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MCWAH Overview

Providing tomorrow's leaders with the resources they need today.

The Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) combine vast experience and unlimited resources to provide a solid foundation for graduate medical education. Access to a wide scope of patient populations, the opportunity to pursue your advanced career interests, state-of-the-art technology and engaged faculty help make this program a high-quality choice for tomorrow’s residents and fellows.
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Welcome from Mark D. Hohenwalter

Today more than ever, we are seeing new and complex advances in health care and major changes in its delivery. With ever-changing medical and technological developments and shifts in the health care systems, it is indeed challenging to practice medicine in the 21st century.

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is on the forefront of these advances and is dedicated to educating and training physicians to help them face tomorrow's challenges. Those who choose residencies and fellowships at the MCW will find an educational philosophy of a learning continuum. The MCW anticipates lifelong learning by providing a strong foundation of clinical experience in its residency programs, while raising an awareness of the need for continuous education.

State-of-the-art medical technology, a wide scope of patient populations, and the opportunity to pursue research, coupled with the expertise of the MCW faculty, provide a solid foundation for a career as a physician in any medical specialty or subspecialty. The Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc. (MCWAH), MCW and its affiliated institutions have combined their extensive and varied resources to provide the elements necessary for a broad spectrum of graduate medical education programs. Presently, MCWAH offers 99 ACGME accredited (residency and fellowship) programs. Each program is supervised by a dedicated program director. Most of the residents and fellows rotate through two or three of the Medical College's 10 affiliated institutions. All receive comprehensive training that prepares them for board certification in the specialty or subspecialty of their choice.

MCWAH has over 900 residents and fellows in its graduate training programs. It offers approximately 200 first-year residency positions in 22 disciplines. The residency positions are filled through the National Residency Matching Program and other specialty matching programs with graduates from medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, osteopathic medical schools or graduates who are certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All MCWAH residency programs are fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). All MCWAH fellowships are accredited by the ACGME with many other non-MCWAH fellowships accredited by the appropriate specialty society. Educational experiences for housestaff in every MCWAH program are enhanced further by contacts with faculty and housestaff in other specialty areas. Clinical fellowships at the College are open to physicians who have completed their basic residency training. Fellowship positions are available in 73 subspecialties. This website is designed to provide you with information about the Medical College of Wisconsin, our affiliated institutions, our programs and the environment in which they are conducted. We welcome your interest in the MCWAH programs.

Sincerely,

Mark D. Hohenwalter, MD
Interim Executive Director and Designated Institutional Official, MCWAH
Interim Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Medical College of Wisconsin

Reasons to Consider Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc.

The Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) offers exciting opportunities for medical residencies and fellowships. With over 900 residents and fellows in its graduate training programs, MCWAH offers almost 200 first-year residency positions in 22 disciplines.

Other great reasons to consider MCWAH:

  • A diverse patient population
  • Our dedication and commitment to supporting diversity in our trainee population
  • Nationally recognized research facilities
  • An exceptional location, in a major metropolitan area on one of the Great Lakes, 90 minutes from Chicago
  • Fantastic cultural and sporting opportunities including the Calatrava Art Museum, multiple festivals throughout the year, MLB, NBA and college sports
  • An excellent airport for convenient travel

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