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MCWfusion Curriculum Phase 2: Core Clinical

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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 Concentrations
  • 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.

MCWfusion Curriculum | Calendar Map MCW-Milwaukee Phase 2

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.

MCWfusion Curriculum | Calendar Map MCW-Green Bay Phase 2

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.

MCWfusion Curriculum | Calendar Map MCW-Central Wisconsin Phase 2

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