Jan. 7 - In a Wisconsin Woman interview, Dr. Mark Lodes, Chief Medical Officer for the Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Ventures Group, discusses the move toward population health management and the important role women play as health care decision-makers within families. Wisconsin Women
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.
Julia Lechuga, PhD, assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral medicine in the Medical College’s Center for AIDS Intervention Research, will investigate the decision-making processes between Latina girls and their mothers when it comes to obtaining the HPV vaccine. Hispanically Speaking News
Some vehicle safety ratings are based on information gathered at the Medical College of Wisconsin and provided to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. FOX 6 News
As Dr. Steven Bergin’s term as President of the Wisconsin Medical Society ended, his term as the new President of the Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Medical Alumni Association began. Other new alumni officers and directors were also elected this spring.
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.
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.
July 25 - The Community Engagement Key Function of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin will hold a series of Science Cafés at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Center for BioMolecular Modeling that are free and open to the public. The theme of the series is “My Genes/My Health,” and topics will include the benefits of DNA sequencing, the link between stress and marijuana, new advances in stem cell research, and a demonstration of modeling at a molecular level.
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.