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Prospective Students at MCW-Central Wisconsin

MCW-Central Wisconsin is committed to providing high-caliber learners with the tools and resources to succeed.

Why Choose MCW-Central Wisconsin

MCW-Central Wisconsin works in partnership with the best academic and medical facilities in the region. If you love the quality of life that comes with year-round outdoor sports and entertainment, balanced with great schools and quality family life in a mid-size city with top amenities, this campus may be for you.

MCW-Central Wisconsin provides an innovative and focused 3-year curriculum to train primary care physicians (family medicine, pediatrics and internal medicine), and psychiatrists who want to live and work in the region when they complete their medical education. The program is community-focused, involving many community providers and organizations in the outstanding curricular activities for our learners. We offer small class sizes and the chance to get to know your faculty in the classroom and in the clinical setting. Students work side-by-side with community physicians while on clerkship rotations. By choosing MCW-Central Wisconsin, you can help ensure the sustainability of the healthcare system in our region.

Our program offers contemporary learning technology, state-of-the art classrooms and labs, and the ability to get plenty of one-on-one attention from some of the best physicians in the region to help you learn how to become a world-class doctor and a leader in your community. If this sounds like the place for you, learn more and join us at MCW-Central Wisconsin.

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MCW-Central Wisconsin Campus Information

Our campus faculty and staff are available to help you every step of the way, from admissions to graduations. Take a look at some of the information below to begin your journey here at MCW.

Campus Visits

Campus Visits

Campus tours and virtual open houses are available for those interested in learning more about our campus and interacting with faculty and staff.

To schedule a campus tour or register for a virtual open house, please email Chris Knight, Student Services Program Manager, cknight@mcw.edu.

Admissions

Admissions

MCW-Central Wisconsin looks to recruit first generation college graduates, rural students, and students of diverse backgrounds, especially from Wisconsin, and specifically northern Wisconsin. MCW-CW admissions are administered through the MCW institutional Admissions Department.

Learn about MCW Medical School Admissions
Financial Aid

Financial Aid

View information to help you navigate how to afford and budget for medical school.

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Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

Meet the faculty and staff at MCW-Central Wisconsin.

Meet our team
Alumni

Alumni

MCW-Central Wisconsin alumni locations and specialties at graduation.

View the MCW-Central Wisconsin alumni map (PDF)

Student Life at MCW-Central Wisconsin

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Academic Support & Enrichment

Support resources include tutoring, boards preparation, individual consultations with faculty, Assistant Deans and Academic Enrichment staff.

Additional Resources

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Student Health & Wellness

Wellbeing coaching and counseling services are offered to provide guidance, resources, and support through life’s challenges.

Our Seeking Peer Outreach program provides an integrated, tiered approach to promoting mental wellness, and a large percentage of our staff, faculty and students have prioritized certification in Mental Health First Aid.

Learn about student health and wellness resources

Leadership Opportunities

MCW-Central Wisconsin students have many opportunities to pursue their interests and develop leadership skills outside of curricular activities.

Student organizations include the campus chapter of the American Medical Association, American Medical Women’s Association, Christian Medical Association, Community Service and Civic Engagement, Health Equity Coalition, Students United for Diversity in Medicine, Student Wellness Organization and Wilderness Medical Organization.

Student interest groups enhance specialty exploration. Current interest groups include Emergency Medicine, Family and Rural Medicine Student Association, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and the OB, Psychiatry, and Student Surgical Society. Each cohort elects two students to MCW’s Student Assembly and one Student Leadership Collective.

Other leadership opportunities include serving as a course liaison committee member, campus technology chair, OSR Representative to the AAMC, and on other institution-wide committees.

Sports & Recreation

Central Wisconsin students participate in intramural sports, such as volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, with students from the UW-Stevens Point at Wausau campus and Northcentral Technical College. Campus sporting events also include golf outings, curling, baseball game nights with the Wausau Woodchucks, snowboarding and skiing at Granite Peak.

Area Resources

MCW Residency Match Central Wisconsin

Residency Match 2025

On March 21, 2025, graduating medical students at MCW-Central Wisconsin found out where they will serve their post-graduate residency training. On "Match Day," a nationally administered computerized system gives the results of matches made between medical students and residency training programs across the country.

Learn more about residency placement at MCW

Special Programs at MCW-Central Wisconsin

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Advocates in Medicine Pathway (AMP)

The Advocates in Medicine Pathway (AMP) program is a medical school pathway program offered in partnership with Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) that supports the professional development of individuals from rural backgrounds and/or those faced with barriers on their journey to medical school. The program provides the support and tools needed to develop a competitive medical school application and an MCAT Prep Course.

Visit Wisconsin AHEC for more details and application information

Aspirus Scholars Program

The Aspirus Scholars Program provides scholarships to select medical students in exchange for a service commitment and rewarding career with Aspirus. MCW-Central Wisconsin students are invited to apply in the fall of their first year.

Learn about the Aspirus Scholars Program

Wisconsin AHEC Scholars Program

Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Scholars is a two-year program designed to enhance and broaden a student’s healthcare training. AHEC Scholars participate in a combination of didactic and community-based experiential training with underserved populations in rural communities.

Learn about the Wisconsin AHEC Scholars Program

Aspirus National Residency Match Program Exception Program

Aspirus, in partnership with the MCW-Central Wisconsin campus, has developed an innovative family medicine training curriculum that provides a direct entry from MCW-CW into the Aspirus Wausau Family Medicine Residency Program. The purpose of this curriculum is to provide participants a seamless transition from medical school to residency while providing robust continuity of clinical and community care experiences spanning medical school and residency training. MCW-CW students are invited to apply to this program in January of each year. The application process involves a formal interview with the Residency Program after submission of a personal statement and Dean’s letter. One student is selected to join the Aspirus Family Medicine Residency upon graduation.

Learn about the Aspirus Wausau Family Residency

Contact Us

1900 Westwood Dr., Suite 3100
Wausau, WI 54401
(715) 870-0900

 

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(414) 955-8246
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