Recent News
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MCW-Central Wisconsin Receives $2 Million Campaign Gift from Sentry
This gift supports medical education that is pivotal to quality care in Central Wisconsin.
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Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment Announces $1.59 million in Awards to Advance Community Health Efforts Across Wisconsin
AHW has announced its 2019 Policy and Systems Changes for Improved Health funding awards, with more than $1.59 million being awarded to four projects aimed at improving health outcomes in Wisconsin.
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MCW Leads The Way In Statewide Innovation Competition Sponsored By Foxconn
Of the 25 teams moving forward in the smart cities - smart futures contest, five teams are led by MCW faculty members and students.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Doctoral Student Receives National Award at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Abdul R. Shour, MSP, a doctoral candidate in Public and Community Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the Greg Alexander Outstanding Paper Award at the 147th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Philadelphia.
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Two Local Community Leaders Join the Medical College of Wisconsin Board of Trustees
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) recently welcomed two new trustees to its board: Christy L. Brown, JD, and John M. Grogan.
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Research Findings Show Potential New Target in Somatosensory Cortex to Aid in Recovery of Walking Ability
Findings of a study in the journal Nature Neuroscience show the brain’s somatosensory cortex can directly orchestrate walking in response to ongoing environmental cues, allowing for navigation of complex environments.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Announces Master of Science in Global Health Equity Program Beginning Fall 2020
The new MS Global Health Equity program consists of 36 credits including a 6-credit thesis work experience which students may complete with one of our many international or local partners.
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Analysis of Highly Cited Retracted Paper on Vaccinations and Autism Shows Authors Have Trouble Citing Retractions
A study published today in the online medical journal JAMA Network Open shows that despite complete retraction, a 1998 article that purported to show an association between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism continues to be cited in scholarly works.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Dean Named Chair of Association of American Medical Colleges Board of Directors
Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, dean of the School of Medicine and executive vice president and provost of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been named the new chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) board of directors.
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Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association Wins Chapter of the Year at National Conference
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) recently attended their organization’s national conference at the New York University School of Medicine, where they received an award for best chapter of the year for their community advocacy work.