June 3 - MCW’s Urban and Community Health Pathway program is partnering with the Milwaukee Area Health Education Center’s Youth Health Service Corps to identify high school students interested in health careers and assist them in realizing those careers. Wauwatosa Patch
May 6 - Jeffrey T. Laitman, PhD, Distinguished Professor of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, will receive an honorary degree and deliver the address at MCW’s 119th Commencement Ceremony on May 17. WauwatosaNOW
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.
May 13 - U.S. News & World Report named MCW as one of the nation’s ten least expensive private medical schools for the 2012-13 academic year. U.S. News & World Report
May 6 - An opinion editorial in the Chippewa Herald calls for greater engagement between MCW and western Wisconsin colleges and universities to create talent pipeline programs and internship/clinical opportunities. Chippewa Herlad
May 6 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on May 10 for St. Norbert College’s $40 million Gehl-Mulva Science Center, which will house components of MCW’s community-based medical education program in the Green Bay area. Green Bay Press Gazette, The Northwestern, NBC-26, & 7 other sources
May 28 - Amy Yam, a third-year medical student, is hosting a fundraiser on Thursday, May 30, at Arte Wine and Painting Studio to support her scholarly project through the Global Health Pathways program. Yam created a non-profit organization called Voces y Manos ("Voices and Hands") that supports youth leadership and community health in rural Guatemala.
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 14 - Sean Scherer, a first year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been awarded the 2013 American Gastroenterological Association’s Student Research Fellowship Award. This award provides monetary support for students in the hope of stimulating interest in careers pertaining to digestive diseases.
May 13 - Dr. John Raymond, CEO and President of MCW, and Dr. Joseph Kerschner, Dean of the Medical School and Executive Vice President of MCW, were in attendance for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Gehl-Mulva Science Center at St. Norbert College in DePere. Green Bay Press Gazette
May 7 - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlights an AAMC report that the nation’s medical schools are on track to increase enrollment by 30% by 2017. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 7 - MCW is one of approximately 60 medical schools nationwide in which ovarian cancer patients serve as lecturers to medical students in the “Survivors Teaching Students” program. Fox 6 News
May 2 - Fox 6 news profiled the ”Survivors Teaching Students” program, in which patients share their stories with medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin. WITI-TV
Educational spaces at MCW underwent numerous renovations and technology upgrades during the last year.
Apr 17 - Madeline Streitz Pokorney, a student at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was honored with the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation’s prestigious 2013 Houghton Award on April 13 during the Wisconsin Medical Society’s annual meeting.
April 4 - On his blog for Education Week, national education entrepreneur Tom Vander Ark praises academic innovations at MCW and other Milwaukee academic institutions. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel & Education Week
April 4 - Dr. Jose Franco and medical students Meena Mihroseini and John Teijido discuss MCW’s new Discovery Curriculum in a Milwaukee Business Journal feature article. Milwaukee Business Journal
March 25 - The Milwaukee Business Journal profiled MCW’s new Discovery Curriculum and discussed the goals of the program with Dr. Jose Franco, professor of gastroenterology and hepatology, who is the curriculum director. Milwaukee Business Journal
March 25 - The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved $7.4 million in Governor Scott Walker’s biennial state budget plan to support building renovations and remodeling, as well as technology improvements, for MCW’s community-based medical education programs in Central Wisconsin and Green Bay. WauwatosaNOW, WisPolitics.com, Fox11Online.com
March 25 - The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved state financing to support MCW’s community based education programs for medical education in Green Bay and Central Wisconsin. BizTimes
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
March 12 - Dr. Kenneth Simons provides expert comment in a Marquette Tribune article on grade inflation in medical schools. Marquette Tribune
The Carol M. Meils, MD Endowed Scholarship was established by Dr. Meils’ son through a bequest the Class of 1983 alumna made to 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 7 - The Medical College of Wisconsin was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
The Zablocki VA Medical Center is a leading partner with the Medical College in providing an innovative education program for medical students, in which students have increased patient contact beginning in their first year with ongoing clinical experiences throughout all four years of medical school.
Feb. 13 - John Raymond, Sr., MD, President and CEO of MCW, discussed Governor Walker’s proposed budget, which earmarks $7.4 million for MCW community medical education campuses in Central Wisconsin and Green Bay. WAOW TV
Feb 12 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) applauds Governor Scott Walker for his leadership to address the state’s impending physician shortage. As part of his executive budget proposal, the Governor announced he will invest $7.4 million in MCW’s Community Medical Education Program (CMEP) to train new physicians in central and northeast Wisconsin.
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Discovery Curriculum is designed to address the rapidly evolving practice of medicine and prepare outstanding physicians for the 21st century.
Jan. 29 - In his mid-year Convocation address, UW-Green Bay Chancellor Thomas Harden describes his university’s commitment to MCW’s community-based medical education program in Green Bay and the benefits the new program will bring to UWGB. UWGB Inside Newsletter
The Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, a joint venture of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Columbia St. Mary’s, has expanded its services to include pediatric patients.
Now in its 18th year, the annual Alumni Scholarship Golf Classic is a popular way for former graduates to assist students with the cost of tuition.
A guest of the Medical Humanities Program, alumnus Dr. Jon Mukand returned to the College to read from his latest book, which features his rehabilitation research and individual victories over paralysis.
Alumni who celebrated reunions in 2012 gave a combined $773,340 to the Medical College in class gifts. In addition, reunion-year alumni have made planned giving commitments totaling more than $3 million this year.
A record number of students participated this year in the Medical College’s Medical Student Summer Research Program, which pairs first- and second-year students with a faculty mentor for a laboratory-based research experience. The program gives future doctors perspective on how new discoveries are translated into the tools and treatments of tomorrow.
The James M. Ross Professor of Diabetes in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Dr. Anthony McCall has established himself as an expert in diabetes treatment, research, and education.
Oct. 31 - Emily Sweet, a fourth-year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been named the recipient of the 2012 Walter Zeit Fellowship Leadership Award. This prestigious award is presented to the senior student who has consistently displayed superior qualities of leadership, loyalty, selfless service, initiative and compassion toward his or her peers and the Medical College. It is the highest student honor bestowed by the Walter Zeit Fellowship, MCW’s premier donor recognition society.
Sept 12 - While many college and graduate students give their brains a summer break, 130 medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) spent their time off in the laboratory learning research skills and getting a peek at the “other side” of science.
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.
The Senior Awards Dinner for the Medical School Class of 2011 was held May 19, 2011, at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. The night was an opportunity to celebrate four years of accomplishment with friends and family.
On board a Naval vessel, Dr. Orlando L. Manfredi met his mentor, a man he is honoring with the establishment of a new endowed scholarship fund for medical student education. Dr. Manfredi built a significant radiology practice on Staten Island prior to his recent retirement.
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.
After a rewarding career as a general surgeon, Dr. Clifford Starr determined he still had more to give. He and his wife have since journeyed on 17 medical mission trips to rural Guatemala to serve displaced people with little access to care. For his humble generosity, he has received the 2012 alumni Humanitarian Award.
Upon concluding an inspiring term as President of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. David Holmes was honored by another group of peers as he was named the 2012 Medical School Alumnus of the Year. For more than three decades, Dr. Holmes has served as a consummate clinician, mentor, investigator, innovator and leader in cardiology at the Mayo Clinic and its College of Medicine.
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.
Dr. Victoria Vollrath’s contributions to the Medical College have comprised nearly every form and function but always with her fullest level of commitment. She has earned the 2012 alumni Distinguished Service Award for her extensive involvement with her alma mater.
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.
Medical students receive scholarships from the Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Medical Alumni Association.
June 25 - The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Board of Trustees has authorized MCW’s leadership to enter into the development phase of establishing two community-based medical education campuses in Wisconsin. Sites selected for development are Green Bay and Central Wisconsin with a goal of admitting the first group of medical students to the new campuses as early as the summer of 2015. The Trustees identified milestones that must be achieved before student recruitment will begin on the selected campuses.