University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

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name = University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
established = 1907
type = Public
dean = Robert N. Golden, MD
city = Madison
state = Wisconsin
country = USA
students = 614 (MD), 2114 (TOTAL)
staff = 1345
campus = Urban
website = http://www.med.wisc.edu
endowment =

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) is a public professional school for the study of medicine and public health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The medical school was proposed in 1848 and a two-year basic science course began in 1907. Charles R. Bardeen was the first dean of the medical school. The first four-year class matriculated in 1925, and the entire UWSMPH moved into the state-of-the-art Health Sciences Learning Center in 2004 .

The UWSMPH has consistently been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation's best primary-care medical schools and among the top 25 research schools. In the 2006 edition of graduate school rankings, UWSMPH was listed as 4th in primary-care education and as 23rd among research schools. [cite news | title=Best Graduate Schools | publisher=U.S. News and World Report, L.P. | url =http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad | work =U.S. News and World Report | accessdate = 2008-04-02 | language = ] The UW School of Medicine and Public Health is also highly regarded in its research programs and ranks as one of the top medical schools in terms of research funding and expenditures, allocating US$446 million to research expenditures in 2006. [cite news | title=Facts | date=2007-11-09 | url =http://www.med.wisc.edu/about/facts.php | accessdate = 2008-04-02 | language = ]

The UWSMPH is furthermore considered an academic center for embryonic stem cell research, as UWSMPH Professor of Anatomy James Thomson was the first scientist to isolate human embryonic stem cells. This has brought significant attention and respect for the University's research programs from around the world. The University continues to be a leader in stem cell research, helped in part by the funding of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and promotion of WiCell. [ cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin-Madison#Rankings |title=The University of Wisconsin-Madison |accessdate=2008-04-02 |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation ]

The school also has strong teaching and research partnerships with University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, whose programs are consistently ranked among the best in the nation, and the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, one of the 10 largest physician practice groups in the country. [ cite web|url=http://www.med.wisc.edu/about |title=About the UW School of Medicine and Public Health |accessdate=2008-04-02 |date=2007-12-18 ]

Although students are trained to work in a range of patient care and research areas and the school is committed to training physicians for rural health care, the UWSMPH has chosen seven core areas of medicine on which they focus their resources. Those areas are: Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Neuroscience, Population and Community Health Sciences, Rural Health, and Women's Health. [ cite web|url=http://www.med.wisc.edu/about |title=About the UW School of Medicine and Public Health |accessdate=2008-04-02 |date=2007-12-18 ]

Admissions to UWSMPH is highly competitive, with 7.6% of applicants accepted in 2007. The acceptance rate for out of state applicants is significantly lower; out of the 2,674 applicants in 2007, 167 were interviewed and 99 were accepted, for an acceptance rate of 3.7% (the in-state rate is 23.2%). The matriculates had an average GPA of 3.76 and MCAT score of 32. [cite web|url=http://premium.usnews.com/grad/med/items/04126/@@admissions.html |title=UWSMPH from Premium Online Edition of US News and World Report]

ee also

*Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin

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