Feb. 27, 2013 College News - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and members of her staff visited the Injury Research Center (IRC) at the Medical College of Wisconsin on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Senator toured the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department and learned about the campus’s two Level 1 Trauma Centers— Froedtert and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. She then participated in a discussion about injury and violence prevention with IRC faculty and staff.
When asked about what other academic centers in the country are working on in this field, Steve Hargarten, MD, MPH, Chair and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Injury Research Center, noted that MCW is one of the only academic centers with faculty expertise in the clinical care of injured patients and scientific expertise in biomechanics, epidemiology, behavioral and social science, biostatistics, and public health.
The Senator expressed her appreciation for the work of the Injury Research Center in contributing to her efforts to reduce the risks of injury and violence.