Medical College of Wisconsin

Medical College of Wisconsin
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 1,250 faculty physicians with The Medical College of Wisconsin provide adult and pediatric care to more than 400,000 patients, representing more than 1.6 million patient visits annually.

Education

There are more than 1,270 students enrolled in education programs at The Medical College. This consists of about 820 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 Scientists Training Program (MSTP), students may enter a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree program.^[2] In a joint program with Marquette University Department of Biomedical Engineering, students may obtain a Ph.D. in Functional Imaging^[3].

College faculty supervise approximately 650 physicians in residency training and 240 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 also provides continuing medical education to more than 40,000 health professional registrants each year.

The average matriculating MCAT and GPA in 2010 were 31.81 and and 3.74, respectively. ^[4]

Research

As a research center, MCW received approximately $161 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes in fiscal year (FY) 2009-2010. In the FY 2010, the College received $91,763,617 total in NIH funding ^[5]. In the 2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” by the U.S. News & World Report, MCW 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^[6], and 37th for primary care (tied with East Tennessee State University [Quillen], Michigan State University [College of Human Medicine], and Wake Forest University)^[7].

College faculty conducted more than 2,000 research studies, including clinical trials, in FY 2009-10. In FY 2009-2010, MCW faculty and students reported 34 new discoveries and inventions. MCW has 74 issued patents registered with the US Patent & Trademark Office and 6 patents listed in AppFT as pending patent applications (though pending patent applications where the applicant has elected to not publish prior to grant remain confidential and more could be pending)^[8]. MCW is home to nine federally designated national centers and one international research center.

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 14,000 alumni.

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 Illinois
• Marshall E. Cusic Jr., U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Chief of the U.S. Navy Medical Reserve Corps
• 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

See also

• EPERC (End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center) is a peer reviewed health professional education clearinghouse

References

1. ^ http://www.mcw.edu/MCWfacts/Facts2011.htm Saathoff, C. Medical College's 2011 Facts
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ http://www.marquette.edu/engineering/biomedical/programs.shtml
4. ^ http://www.mcw.edu/FileLibrary/User/pconfer/Admissions/2010ClassProfile.pdf
5. ^ http://report.nih.gov/award/organizations.cfm?view=orgdetail&orgid=46001&ot=MS&fy=2010&state=WI&ic=&fm=&page=1 NIH Awards by Location and Organization: MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN awards summary for Fiscal Year 2010, December 14, 2010, accessed March 3, 2011
6. ^ 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
7. ^ 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
8. ^ http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=medical+college+of+wisconsin&FIELD1=&co1=AND&TERM2=&FIELD2=&d=PTXT US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Full Text and Image Database, Medical College of Wisconsin, Data current through March 22, 2011, accessed March 23, 2011

External links

• Medical College of Wisconsin Web site