Jan. 31 - Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, professor and chair of emergency medicine and director of the Injury Research Center; and John Weigelt, MD, DVM, the Milton & Lidy Lunda/Charles Aprahamian Professor in Trauma and chief of trauma and critical care, discuss the medical care provided at Froedtert Hospital’s Level 1 trauma center for gunshot victims. WUWM FM
Jan. 7 - Orthopedic surgeon and former NASA astronaut Dr. Robert L. Satcher, Jr., will be the keynote speaker at MCW’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day Celebration on January 21. WauwatosaNOW
Oct. 15 - September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month – a time in which to learn, honor and pay tribute to the achievements of Hispanics throughout history. Agustin (Gus) Ramirez, Chair of Husco Intl, and MCW Board of Trustees member talks about growing up Puerto Rican and why mission work in our communities, here and abroad, is so important to him and to MCW.
Jose Franco, MD, Professor of Medicine, explains why paying special attention to the cultural heritage of our patients, and coworkers, elevates the works we all do at MCW.
Oct. 04 - "Alicia Moore, in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Diversity, explains how her Cuban and African American heritage shaped her career and who she is today."
The 99th annual commencement took place on May 18 at the Milwaukee Theatre, at which the Medical College of Wisconsin and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded 202 MD, 38 PhD, 27 MS, 4 MA, and 18 Master of Public Health degrees, as well as bestowed numerous honors.