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Medical College of Wisconsin Central Wisconsin Psychiatry Residency Program

We are an ACGME accredited program that was established as part of a Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) initiative to develop psychiatric resources in underserved areas of the state. Many of our residents choose to remain in the region after graduation, working and teaching as faculty with our program. In addition to our academic connection with MCW, we are supported by our sponsoring institution, the Wisconsin Northern and Central Consortium (WiNC). Within that consortium, we benefit from resources and learning opportunities with other WiNC programs.

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Why Become a Resident at the Central Wisconsin (CW) Residency?

In the CW Psychiatry Residency, you will be surrounded by supportive peers and attendings who are invested in your development and approach teaching with the awareness that they are preparing future colleagues. With us, you will get comprehensive training in somatic treatments and psychotherapies across psychiatry’s major subspecialties, and there will be opportunities for scholarly work, community involvement, leadership, and teaching. In addition, our program offers a lifestyle medicine curriculum that once complete, qualifies you to sit for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine boards. This solid and broad foundation ensures you will enter your psychiatric career with confidence, support network in place, no matter what professional pathway you pursue.

A Message From Our Director | Jean Vogel, MD, Assistant Professor

Jean Vogel, MD Welcome!

At Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin Psychiatry Residency (MCW-CW), we’re proud to offer a program that blends strong clinical training with deep community connection. Our program will help you become a skilled psychiatrist, ready to make a difference in patients’ lives, contribute to the field, and assume positions of leadership.

Based in beautiful Wausau with rotations in surrounding areas, we offer training across a wide range of settings. You will learn the art and science of psychiatry. In addition to developing a strong knowledge base in psychopharmacology, you will gain experience with other somatic therapies and a number of psychotherapeutic approaches. One-on-one instruction and supervision support your learning as you build skills and gain experience in all areas of psychiatry including child, adult, geriatric, addiction, forensic, consultation-liaison, lifestyle, community, and academic psychiatry.

We pride ourselves on being a close-knit residency where engagement and collaboration are key. Residents from all post-graduate years work together, teach and learn from each other. Our faculty is committed to supporting and teaching trainees in learning environments where every resident’s professional identity is nurtured and unique strengths respected. Leadership opportunities are plentiful, whatever your interest, as are opportunities to participate in ongoing committees and projects within the program and community. In any form, your contributions matter.

Whether your passion is clinical mastery, innovation, teaching, publishing, advocacy, and/or administration, we’ll help you find your path and thrive on it. At MCW-CW, you’ll discover a welcoming place where close connections and futures are built.

Our Mission

  • Train Skilled, Compassionate Psychiatrists - Prepare residents to become thoughtful, capable clinicians who provide high-quality, patient-centered psychiatric care across a variety of settings.
  • Promote a Collaborative Learning Culture - Create a respectful and supportive training environment where mentorship, collaboration, and personal growth are central.
  • Foster Leadership and Innovation - Equip residents to take on leadership roles in clinical practice, education, research, advocacy, and systems-level change.
  • Serve Diverse and Underserved Communities - Address mental health disparities by training physicians interested in meeting the needs of rural and underserved populations in Wisconsin..
  • Integrate Community Engagement with Medical Education - Build strong ties between residency training and community needs with meaningful contributions through community service, projects, and local partnerships

About Jean Vogel, MD

Biography

Jean Vogel, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist/psychoanalyst with over twenty-five years of experience in academic and clinical psychiatry. An Assistant Professor in the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Department of Psychiatry, she also continues to practice outpatient psychiatry at North Central Health Care in Wausau. Before joining MCW, Dr Vogel served as Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine and held leadership positions at the Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis (WNEIP), including Chair of Continuing Education and Vice President of the Institute Board while seeing patients in her own clinical practice.

Dr. Vogel has been recognized by both MCW and the Connecticut Psychiatric Society for Clinical Excellence in Teaching and Service to Patients and she is a Lifetime Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Her scholarly work includes recent publications on countertransference in psychiatric treatments and the intersection of literature and psychoanalytic theory. She is currently editing and authoring a Guide to Outpatient Care under contract with the APA.

With an extensive background in both psychopharmacology and theories of mind, Dr Vogel provides well-rounded leadership. Her focus on curriculum development, mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration fosters a learning environment for the next generation of psychiatrists that is intellectually stimulating, emotionally attuned, and grounded in real-world clinical excellence.

Program Information

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How to Apply

The Central Wisconsin Psychiatry Residency Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin accepts applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We also participate in the NRMP Match Exception program with MCW.

We do consider and accept qualified IMG doctors. We review a number of items on the application. Successful applicants to our program often have USMLE scores above 200 (or comparable COMLEX) and have passed on their first attempt. We also look at prior psychiatric experience at the residency level and evidence of a command of the English language. Evidence of a passion for a career in psychiatry and a social conscience are also valued. There are no absolute cut-off points, but these are factors we consider in reviewing the hundreds of applications we receive each year. There are some specific requirements listed below. After the entire application is reviewed, and, based on the application’s merit, an applicant would be selected to interview for our program. Our department does not routinely offer observership, externships or pre-match positions.

To apply to our program, we ask you to include with your application through ERAs your:

  • Resume
  • Personal statement
  • Medical School Transcripts
  • USMLE or COMLEX transcripts
  • Dean’s letter and Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
  • Program Director letter (if you are currently a resident)
  • Three (3) additional letters of recommendation
We review applications closely. Along with passing COMLEX or USMLE Step 2 scores, we look at medical school activities, and activities you have been involved with since graduation. We consider your performance and evaluations in previous programs, your MSPE, Letters of Recommendation, and your Personal Statement. Statements written with minimal generative AI input are greatly appreciated since they help us know who you are and how you express yourself. We are also interested in your sustained interests, evidence of your creativity, curiosity, your ethics, and your capacity for self-reflection.
Benefits, Conditions & Terms of Employment

WiNC house-staff stipend levels for the academic year 2026-2027 are:

PGY1 - $71, 937
PGY2 - $74, 578
PGY3 - $77, 218
PGY4 - $81, 002
For information on additional benefits, view the current WiNC program benefits

Additional Benefits

  • Paid Time Off - 4 weeks
  • Education Leave - 5 days (beginning in the PGY1 year)
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Liability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Learn more about program benefits from WiNC

Contact Us

MCW-Central Wisconsin
1900 Westwood Dr., Suite 3100
Wausau, WI 54401-4106
 

 

CENWISPsychiatry@mcw.edu

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