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Academic Support Programs
To ensure academic success and completion of medical school, several academic support programs are available to all students once they matriculate at the Medical College. The Office of Student Affairs/Diversity has implemented initiatives to support your successful study here at MCW and to provide enrichment experiences. A Student Counselor is available to you for academic, personal or other counseling. An Academic and Career Development Specialist, provides tutoring in study skills, test-taking strategies and board preparation in order to ensure each students’ ability to master the basic and clinical sciences. Further information about these programs can be found on the Student Affairs website.
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Summer Enrichment Programs
Academic programs are offered to local high school, resident and non-resident college level students through a series of educational pipeline programs. Sixty percent of students who participate in summer enrichment programs at the Medical College of Wisconsin go on to college, medical school or graduate studies in biomedical fields. The three programs currently offered are the Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM), the Research Opportunity for Academic Development in Science (ROADS), and the Diversity Summer Health-related Research Education Program (DSHREP).
High School Program(s)
Apprenticeship In Medicine (AIM)
The AIM program offers 12 local high school students from diverse backgrounds, the opportunity to engage in a variety of clinical hands-on experiences. An intensive six-week program has been designed to increase awareness of common medical problems in underserved communities and career opportunities in fields of medicine. This program offers a stipend upon completion of the program.
Research Opportunity for Academic Development in Science (ROADS)
The ROADS program allows local high school students interested in science to serve as research fellows for seven weeks. Each student assists a Medical College of Wisconsin faculty investigator who acts as their mentor on a current research project. This program is designed to provide participants with a meaningful experience in a health-related field and to stimulate their interest in careers in science, medicine and biomedical research. This program offers a stipend upon completion of the program.
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Undergraduate, Graduate and Medical Students Program(s)
Diversity Summer Health-related Research Education Program (DSHREP)
A 10-week summer fellowship for students interested in the areas of cardiovascular, pulmonary and hematological research is available to resident and non-resident undergraduate, graduate and medical students from diverse backgrounds. The program is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Lung and Blood Division and offers a monthly stipend to participants.
DSHREP Application (PDF)
DSHREP Guidelines (PDF)
Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP)
A limited number of 8, 10 or 12 week summer research fellowships are available for (six) first-year students enrolled at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Medical students participate in an intensive, hands-on research experience in one of the many outstanding biomedical, translational or clinical research laboratories of faculty investigators at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Further information about this program can be found on the Academic Affairs website.
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Community Outreach Programs
- Students of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to become active in community outreach programs which are sponsored by student-led organizations such as the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), LaRaza Medical Student Association (LaRaMA), Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Students utilize their creative energies to sponsor health fairs, high school career day visits, and are available to participate in the numerous programs and activities sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs/Diversity.