Education

There are over 1,200 students enrolled in education programs at The Medical College. This consists of about 817 medical students and more than 400 graduate students.

Its core competency is medical knowledge, which underpins every aspect of its mission. The Medical College grants Doctor of Medicine, PhD, MS and MA degrees.

College faculty supervise approximately 650 physicians in residency training and 200 physicians in fellowship training through the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH). Approximately 200 scientists are engaged in postdoctoral research fellowship training through the Office of Postdoctoral Education.

The Medical College also provides continuing medical education to more than 40,000 health professional registrants each year.

Research

As a research center, The Medical College of Wisconsin received $157 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes in fiscal year 2008-2009. In the federal government's FY 2008 (the most current information available), the College received $91.3 million in NIH funding and ranked 43rd among the nation's 131 medical schools for NIH research funding.

College faculty conducted more than 2,500 research studies, including clinical trials, in FY 2008-09. In fiscal year 2008-2009, Medical College faculty and students reported 52 new discoveries and inventions. The College has over 250 pending and issued patents. The Medical College is home to nine federally designated national centers and one international research center.

历史

The Medical College traces its roots to 1893 with the founding of the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1913 the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Milwaukee Medical College merged to become the Marquette University School of Medicine.

In 1967 Marquette University, due to financial constraints, terminated its sponsorship of the medical school. The school then continued as a private, national, freestanding institution. Its name was changed in 1970 to the Medical College of Wisconsin. The Medical College has approximately 13,500 alumni.

Notable alumni

• Colonel Todd David Hess, MC; USAF Military Doctor & Commander - Ophthalmic Surgeon (Class of 1985)
• Steve Kagen, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
• Captain Ryan Leavitt, MC; USNF Military Doctor and Captain - Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Class of 1997)
• Philip Stieg, Chairman of Neurosurgery at Weill Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Medical Center - Neurosurgeon (Class of 1983)

External links

• Medical College of Wisconsin Web site