About the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), which is located in suburban Milwaukee, is currently the third largest private
medical school in the nation. The origin of MCW dates back to 1913 when Marquette University's Department of Medicine
merged with the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons to form the Marquette University School of Medicine. In 1967,
the Medical School ended its affiliation with Marquette University and became the Medical College of Wisconsin, a private,
independent educational institution offering M.D., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.
In 1978, MCW relocated to a new teaching and research complex in suburban Milwaukee on the campus of the Milwaukee Regional
Medical Center. This 240 acre campus includes Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, the Allen Bradley Medical Science
Laboratory, the National Biomedical Electron Spin Resonance Center, Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, Children's
Hospital of Wisconsin, the MACC Fund Research Center, the Blood Research Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin, and the
recently completed Cardiovascular Research Center.
MCW consists of 834 full-time faculty, 150 of whom participate in graduate student education and training, and 47 part-time.
Enrollment includes approximately 140 graduate students, 800 medical students, and 700 residents and fellows. MCW ranks
in the top third of all US medical schools for the amount of research dollars secured.
In 1994, MCW faculty received more than $50 million from federal and private sources for research and training programs.
These investigations are assisted by several core laboratories on campus and include: the Protein and Nucleic Acid Shared
Research Facility, the Flow Cytometer Laboratory, the Electron Microscopy Laboratory, the Cell Culture Shared Facility,
the Milwaukee Regional Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), the Scientific Computer Center, the National
Biomedical Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Center, and the new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Research Facility.
Christened "Milioki" or "Gathering Place By the Waters" by the Algonquin Indians, Milwaukee offers all of the cultural,
educational, and recreational opportunities of a major metropolitan city bur with the charm and flavor of a smaller town.
Located on over 60 miles of the scenic southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin
and the 19th largest city in the nation. Its metropolitan area numbers more than 1.4 million in population. Also known
as the City of Festivals, Milwaukee is home to more than 70 nationalities and more than a dozen annual ethnic festivals
reflect this cultural background. Summerfest, billed as the world's largest outdoor music festival, attracts nearly one
million music fans each year to Milwaukee's lakefront.
Sports fans know Milwaukee as home of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, the Admirals Hockey team, the Milwaukee Wave
soccer team, the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team and the Milwaukee Mustangs arena football team. The Petit National Ice
Center provides a state-of-the-art training center for the nation's current and future Olympic speed skating champions.
Milwaukee has one of the most extensive park systems in the nation. Its well-kept 14,000 acres provides beautiful settings
for golf, tennis, softball, biking, swimming, hiking, cross-country skiing, and tobogganing. Lake Michigan and the 160
island lakes located within an hour's driving time provides the Milwaukeeans with countless opportunities for boating,
fishing, swimming, sailing and sailboarding.
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