MCWfusion Curriculum Phase 2: Core Clinical
Phase 2 Overview
Phase 2 of the MCWfusion Curriculum features the core clinical experiences and is the clerkship year of the curriculum.
Phase 2 duration:
- MCW-Milwaukee campus: 12 months/begins January 2025
- Regional campuses (MCW-Central Wisconsin and MCW-Green Bay): 10 months/begins September 2024
Key features include:
- Integrated Clerkship experiences with integrated formative knowledge assessment
- Preparatory Spiral Weeks
- Continuation of Scholarly Pathways
- Protected time for student well-being
Phase 2 MCW-Milwaukee Calendar
Phase 2 on the MCW-Milwaukee campus will include 16 weeks each devoted to Hospital, Surgery, and Ambulatory rotations.
Hospital Clerkship
- General Internal Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Critical Care (ER or ICU)
Surgical Clerkship
- General Surgery
- Surgical Specialty
- Anesthesia
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ambulatory Integrated Clerkship
- Neuro Specialty
- Pediatric Specialty
- Family Medicine
- ER/Urgent Care & Surgical Specialty
- Didactics & Pathways
Phase 2 MCW-Green Bay Calendar
Phase 2 on the MCW-Green Bay campus will include 10 months of Block Clerkships with longitudinal primary care experience in Pediatrics or Family Medicine.
Specialties in Clinical Blocks
- General Internal Medicine
- Critical Care
- Psychiatry
- General Surgery
- Surgical Specialty
- General Pediatrics
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- Anesthesia
- Neuro/Urgent Care
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Phase 2 MCW-Central Wisconsin Calendar
Phase 2 on the MCW-Central Wisconsin campus will include 10 months of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship with 1–2-week rotations where students experience each specialty multiple times.
Longitudinal Clerkship Specialties
- Family Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Hospitalist Medicine
- Psychiatry
- General Surgery
- Anesthesiology
Phase 2 Spiral Weeks
- Concentrated didactic time
- Workshops preparing students for the upcoming rotation
- Integrated problem-based discussions reinforcing foundational science
- Integration of Thread content
- Learning Community meetings with peers and mentors