Medical School

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.  Tutoring, group study, test-taking strategies and supplemental instruction are offered, promoting collegiality and enhancing the student's ability to master the basic sciences.  Further information about these programs can be found on the Student Affairs website.

The Medical College of Wisconsin recognizes the importance of allowing its medical and summer students the opportunity to exchange ideas with others who have talents, backgrounds, viewpoints, experiences and interests different from their own. To this end, the Medical College is committed to the recruitment, admission and graduation of talented students from diverse backgrounds.Specifically, students who demonstrate experiences in one or more of the following categories will be deemed to contribute to the diversity of MCW student community:

• Growing up in poverty or in a disadvantaged socioeconomic status;
• Being the first person from one's family to attend college or graduate school;
• Overcoming educational disadvantage (graduating from a high school with little resources or with a high drop out rate);
• Having a primary language other than English;
• Living in a rural area; or
• Overcoming a significant handicap

Academic programs are offered to high school and 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 medical school or graduate studies in biomedical fields. The four programs currently offered are the Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM); the Research Opportunity for Academic Development in Science (ROADS); the Multicultural Summer Research Training Program (MSRTP) and the Environmental Research Sciences Training Program (ERSTP).

High School Program-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. 

AIM Application  AIM Guidelines

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.

ROADS Application  ROADS Guidelines

Multicultural Summer Research Training Program (MSRTP)

This 10-week summer fellowship for 14 students interested in the areas of cardiovascular, pulmonary and hematological research is available to 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. 

MSRTP Application  MSRTP Guidelines 

Environmental Research Sciences Training Program (ERSTP) 

This 10-week summer research fellowship offers 3 students an opportunity to engage in exciting environmental health research under the supervision of a full time Medical College faculty.  The objectives of the program are to enhance the understanding of critical issues in environmental health research, to furnish students with information about career opportunities in the environmental research and to provide a stimulating educational environment.  A monthly stipend is offered to each participant. 

ERSTP Application  ERSTP Guidelines 

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.