Medical College of Wisconsin
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| Established | 1893 |
| Type | Medical School |
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is a private, freestanding medical school and graduate school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was formerly affiliated with Marquette University.
The Medical College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges and Schools and by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The NCA is the accrediting body for all institutions of higher education in the College's geographic region and the LCME is the accrediting body of all US medical schools.
More than 1,350 faculty physicians with The Medical College of Wisconsin provide adult and pediatric care to more than 410,000 patients, representing more than 1.7 million patient visits annually.
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[edit] Education
There are more than 1,265 students enrolled in education programs at the Medical College. This consists of about 816 medical students and more than 450 graduate students.[1]
The Medical College grants M.D., Ph.D, M.S., M.P.H., M.A., and combination degrees. Through the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), students may enter a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree program.[2] PhD degrees are awarded in basic and translational research; biochemistry; biophysics; biostatistics; cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy; microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics; pharmacology and toxicology; physiology; public and community health; and functional imaging (joint PhD program with Marquette University). Master’s degrees are offered in: bioethics (MA), clinical and translational science (MS), and public health (MPH).
Joint degree programs are offered in: bioinformatics (MS) and healthcare technologies management (MS) with Marquette University, and medical informatics (MS) with the Milwaukee School of Engineering. In addition, Graduate Certificate programs are offered in Clinical Bioethics, Public Health, Research Ethics, and a joint Bioethics Certificate with the American Medical Association.
Residency training is offered in almost all medical specialties and subspecialties. Medical College faculty supervise approximately 650 physicians in residency training and 250 physicians in fellowship training through the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH).
Approximately 200 scientists are involved in postdoctoral research fellowship training through the Office of Postdoctoral Education.
The Medical College works with national and international medical specialty societies and community hospitals to accredit approximately 200 continuing medical education activities annually for physicians and other health professionals.
The average matriculating MCAT and GPA in 2010 were 31.81 and 3.74, respectively.[3]
[edit] Research
As a research center, the Medical College of Wisconsin received more than $175 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes in fiscal year (FY) 2010-2011. In the federal government’s FY 2011, the Medical College received approximately $92.9 million in NIH funding and ranked 43rd among the nation’s 136 medical schools for NIH research funding. In FY 2011, the Medical College was one of only 20 of the top 50 medical schools (in terms of NIH funding) to receive an increase in base NIH funding.
In the 2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” by the U.S. News & World Report, the Medical College of Wisconsin was ranked 45th for research (tied with University of Florida, Georgetown University, Temple University, Wake Forest University, and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,[4] and 37th for primary care (tied with East Tennessee State University [Quillen], Michigan State University [College of Human Medicine], and Wake Forest University).[5]
College faculty conducted more than 2,200 research studies, including clinical trials, in FY 2010-11. In FY 2010-11, Medical College faculty and students reported 30 new discoveries and inventions to the Medical College’s Office of Technology Development. The portfolio consists of approximately 100 technologies covered by more than 300 pending and issued U.S. and foreign patents.
The Medical College of Wisconsin is home to nine federally designated national centers and one international research center.
[edit] Patient Services
Approximately 1,350 Medical College of Wisconsin physicians and more than 470 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care practitioners provide adult patient care as the Medical College Physicians and pediatric patient care through Children’s Specialty Group, a joint venture with Children’s Hospital and Health System. The Medical College of Wisconsin physician practice includes doctors in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine.
Each year, Medical College of Wisconsin providers, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and psychologists care for more than 410,000 patients, representing more than 1.7 million patient visits.
Medical College of Wisconsin providers practice at three major affiliates - Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and the Zablocki VA Medical Center - and many other hospitals and clinics in the Milwaukee area.
[edit] History
The Medical College traces its roots to 1893 with the founding of the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1913, the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Milwaukee Medical College merged to become the Marquette University School of Medicine.
In 1967 Marquette University, due to financial constraints, terminated its sponsorship of the medical school. The school then continued as a private, national, freestanding institution. Its name was changed in 1970 to the Medical College of Wisconsin. The Medical College has more than 15,000 alumni.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Colonel Todd David Hess, MC; USAF Military Doctor & Commander - Ophthalmic Surgeon (Class of 1985)
- Steve Kagen, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Donald Laub, Chief of Plastic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine
- Captain Ryan Leavitt, MC; USNF Military Doctor and Captain - Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Class of 1997)
- Philip Stieg, Chairman of Neurosurgery at Weill Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Medical Center - Neurosurgeon (Class of 1983)
- Don S. Wenger, U.S. Air Force Major General - (Class of 1937)
- David G. Young III, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General
- Lt. General Charles B. Green, Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force - (Class of 1978)
- Larry Bucshon, U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Marshall E. Cusic Jr., U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Chief of the U.S. Navy Medical Reserve Corps
- Clare Helminiak, U.S. Public Health Service Rear Admiral
- Daniel M. Lucas, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist, Chairman of Imaging Services, Riverview Hospital, Wisc. Rapids,(Class of 1989
- George A. Williams, Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Chairman of Ophthalmology, Oakland University, Detroit, Michigan, Class of 1974
[edit] See also
- EPERC (End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center) is a peer reviewed health professional education clearinghouse
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.mcw.edu/MCWfacts/Facts2011.htm Saathoff, C. Medical College's 2011 Facts
- ^ Stol, Malaika, http://books.google.com/books?id=RxSA1ER7nIIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false The Best 168 Medical Schools, 2010 Edition by Princeton Review, pages 160-161, accessed March 23, 2011.
- ^ http://www.mcw.edu/FileLibrary/User/pconfer/Admissions/2010ClassProfile.pdf
- ^ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings/page+2 U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings, Best Medical Schools: Research, 2012 edition, accessed March 23, 2011
- ^ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/primary-care-rankings/page+2 U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings, Best Medical Schools: Primary Care
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