Press Releases
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Local Pain Management Researchers Receive Grants from the National Institutes of Health ‘Helping to End Addiction Long-Term’ Initiative
Five researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have been awarded more than $4 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research projects that aim to improve treatments for chronic pain, curb the rates of opioid use disorder and overdose and achieve long-term recovery from...
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Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital Announce Hope to Health Campaign
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Froedtert Hospital announced the public launch of the Hope to Health Campaign, an unprecedented philanthropic partnership.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Names Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine
Joseph W. Gravel, Jr., MD, has been named as chair of the department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and will join the institution on Sept. 30, 2019.
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MACC Fund Commits $25 Million Pledge to Medical College of Wisconsin, in Partnership with Children’s Hospital
This pledge will enable MCW and Children’s to advance the shared goal of a world free of pediatric cancer by accelerating medical discovery and clinical care advancements to continue to improve survival rates and quality of life for kids diagnosed with cancer or a blood disorder.
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Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Invests $1.25M in Spinal Cord Injury Research at MCW
The Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation recently announced a gift of $1.25 million to support neuroscience research at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
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Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital Name Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Mitchell Beckman will be responsible for the overall fundraising enterprise and will help enable MCW and Froedtert Hospital to continue its trajectory of excellence across missions.
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Local Class of Medical Students Share Results of 2-Year Community-Focused Projects
Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin hosts Physician in the Community Student Project Showcase.
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MCW Pharmacy School and Independent Pharmacy Cooperative Partner to Develop a Pipeline of Future Independent Pharmacy Owners
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) School of Pharmacy and the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) announce a partnership to develop a pipeline of future independent pharmacy owners who can implement primary care pharmacy services in medically underserved communities.
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MCW Cancer Center to Host Vida y Esperanza, a Support and Celebration Event Tailored to the Latinx Community
This will be southeastern Wisconsin’s first event specifically for members of the Latinx community who have been touched by cancer, including those living with cancer at all stages of treatment, recovery and survivorship and their caregivers, support networks, families and friends.
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Two central Wisconsin physicians win Medical College of Wisconsin award for volunteer efforts in training medical students
The Wagner Award recognizes the important contributions and valuable service provided by volunteer instructors and clinical faculty members in helping to educate MCW students, residents and fellows.
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Medical College of Wisconsin and UW-Milwaukee Establish Nurse Practitioner Residency Program
The program will be a structured, supervised year of clinical practice and continuing education at community-based settings to prepare mental health nurses to provide care to underserved populations in the Milwaukee area.
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MCW Radiation Oncology researchers receiving numerous awards at 2019 ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO is the foremost radiation oncology society in the world, with over 10,000 health care professionals of all disciplines specializing in treating patients using various radiation therapies.
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Brain Researchers Seek to Uncover Effects of Non-Concussive Repetitive Head Impacts in Young Athletes
Brain researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) were recently awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a five-year study on the effects of repetitive head impacts on middle and high school athletes.
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Medical College of Wisconsin names Senior Vice President of University Engagement and Strategic Planning
Mara Lord, MBA, has been named Senior Vice President, University Engagement and Strategic Planning, for the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), effective Sept. 1, 2019.
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Findings from CARE Consortium added to global repository for brain injury data
Data from the world’s most comprehensive concussion study are now publicly available in a repository aimed at providing traumatic brain injury researchers access to a wealth of new knowledge.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Researchers to Study Genetic Causes of Radiation-Induced Heart Complications
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will perform a pioneering study into how genes can influence radiation sensitivity in order to discover new therapeutic targets to limit or reverse subsequent heart complications.
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Program that Accelerates Drug Discovery Receives $400,000 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Grant
The Therapeutic Accelerator Program (TAP) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) recently received funding from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to support the program’s collaborations with other regional biohealth institutions and companies to accelerate drug discovery by...
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Alterations in the Intestinal Microbiome Linked to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children, Study Finds
New research from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), in collaboration with investigators at University of California San Diego and Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, suggests that the intestinal microbiome holds important clues as to why some children develop nonalcoholic fatty liver...
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Local Researcher Co-Author on Study With Zero-Calorie Sweeteners
For the first time, scientists exposed pregnant and lactating mice to sucralose and acesulfame-K - a common combination in soda, sports supplements and other sweetened products - and found their pups developed harmful metabolic and gut bacteria changes.
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Study to Test Food Access Interventions Among African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes in Inner-City Milwaukee
Two new studies led by scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will focus specifically on food insecurity among African Americans with Type 2 diabetes in inner-city Milwaukee.
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Local Researcher Named 2019 Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar; 23rd Annual Cullen Run Raises $41,285 for Cardiovascular Research
Alison Kriegel, PhD, is the recipient of the 2019 Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar Award to fund her research investigating the mechanisms by which chronic kidney disease (CKD) contributes to cardiovascular risk.
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MCW Applauds Joint Finance Committee’s Vote for a Cancer Research Facility
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) thanks and applauds the members of the state’s budget-writing committee, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC), for their vote approving a State Building Commission grant for the development and construction of a cancer research facility at MCW.
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Oleg Palygin, PhD Named 2019 Michael H. Keelan Jr., MD Scholar
Oleg is the recipient of the 2019 Michael H. Keelan Jr., MD Scholar Award for his project, “Essential Role of Kir4.1/Kir5.1 Channels in Renal Salt Handling.”
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Faculty, Staff, Students, Community Partners Earn Medical College of Wisconsin President’s Community Engagement Award
This honor recognizes the exemplary community-academic partnership, community-engaged research or community outreach activities of MCW faculty members, staff members, students and community partners.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Celebrates 224 Members of Class of 2019 at Milwaukee Campus
Two hundred and twenty-four students from the MCW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Medicine received degrees.
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Adina Luba Kalet, MD, MPH, Named Director of the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) appointed of Adina Luba Kalet, MD, MPH, director of the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education. Effective September 1, 2019, pending approval by the MCW Board of Trustees.
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Dr. Ian B.K. Martin Named 2019–2020 President of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) at the opening session of its 30th annual meeting on Wednesday, May 15, introduced Ian B.K. Martin, MD, MBA, as the society’s 2019–2020 president and announced five newly elected members to its Board of Directors.
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Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, Named Director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment and Senior Associate Dean at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) School of Medicine
MCW appointed Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment and senior associate dean at the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine effective September 1, 2019, pending approval by the MCW Board of Trustees.
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New Research Shows Early-Life Stress Can Contribute to Life-Long Psychological Conditions
Local scientist at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Cecilia Hillard, PhD, assisted other researchers in their quest to uncover what effects early-life stress might have throughout development into adulthood and beyond.
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Three MCW teams among dozen winners of Foxconn's innovation competition
Three MCW teams were recognized among 12 winners in a statewide innovation competition, Smart Cities – Smart Futures, sponsored by Foxconn Technology Group.
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Cardiovascular Center Appoints Postdoctoral Fellow to T32 Training Program
The Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has appointed Pablo Nakagawa, PhD as a postdoctoral trainee in the Cardiovascular Center’s T32 postdoctoral training program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
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Local Surgeon Receives Grant Award to Provide Treatment for At-Risk Populations
Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD received a grant award totaling $35,000 from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) – a charitable arm of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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Medical Student Presented with Prestigious Award from Wisconsin Medical Society
The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation presented Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) student Sierra Tackett with its 2019 Presidential Scholar award.
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Local Researcher Recognized With Prestigious Neuroscience Research Award
Dr. Stucky is set to use the grant award to conduct research on the pain mechanisms associated with Fabry Disease – a rare lysosome storage disease.
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Local Institution Receives Grant to Establish a Center to Provide Access to Genome Editing Tools
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) received a $14.9 million award toward the development of a Dissemination and Coordinating Center (DCC) as part of the NIH Common Fund’s Somatic Cell Genome Editing (SCGE) Program.
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MCW teams continue successful run in Foxconn’s innovation competition
Of the 30 teams moving forward in the contest for Round Three, six teams – exactly one-fifth of the entire applicant pool – are led by MCW faculty, staff and students.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Awarded Top Honor, Among Top 30 Clinical Research Centers in the United States
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) recently designated the MCW Cancer Center as a Lead Academic Participating Site (LAPS) for the strength and innovation of its ongoing research and science and robust participation in its clinical trials.
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Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Partners with Viterbo University for Direct Admittance 3+3 Program
A new agreement between the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Viterbo University will assure qualified undergraduate students at Viterbo University early admittance to the MCW School of Pharmacy upon graduation
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Cardiothoracic Surgeon Joins Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network
Takushi Kohmoto, MD, PhD joins the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin health network as a professor of surgery and associate service line director of heart transplantation.
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation and Medical College of Wisconsin Advance Community-based Partnership
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation have established a joint vision for impact, selected a developer and announced the future neighborhood and home of their community-based partnership as it moves forward into development stage.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin Applauds Governor Evers Commitment to Cancer Research
As part of his executive budget proposal, Governor Tony Evers announced today he will invest $15 million in a cancer research facility at the Medical College of Wisconsin to reduce the cancer burden of Wisconsinites through research, education and outreach into the causes, prevention, early...
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Mobile App for Parents of Preemies Developed by the Medical College of Wisconsin
The app is designed to provide expecting couples education and medical information on premature babies.
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Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal Includes Expanding Medical Education and Training Initiatives
The proposal includes an expansion of MCW’s Family Medicine Residency Program, an annual increase in Medical Student Tuition Assistance for Wisconsin residents attending MCW and allocating planning funds for a potential Comprehensive Mental Health Consultation Program, based upon Wisconsin’s Child...
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Funding to Expand Wisconsin Child Psychiatry Consultation Program Proposed
The CPCP program provides primary care providers with free-of-charge pediatric mental health consultations for their child and adolescent patients struggling with mental health concerns.
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Local Medical Student Recognized as “Medical Student Leader” by the Medical Society of Milwaukee
Megan Cory was recently awarded the Medical Student Leader Award for being a leader in the field of medicine by exemplifying the attributes, skills, and passion to serve her fellow citizens and inspire fellow medical students.
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Third Class of Aspirus Scholars Named to Tackle Physician Shortage
The Aspirus Health Foundation’s Aspirus Scholars Program has awarded $550,000 to four medical students from the Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin campus (MCW-CW)
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Medical College of Wisconsin Doctor & Professor Named Hastings Center Fellow
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Julia and David Uihlein Chair in Medical Humanities and professor of Bioethics and Emergency Medicine has been named a fellow of the Hastings Center.
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Transformative cancer treatment now available at the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center
Radiation oncologists at the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital, part of the Froedtert & MCW Cancer Network, treated their first cancer patient with the Elekta Unity MR-linac
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Roy L. Silverstein, MD, Begins Term as 2019 ASH President
Roy L. Silverstein, MD, a highly regarded expert in platelet and vascular cell biology as well as clinical non-malignant hematology and thrombosis, will serve as president of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) for a year-long term through December 2019.
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American Board of Pathology Announces Appointment of Jason Jarzembowski to the Test Development and Advisory Committee of Pediatric Pathology
For a physician to be appointed to a TDAC, one must be considered an established subject matter expert in their subspecialty field while being updated on the latest patient care advances in the continually evolving field of pathology.
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African-American Liver Cancer Patients May Live Longer After Liver Transplant if Their Donors Are the Same Race
Among African-American adults undergoing liver transplant to treat liver cancer, patients whose organ donor was also African American lived significantly longer than those with a racially unmatched donor, report authors of a new study using national data.
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MCW leads the way in statewide innovation competition sponsored by Foxconn
Foxconn’s goal for this grant competition is to invest in a broad spectrum of new ideas generated by college and university teams throughout the state to improve the health and quality of life of Wisconsin communities.
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Five Community Leaders Join the Medical College of Wisconsin Board of Trustees
The elected members of the board are business executives, philanthropists, and distinguished community leaders who pool their wealth of knowledge and experience to advance these missions to enhance the health and vitality of our community.
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Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment Announces $3.1 Million in Awards to Advance Community Health Initiatives and Accelerate Health Research Projects
Funding supports $1.95 million in community initiatives and $1.19 million in research studies aimed at improving health outcomes statewide.
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Multi-Agency Collaboration Updates Sex Trafficking Report
The Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission, the Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Equity, Rethink Resources, Milwaukee Sexual Assault Review, and Milwaukee Police Department – Sensitive Crimes Division released a report estimating the magnitude of sex trafficking in Milwaukee.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Members Receive Health Care Heroes, Lifetime Achievement Honors from BizTimes
This year, three faculty members of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) were named Heroes, and one earned the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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FDA provides clearance for MR-Linac; Froedtert & MCW, MD Anderson will be first in U.S. to treat patients
The first patients in the U.S. to be treated using this highly precise radiation therapy will be treated at the Froedtert & MCW Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital and M.D. Anderson in Texas.
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Medical College of Wisconsin and Greater Milwaukee Foundation Pursue New Community-based Partnership
The collaboration will enable MCW and the Foundation to join forces, share expertise, and accelerate investment to better serve the people of Milwaukee.
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Oral Medication Improves Survival Outcomes for Ovarian Cancer Patients, Study Reports
Women with ovarian cancer who were treated with the oral PARP inhibitor olaparib experienced longer progression-free survival, according to an international study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncologists in Munich last month and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Logan University establishes preceptorship program with Medical College of Wisconsin
The goal of the preceptorship program is to enhance patient care, education and research opportunities for both institutions.
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MCW to co-lead national study to examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will co-lead a study on potential long-term neurologic health consequences of concussions and sub-concussive injuries sustained by former NFL players.
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Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Named Chair-elect of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Provost and Executive Vice President of the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named chair-elect of the board of directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
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Peer Outreach Program Aims to Save Lives by Engaging More Veterans in Mental Health Services
A new veteran outreach program in the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine in collaboration with the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center aims to save lives by locating veterans in need and engaging them in VA health services.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Researchers Part of National Effort to Develop Regenerative Treatments for Blindness
The National Eye Institute’s Audacious Goal Initiative for Regenerative Medicine has awarded Joseph Carroll, PhD, a grant to develop new research models to advance treatments for blinding conditions.
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CARE Consortium
The CARE Consortium was established with the goals of understanding how concussions affect the brain and identifying ways to improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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Data Supports Interaction of Pretreatment Immune Inflammatory State of Patient Outcomes following Radiotherapy in High Risk Prostate Cancer Trial
Data from a validation study of NRG-RTOG 0521 suggests that, while there is no association between an elevated level of C-reactive protein (CRP) and disease-free survival (DFS); higher levels of pretreatment interleukin 10 (IL-10) were linked to lower rates of DFS.
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Women in Science series honors Medical College of Wisconsin researchers
Three Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) female researchers and three MCW female students will be honored at the annual Women in Science Awards Luncheon on Oct. 25.
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State Senator Alberta Darling to receive the Hands of Humanity Award at the Medical College of Wisconsin Convocation Ceremony
The MCW Board of Trustees selected Senator Darling for the Hands of Humanity award for her longtime visionary leadership in improving human health and well-being, and her long-standing commitment to advancing public policy for the citizens of Wisconsin.
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State Representative Dale Kooyenga receives Friend of MCW Award
The Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin presented State Representative Dale Kooyenga with the Friend of MCW Award for his exceptional service to the state of Wisconsin.
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Local doctor onstage at event and discussed new health functionality of Apple Watch Series 4
Dr. Ivor Benjamin, MD, a cardiologist, professor of medicine and director of the Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin presented at the Apple Launch Event for the Apple Watch Series 4.
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Local Hispanic woman attends Hispanic Heritage Month reception at White House
Carla Echeveste, a member of the All of Us Research Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), is attending the Hispanic Heritage Month reception at the White House.
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Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA appointed chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA, joined the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) as Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine, as well as professor of medicine and MCW Eminent Scholar, on July 16, 2018.
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Julie Freed named 2018 Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar
Julie Freed, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 2018 Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Scholar Award to fund her research on the treatment of life-threatening low blood pressure.
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Medical College of Wisconsin forms Center for Advancing Population Science
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is renaming and relaunching its Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) as the Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS).
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Local baker shares story of his lifesaving heart transplant at inaugural Heart of the Matter
Darrin Reasby, a Milwaukee resident and bakery owner who underwent a lifesaving heart transplant at Froedtert Hospital last year, shared his story from diagnosis to recovery with the 220 guests at the inaugural Heart of the Matter Food and Wine Event.
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Cardiovascular Center appoints postdoctoral fellow to T32 Training Program
The Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin has appointed Moua Yang, PhD as the third postdoctoral trainee in the Cardiovascular Center’s T32 postdoctoral training program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
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Understanding the mental health processes of trauma recovery
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Women in Science Series continues with presentation on coping with traumatic adversity.
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Neuroscience researcher with a passion for muscular dystrophy therapies honored at Imagine More Dinner
After muscular dystrophy took the life of his childhood friend more than 20 years ago, Dr. Michael Lawlor swore never to give up on finding new ways to treat these types of devastating disease.
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Summer-long challenge encourages participants to run, walk, bike to support cancer research at Medical College of Wisconsin
Inaugural Cancer Crush launches; culminates with festival on September 22.
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Family & Community Medicine professor, veteran health advocate, Wausau medical student and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation researcher earn Medical College of Wisconsin President’s Community Engagement Award
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) President’s Community Engagement Award recognizes the exemplary community-academic partnership, community-engaged research or community outreach activities of a MCW faculty member, staff member, student and community partner.
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Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment announces $1.7 million in awards to health improvement initiatives across Wisconsin
Awards support community-proposed initiatives addressing cardiac arrest, tobacco use, active transportation, and violence prevention.
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Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center reach agreement on campus land purchase
Milwaukee County and four of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) member organizations have reached initial agreements for the members to purchase the County land they lease and occupy on the MRMC campus in Wauwatosa.
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Dr. Ian B. K. Martin appointed Chair of Emergency Medicine
Nationally recognized leader in academic and clinical medicine Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA, has been appointed professor and system chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), effective September 10, 2018.
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Annual motorcycle ride to benefit Medical College of Wisconsin's Cardiovascular Center
On Saturday, June 9, motorcyclists will raise their kickstands and ride 70 miles through the scenic countryside and hills of Southeastern Wisconsin to benefit the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Cardiovascular Center (CVC), a nationally recognized leader in research.
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Founders of Walnut Way, veteran advocate, obstetrics and gynecology professor emeritus, education and youth development philanthropists and medical author receive honorary degrees at the Medical College of Wisconsin Commencement
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) upcoming 2018 Commencement Ceremony for graduate and medical students on Friday, May 25 will present nine individuals with honorary doctoral degrees from MCW.
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Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin students commit to practice in local communities, earn scholarships from Aspirus Health Foundation
With dreams of serving their hometown communities in north central Wisconsin, four Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)-Central Wisconsin students have been named Aspirus Scholars.
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Wisconsin researchers join NIH in launching the All of Us research program to advance precision medicine
Three Wisconsin medical and scientific organizations, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will open enrollment on May 6 for the All of Us Research Program, a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds
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Wisconsin Policy Forum: The Medical College of Wisconsin has elevated healthcare in the region and state
MCW to examine how to sustain this success while creating opportunity for more innovation, addressing disparities and diversifying pipeline.
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MCW School of Pharmacy partners with Mount Mary University for direct admittance 4+3 program
A new agreement between the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Mount Mary University will assure qualified undergraduate students at Mount Mary early admittance to the MCW School of Pharmacy upon graduation.
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Women in Science lecture series showcases local female scientists and physicians
Female medical students, researchers, physicians and scientists will share knowledge, and encourage and celebrate accomplishments at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) 12th annual Women in Science series.
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Three new psychiatry residents will serve Wausau, Stevens Point, Rhinelander and Tomah communities
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)-Central Wisconsin welcomes psychiatry specialists.
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Female students from local high schools experience a day in the life of a physician at Ms. Medical Mastermind
Hosted by the student organization American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), the event on Saturday, March 24, welcomes girls from local high schools who are interested in a health care career.
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Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy partners with Alverno College to enhance student program opportunities
Alverno College is partnering with the MCW School of Pharmacy on a dual degree program that will allow full-time Alverno students who successfully complete the pharmacy program prerequisites to gain early-assurance direct admission to MCW's Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
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Center for Flourishing Lives update
In January, MCW disseminated a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Center for Flourishing Lives to a number of firms in the region. MCW received outstanding responses and has made a selection for the next phase of work.
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Medical College of Wisconsin researchers discover potential new treatment for prostate cancer
Dr. Marja T. Nevalainen, Director of Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at the MCW Cancer Center, has been working with a team of MCW and national researchers to create a novel approach to reduce harm from radiation therapy.
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Cardiologist joins Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network
Michael Salinger, MD, FACC, FSCAI joins the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network in the Division of Cardiology, bringing distinguished expertise in treating structural heart disease.
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Multi-agency collaboration releases sex trafficking report
Analysis of incidents of sex trafficking in Milwaukee seeks to inform further responses to trafficking.
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Medical College of Wisconsin announces promotion of Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD, to Senior Vice President for Strategic Academic Partnerships
The Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) promoted Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD, to senior vice president for Strategic Academic Partnerships.
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Cardiovascular Center appoints postdoctoral fellows to T32 training program
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Cardiovascular Center has appointed Jennifer Stancill, PhD and Christine Klemens, PhD as the inaugural postdoctoral trainees on the Cardiovascular Center’s National Institutes of Health T32 postdoctoral training program.
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Three Medical College of Wisconsin leaders chosen to attend 2018 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Although academic medical centers are not traditionally well-represented at the conference, MCW participates each year to continue seeking more efficient and effective healthcare delivery methods and medical technologies to improve patient care.