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Apr. 26 - An article in Science Magazine discusses the myIDP tool, an individual development plan designed to match scientists’ skillsets and interests with a variety of career paths. Science Magazine
March 25 - Sarah Bauer, a young woman with spina bifida, has been accepted into MCWAH’s pediatric residency program. Bauer plans to dedicate her medical career to helping children with disabilities. Green Technology World
March 20 - A total of 189 MCW M-4 medical students learned where they will serve their residencies on Match Day. Sixty students (31%) were selected for Wisconsin residency programs. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel & The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Internal Revenue Service has made an administrative determination to accept the position that housestaff are exempt from FICA taxes based on the student exception for tax periods ending before April 1, 2005.
When the Marquette University School of medicine was formed in 1913 from the merger of the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Medical Department of Marquette University/Milwaukee Medical College, it laid the foundation for the school that would become the Medical College of Wisconsin.
With donations from otolaryngology faculty and alumni, the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences has created the Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Kidder Endowed Mentorship Fund to honor the Kidders.
An Emeritus Professor of Pathology at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. D. Robert Dufour has made significant contributions to continuing medical education for pathologists and laboratory professionals.
March 5 - Truven Health Analytics named Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin as one of the nation’s top 100 hospitals, and one America’s top 15 major teaching hospitals. WauwatosaNOW & Nurse.com
Feb. 27 - In an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, Dr. Kenneth Simons (Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs) discusses the impact of state budget cuts on the operations of the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board. Dr. Simons is Vice Chair of the board. Wisconsin State Journal
Medical College faculty and staff have collaborations on six continents and nearly all states in the nation. For details on specific collaborations, see the following information, which is conservative summary of the continuously expanding collaborations in all missions of the Medical College.
Feb. 19 - Leonid Vydro, a fourth-year medical student at MCW, told American Medical News that competition for residency slots has increased as more medical schools open and residency programs shrink. American Medical News
Feb. 19 - Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal includes $7.4 million for MCW’s community-based medical education campuses, $1.75 million to expand MCW’s family and community medicine residency program, $4 million to help rural hospitals pool their resources and apply for graduate medical education accreditation, and $1 million to support medical residencies. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jan 30 - Kenneth B. Simons, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Executive Director and Designated Institutional Official of Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH), and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Accreditation, has been named Vice-Chair of the 13-member Wisconsin Medical Examining Board (MEB). It is a one-year term.
MCW urology residents team up to participate in “Movember,” raising money for prostate and testicular cancer research by growing mustaches. Fox 6 News
Nov. 21 - Sarah Tully Marks, MD, a family physician in the St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency program, has been elected a resident member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency is a collaboration between the Medical College of Wisconsin and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.
Now that technology has caught up to the concept, the patient-centered medical home is gaining momentum as an innovative approach that could help reform the health care system while improving quality of care for patients. By coordinating and integrating all aspects of a patient’s care and improving accessibility while compensating physicians for value added, the medical home concept could benefit doctors and patients. The Medical College’s Department of Family and Community Medicine is on the leading-edge of the concept, and is in the review process for certification of its residency sites as patient-centered medical homes.
All three recipients of The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Distinguished Service Awards this year are alumni. The award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Medical College faculty member.
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.
On Match Day, graduating medical students nationwide found out where they will be serving residency training. Of the 206 graduating seniors at the Medical College, 198 students obtained first-year residency positions through the Match. Of the remaining eight students, three obtained positions outside the match and five students decided to defer their residency.
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.
For his exemplary work as a physician and his commitment to education, J. Frank Wilson, MD, was named an Honorary Alumnus of The Medical College of Wisconsin this year. Dr. Wilson is Chairman and the Bernard & Miriam Peck Family Professor in Radiation Oncology at the Medical College.
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.
Dermatologist and Alumni Association President Dr. Kathleen Stokes encourages alumni to follow her example and discover an opportunity to lead in service of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
The John M. Kohler Foundation has given $250,000 to the Medical College of Wisconsin Global Health Program in memory of Dr. Elaine Kohler, a former associate professor of pediatrics and fellow alumna.
Graduating medical students were matched to their residency positions via the National Residency Matching Program on March 16. Of the 202 fourth-year medical students at the Medical College, 196 students obtained first-year residency positions on Match Day.
June 11 - Twenty Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) residents and fellows received $500 awards in May for research. Award recipients were nominated by their Program Directors and chosen by a selection committee comprised of Drs. Jonathan Bock, Thomas Ebert, Tina Yen and Kenneth Simons. The award is sponsored by MCWAH.
June 06 - Matthew Buelow, MD, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics resident, has received the 2012 Jessica S. Lin Award for Clinical Excellence by a Resident Physician. This award recognizes an individual entering the final year of residency training for his/her outstanding clinical and academic performance. Dr. Heather Toth, the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program Director, nominated Dr. Buelow. She stated that “Matthew has stood apart from his colleagues for his dedication to patient care and excellent work ethic.”