May 23 - Timnit Tekeste, a first-year MCW medical student, has been selected to receive a national Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) grant from the American Federation for Aging Research to perform summer research in geriatrics.
May 09 - The Wisconsin Update in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review Course will be held Sept. 8-11 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva.
Apr 24 - If your clinical practice/residency program includes caring for the elderly, there is an MCW Website that can help you find just-in-time answers to specific questions at the point of care. Geriatric Fast Facts, www.Geriatric-Fast-Facts.htm, addresses geriatric topics across medical specialties. The 1-2 page reports are concise and actionable—and free for distribution to learners and colleagues.
Patients in the Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program benefit from the expertise of Medical College faculty, as well as Froedtert’s advanced technology and specially trained health professionals.
Feb. 12 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported on findings from 16 projects it funded nationwide focused on patient-centered care and health IT projects. Government Health IT
Aug. 28 - Michael Malone, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Medical Director of Aurora Senior Services and Aurora Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin; and Director of the Aurora Health Care Geriatrics Fellowship Program, will give the 15th annual Daniel Rudman, MD Aug. 28 - Memorial Lecture on Friday, Sept. 14. His Department of Medicine Grand Rounds presentation, When an Older Person is Admitted to an American Hospital, will be delivered at 8 a.m. in Froedtert Hospital’s Helfaer Auditorium.
Medical College of Wisconsin alumnus Dr. George M. Lange has been elected President of the Wisconsin Medical Society. Other alumni, faculty and students were also chosen for leadership positions in the Society.
Commencement was held for graduates of The Medical College of Wisconsin on May 20, 2011, at the Milwaukee Theatre. A total of 275 degrees were awarded to students of the Medical School and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, consisting of 206 MD, 21 PhD, 25 MS, 12 MA, and 11 MPH degrees.
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.
June 27 - Medical College of Wisconsin medical students will compete against dental students from the Marquette University School of Dentistry at the sixth annual "Thriller at Miller" on Saturday, July 14. The game will be played at Helfaer Field, adjacent to Miller Park, beginning at 3:15 p.m.