital.
Featured Partners
The Richland Hospital and Clinics
The Richland Hospital and Clinics chose a partnership with the Orion Initiative to better serve its rheumatology patients.
“It is our privilege to support this exciting proposal of innovative care delivery models in rheumatology extended to primary care clinics. By reducing waits and the burden of travel for patients, this model will have an immediate positive impact on patients waiting for rheumatology services or at risk for diagnosis disparities. More importantly, this system of innovation has the potential to accelerate diagnoses and improve evidence-based care and patient outcomes.”
– Bruce Roesler
CEO of The Richland Hospital and Clinics
Emplify Health by Gundersen Friendship Hospital and Clinics
Through its partnership with the Orion Initiative, Emplify Health by Gundersen Friendship Hospital and Clinics developed an innovative solution to its family medicine physician shortage.
“The Orion Initiative gave us the tools we needed to recruit and retain a primary care physician in our rural community after seven years without one. Having Dr. Lungba here has improved continuity of care for our patients and strengthened collaboration across our care team.”
– Lori Wittig
Administrator of Emplify Health by Gundersen Friendship
Southern Green Lake County Ambulance and Berlin Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Southern Green Lake County Ambulance and Berlin EMS providers partnered with the Orion Initiative to meet the complex health care needs of some of their most vulnerable pediatric patients.
News & Updates
Orion Update: Summer 2026
The Summer 2026 Orion Initiative newsletter is now available! Inside, you’ll find our partner stories, grant opportunity updates and more.
Emplify Health by Gundersen Friendship builds momentum with Dr. Rayan Lungba
Through Recruit-PCP, rural hospitals are attracting physicians who not only provide care but also lead projects that address important community health needs. Last year, after seven years without a primary care physician, Emplify Health by Gundersen…
