Academic and Student Services

MCW Student Behavioral Health Services

• (414) 955-8933
• After-hour emergency: (414) 805-6700
• Learn more

MCW Academic Support and Enrichment

• (414) 955-8731
• Schedule an appointment

MCW Medical Student Affairs

• (414) 955-8256

Sexual Misconduct - Title IX

• Visit the Sexual Misconduct - Title IX webpage

Nutrition Resources

Budget Bytes
This recipe blog’s tag line says it best: my stomach is full and my wallet is too. Healthy eating on a budget.

The Endless Meal
Cooking and recipe blog by a former healthcare professional.

Eating Well
A great nutrition resource with a number of budget-friendly posts.

Spoonful of Flavor
Offers weekly meal plans and has a myriad of great ideas.

Skinny Taste
Food blog with great ideas for different diet restrictions (gluten-free, vegetarian, paleo, etc.)

Exercise & Fitness Resources

MCW Ruth & Reid Tonkens Exercise Center (PDF)

DoYogaWithMe
Free online yoga and guided meditations for all levels of experience

If you are a student dealing with anxiety or stress and are seeking help (or you know you should be seeking help), pick up the phone and dial (414) 955-8933, or if this is an after-hour emergency, dial (414) 805-6700. Our Student Mental Health service is here to help you.

• MCW Student and Resident Behavioral Health has a number of great resources on stress management, as well as a great section on resilience and positive psychology.
• SDN - Student Doctors website
  This site is a virtual treasure chest of information. A simple search on “anxiety” or “stress” will yield you dozens of articles, forum discussions, etc.
• HELPGUIDE.ORG website
  Self-help website with some great resources on stress and anxiety management

Health insurance coverage is a requirement for all full-time students. You are free to select your health insurance carrier. For your convenience, MCW offers several health insurance plans you can purchase through the school.

Students have access to the plan details, cost and enrollment materials in the “MCW Student Insurance” course in Brightspace (our learning management system). This information is only available to enrolled students. Parents or significant others of a student seeking insurance information can obtain our current rates and plans by requesting them from the MCW Student Health & Wellness Office via email at student_health@mcw.edu. Please note, any enrollment forms and request for changes will only be accepted if completed and submitted by the enrolled student.

Students who enroll in health, dental, or life & ADD insurance through MCW will be billed for this service on their tuition statements. Your coverage will automatically terminate on June 30 of the year of your graduation.

Students can waive MCW's major medical insurance if the student has health insurance coverage under a domestic partner, spouse, or parent. Proof of coverage is required.

Health insurance coverage is a requirement for all full-time graduate students. If you have been admitted as a full-time PhD degree seeker you are offered enrollment in medical and dental insurance plans. You may exercise the option to add a spouse and or children with the additional cost of coverage deducted from your monthly pay.

The annual premium for single coverage is paid by the college for all full-time students in the PhD programs as part of their fellowship program. Some students are covered under health insurance policies of their parents or spouse and are eligible to be waived from enrollment. Full time degree-seeking MS, MA or MPH graduate students may purchase the student health insurance plan. Each student is responsible for payment of this coverage at registration or through stipend deduction.

Insurance Rates: 2019-2020 (PDF)

Graduate and MSTP Student Enrollment Guide (PDF)

Graduate and MSTP Student Enrollment Form (PDF)

When a student completes his/her studies at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he/she has the opportunity to continue his/her current insurance coverage for a period of up to eighteen (18) months in length via COBRA insurance. The individual selecting to continue his/her insurance coverage in this manner is responsible for all of the payments related to the COBRA insurance.  (See COBRA form for monthly premium costs)

If student would like to ELECT his/her insurance coverage via the COBRA insurance, student will need to submit a check by the 1st of the month, for the premiums covering that month.  The check should be made payable to the Medical College of Wisconsin and mailed to:

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Student will have a thirty (30) day grace period in which to make the payment after which, if payment still has not been received the insurance coverage will be stopped for non-payment. Monthly premiums must be made by the first of each month.

Student’s decision to either continue his/her insurance coverage via COBRA insurance, or to waive continuation of his/her coverage will need to be confirmed at the bottom of the form given to student.  Student needs to complete the form, being sure to sign and date it prior to returning form to the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Diane VerHaagh (dverhaagh@mcw.edu) at (414) 955-8090 or Christine Schaefer (cschaefer@mcw.edu) at (414) 955-8218.

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Staff

• Sandra Green, MD, Medical Director
• Hope Benthien, APNP
• Kimberly Spitz, APNP

Location
Sargeant Internal Medicine Clinic - 2nd Floor
840 N. 87th St.
Sargeant Health Center
Parking is available in the adjacent surface lot; there is no fee to park

Sargeant Internal Medicine Clinic Hours
Monday - Friday, 7:30 am-4:30 pm

Phone
(414) 805-6644 appointment line
(414) 805-5540 Sargeant Internal Medicine Clinic (If you have a medical question, urgent appointment request, or if you are calling regarding a problem after hours)

Establishing Care
Students may select any primary care provider (PCP) from the list of MCW physicians accepting new patients, but if they would like to use Student Health Services at Sargeant Health Center for primary care, urgent needs, or for referrals to other specialty clinics, they should choose a PCP at Sargeant Internal Medicine Clinic.

Making an Appointment
Appointments can be made by calling the appointment desk at (414) 805-6644. Appointments are generally available within 24 hours of the request, but call as early as possible as student slots are filled with internal medicine patients if they remain unfilled by 4:00 pm the day prior. Walk-in patients usually cannot be accommodated, so this practice is highly discouraged. Make sure you arrive 10 minutes early for your first visit to register. Please come on time for appointments and call to cancel if you cannot make your appointment. Late patients are worked in at the end of office hours or scheduled in order to avoid inconveniencing other patients.

Previous medical records can be faxed to (414) 805-7878, Attn: Student Health - Nurse Practitioner, dropped off at the Internal Medicine desk, or mailed to Sargeant Internal Medicine Clinic, Attn: Student Health 840 N. 87th St., Milwaukee, WI 53226.

Note: Please check your insurance information before scheduling an appointment. If you select the Humana HMO you must select a primary provider. If you choose a primary care physician in the Sargeant Internal Medicine Clinic you can be seen by our Student Health Nurse Practitioners as well as your PCP. If you choose a provider at any other clinic, the HMO does not allow you to be seen anywhere other than where you have chosen. Please choose one of the Sargeant Clinic physicians as your primary provider if you want to be seen at Sargeant Health Center. This does not apply to the Humana PPO. Students selecting the PPO can be seen anywhere in the Humana network (please be aware of the deductibles and copays). Immunizations are not covered by the PPO.

Services Provided
Student Health Services is available to provide primary care for students and their spouses (if they are also under MCW medical insurance). This includes diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management. Initial evaluation of any health concern, problems, or injury can be obtained in Student Health Services. Given the availability and on campus convenience of same day or next day appointments, most students utilize Student Health Services for the majority of their health care needs. Referrals to specialty clinics will be made if considered necessary or if desired by the student after appropriate evaluation. We can expedite scheduling, obtain necessary pre-appointment testing, and initiate treatment.

Medications
Medication supplies are not available at Student Health Services. Medications are covered by student insurance. Please refer to your plan for required copays.

Emergencies/Urgent Problems/Concerns
Persons with true emergencies should call 911 or proceed to the nearest Emergency Department. Otherwise, urgent problems are best addressed in the following manner:

1. During office hours, call the office at (414) 805-5540, option 6. The triage nurse will then either make an appointment, or otherwise direct you in solving your problem.
2. After hours/weekend urgent problems: Call the on-call service at (414) 805-5540; they will determine whether they can handle your problem or if you should be seen in one of our walk-in clinics or the Emergency Department.

Evening and weekend walk-in care for urgent problems is available at our walk-in clinics. Please visit the Froedtert Hospital clinics website under walk-in care for current hours and locations.

The walk-in clinic closest to MCW-Milwaukee is:

Plank Road Clinic
1155 N. Mayfair Rd., Wauwatosa
Walk-in Clinic Hours: 12:30 pm- 8:00 pm (Monday - Friday); 8:30 am-4:00 pm (Saturday - Sunday and most holidays)
Please note: this is only for urgent care needs.

OB/GYN Specialty Care and Care for Dependent Children
Primary Care for children is available at many of the Froedtert and MCW Community Physician clinics, located throughout southeastern Wisconsin, including New Berlin, West Allis, Brookfield, Waukesha, West Bend, Menomonee Falls, and Wauwatosa.

OB/GYN practitioners are available at multiple sites as well.

Search the Froedtert Hospital website under clinic locations or search our Doctor directory or call our Access Center at (414) 805-6644 for further information.

New patient appointments can be scheduled for all clinics by calling our access center at (414) 805-6644.

If you are in the Humana PPO, you may also see any other Humana provider listed in your network. The copay is the same for dependents as for students if you have family coverage.

Welcome! The Medical College of Wisconsin recognizes that its students, residents and fellows work hard and carry many responsibilities. We are aware that the demands of education, training and service to patients can produce a variety of stressors for individuals and their families. Student and Resident Behavioral Health Services provides a comprehensive program to meet these professional and personal mental health needs. We value your dedication and hope you find these resources helpful.

David J. Cipriano, PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Director, Resident and Student Mental Health Program
(414) 955-8954
(414) 314-3622 (Page)
dcipriano@mcw.edu

 

The clinic is staffed by Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine faculty and staff. Services include psychiatric medication management and psychotherapy including:

• cognitive behavioral
• insight-oriented
• stress management/solution focused
• couples and family therapy and
• drug and alcohol counseling.

Common concerns which bring people in include adjustment to the stress of training, anxiety, depression, career concerns, work-life balance, relationship problems and child/adolescent concerns.

Students, their spouse, or their child are entitled to five (5) free sessions of MCW mental health services, per academic year, at no cost. Residents and fellows are entitled to (3) free sessions of MCW mental health services, per academic year at no cost. Most major medical insurance policies should cover some of the cost after these initial five sessions. Student Mental Health Services is located off site for confidentiality purposes. These services are available only to full-time degree-seeking students.

Contact Us

Student and Resident Behavioral Health
1155 N. Mayfair Rd.
Tosa Health Center, Third Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Clinic Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm 
** Scheduled appointments outside of normal business hours are also available.
Medical Student Clinic: Thursday afternoons from 1:00-5:00 pm
Housestaff Clinic: Tuesday evenings from 5:00-7:00 pm

General Contact Information
General: (414) 955-8950
Intake: Carolyn Bischel, MS, LPC
(414) 955-8933
bischel@mcw.edu
ALL MESSAGES LEFT ARE CONFIDENTIAL.
If you contact Ms. Bischel via email, your consent to communicate in that mode is implied. Messages will be returned within one business day.

YOU MUST CALL REGISTRATION BEFORE YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT TO GIVE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: (414) 955-5399

Emergency Contact Information
During Business Hours: (414) 955-8933
After Business Hours: (414) 805-6700

Froedtert & Medical College Occupational Health is located on the fifth floor of the Froedtert Pavilion. Clinic hours are 7:00 am-4:30 pm. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The clinic provides immunizations, titers, post-exposure evaluations and follow-ups and maintains the occupational health records for students, employees and faculty. They accept walk-ins, however prefer that you call the clinic at (414) 805-6699 to schedule an appointment. Post-exposure evaluations do not require an appointment and should be performed as soon after the exposure as possible. The following is a synopsis of the protocol students should follow after an exposure incident.

Blood/Body Fluid Exposure Protocol

An exposure incident is defined as a possible transfer of blood or infectious body fluids from the source to another person. Exposures are caused by receiving a needle stick or a cut with a sharp object, a splash to your eyes, nose, or mouth, or to open areas on your skin.

1. If the student receives a percutaneous exposure (puncture of the skin) due to needle stick or contaminated sharp objects, they should wash the areas for 15 minutes with soap and water.
2. If the student receives a mucous membrane exposure (splash to the eyes, nose or mouth), they should flush the area with water for 15 minutes.
3. If the student gets blood or body fluid on exposed, non-intact skin, they should wash the area with soap and water for 15 minutes.
4. The student should notify their supervisor immediately of the exposure.

Students who do not follow this procedure for treating and reporting an exposure are at increased risk of contracting a blood borne disease (HIV, Hepatitis B or C) and may be responsible for their own medical bills. 

Please contact Occupational Health at (414) 805-6699 with any questions. If you have been exposed and have immediate questions about risks and the tests involved, call either Occupational Health during normal business hours or go to the hosting institution's employee health department. If the exposure occurs after hours or on the weekends, you should contact the administrative representative or the host institution's house supervisor for directions. Student should use the Emergency Department as a last resort.