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Education Innovation

Meet Jayla and Jayda

Identical twins who are driven to address health disparities in the Milwaukee community.

Community Front Door

199 years of service: A family's legacy of medical work continues

First-year resident Dr. Allie Taylor and her mother Dr. Susan Taylor are continuing their family’s legacy of mission work that has spanned...

Community Front Door

On the other side of the stethoscope: Dr. Kenneth Lee

Dr. Lee's fellow veterans give him a renewed sense of purpose.

Education Innovation

Meet Trent and Eva

These two Latino Medical Student Association members have an eye on bridging disparities in medicine.

Community Front Door

From hospital gown to graduation gown: Two men devoted to alleviating suffering

When Michael Orban first met Michael Dailey, MD, in 1979, Orban was wearing a hospital gown. When they met again last week at MCW's...

Education Innovation

From student to patient to doctor

Throughout his career, John has served in many caregiver roles including time as a registrar, technician, nurse and MD student. However,...

Education Innovation

Proud to be local

Incoming medical student looks forward to attending school in hometown.

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Cancer

Mary Jo's Story

An innovative clinical trial gave Mary Jo a second chance at the expanded family she once imagined.

Education Innovation

MCW graduate aspires to make science more approachable

From writing research papers to blogging and mentoring, Francie Moehring believes science communication should be a priority.

Education Innovation

A lasting legacy: MCW physician and mother models resilience for her sons

A mother’s example can leave a lasting legacy for her children. Dr. Judith Kosasih is no exception. The resilience she demonstrated as a...

Cardiovascular

Training the next generation of cardiovascular researchers

The Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center National Institute of Health T32 Postdoctoral Training Program is drawing top talent...

Dr. Melinda Stolley and team work to improve cancer outcomes for the underserved

MCW Magazine

Connecting the dots: Improving cancer outcomes for the underserved

Dr. Melinda Stolley and her team work to reduce the burden of cancer among underserved populations.

MCW Magazine

Learning to "Act like a doctor"

Sai-Suma Samudrala shares her experiences practicing medicine and learning valuable skills from clinicians, patients and peers.

MCW Magazine

Predicting prostate cancer

MCW researchers seek to amplify predictive powers of prostate MRI.

MCW Magazine

On the other side of the stethoscope: When doctors become patients

By being “on the other side of stethoscope” and “wearing a gown,” providers can learn to better empathize with patients, and, ultimately...

Genomics and Precision Medicine

Meet Raul

Meet Raul, a proud American immigrant and pioneer in the field of precision medicine and genomics.

Jill Tannheimer, transplant recipient, with her doctors

Partnerships

Trust as the foundation of the patient-doctor relationship

Relocating to a new city always has its challenges ‒ leaving family and friends, favorite hangouts, your regular hair stylist or gym, the...

Education Innovation

MCW-Green Bay Match Day 2018

Our students are pioneers in more ways than one. Meet the first group from the MCW-Green Bay campus to participate in Match Day.

Cancer

Dan's Story

Dan's life was saved by a pioneering doctor and a researcher with whom he shares a special bond.

Community Front Door

Alumna bringing health care to rural Haiti

From the outset, MCW alumna and adjunct faculty member Dr. Catherine Wolf has taken an approach to patient care that veers off the beaten path. In 2006, she founded a health care nonprofit in an isolated mountain community in rural Haiti where she has worked ever since.

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Education Innovation

No place like home

Graduating MCW student Hector Lopez grew up in the Milwaukee area and will continue his journey in medicine there.

MCW-Green Bay graduates reflect on past three years

Education Innovation

First class of MCW-Green Bay students reflect on past three years

Graduating students Andre Theurkauf, Martha Grace Courtright and Allison Meyer each have goals to serve the kind of community they come from...

Community Front Door

Walking the walk

Associate professor David Nelson's work in the community creates and reinforces the lessons he teaches students in the classroom.

Translational Research

Meet Pat

Driven radiologist has dedicated decades to giving hope to patients with a rare vascular disease.

Education Innovation

Physician-Olympian: Dr. Michael Woods achieves Olympic excellence

While pursuing medicine, alumnus Dr. Woods was also a competing three-time Olympian and former world champion in speed skating.

Education Innovation

Meet Lauren

Medical student Lauren Curwick is using her talents as an artist to inspire "hope" for children fighting cancer.

Cancer

A lifetime of challenging conventional thinking on prostate cancer treatment

For Dr. Nevalainen, it was clear to her in high school that becoming a doctor and conducting biomedical research was her life calling.

Dr. Marc Lazzaro and Dr. Ann Helms discuss care of an acute stroke patient by members of MCW's stroke, neurointervention and critical care team in the department of neurology.

Neuroscience

Where "Time is Brain"

MCW's specialized and extensively trained neurointerventional team provide comprehensive stroke care, vascular neurology and neurocritical...

Cancer

CAR-T cell immunotherapy clinical trial cancer patient in remission

First-in-the-world cancer treatment shows promise, collaborative effort leads innovative cancer treatment.

Education Innovation

Driven to become a doctor: A homeless teen's story

How a displaced teen’s drive to become a doctor helped him find a home at MCW.

Education Innovation

Britt's Story

A mom who works to make her family and community proud.

Neuroscience

A young Milwaukeean's aspirations to fight Alzheimer's

Seventh-grader Aremontae Rawls knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. "I want to be a neurosurgeon."

Healing in the Pacific

Featured Stories

Meet Jayla and Jayda

199 years of service: A family's legacy of medical work continues

On the other side of the stethoscope: Dr. Kenneth Lee

Meet Trent and Eva

From hospital gown to graduation gown: Two men devoted to alleviating suffering

From student to patient to doctor

Proud to be local

Mary Jo's Story

MCW graduate aspires to make science more approachable

A lasting legacy: MCW physician and mother models resilience for her sons

Training the next generation of cardiovascular researchers

Connecting the dots: Improving cancer outcomes for the underserved

Learning to "Act like a doctor"

Predicting prostate cancer

On the other side of the stethoscope: When doctors become patients

Meet Raul

Trust as the foundation of the patient-doctor relationship

MCW-Green Bay Match Day 2018

Dan's Story

Alumna bringing health care to rural Haiti

No place like home

First class of MCW-Green Bay students reflect on past three years

Walking the walk

Meet Pat

Physician-Olympian: Dr. Michael Woods achieves Olympic excellence

Meet Lauren

A lifetime of challenging conventional thinking on prostate cancer treatment

Where "Time is Brain"

CAR-T cell immunotherapy clinical trial cancer patient in remission

Driven to become a doctor: A homeless teen's story

Britt's Story

A young Milwaukeean's aspirations to fight Alzheimer's