Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Heather Aschoff
Program Coordinator
Chandra Smith
Program Coordinator
Michael Weisgerber, MD
Program Director
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Our residents’ favorite thing about our program is each other. We love our culture of camaraderie and close-knit resident community
Best of both worlds:
Children’s Wisconsin (CW) is home for vast majority of Milwaukee area children seen in local clinics and admitted to the hospital.
CW is a regional/national/ international referral center with every specialty represented.
Resident-led committees that make a difference: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); Advocacy; Solidarity in Medicine; Wellness; Residency Advisory Panel; Recruitment; and more
Mentorship: Faculty advisors, track mentors, coordinators, associate program directors, chief residents all selected based on mentoring abilities
DETAILS
Robust Medium Sized Program;
70 Pediatric Residents (23 per class)
4 Peds Anesthesia Residents
2 Peds Neurology Residents
1 Preliminary Resident
Great jobs & fellowships post graduation
55% of grads go into Fellowship
45% of grads go into Primary Care
LOCATION
Milwaukee – largest city in Wisconsin with tremendous diversity including an active refugee community and many underserved patients
“Coolest and most underrated city in the Midwest”- Vogue Magazine
Home of 2021 world champion Milwaukee Bucks and a great sports, arts, and entertainment scene
CURRICULUM
Choose among 50 different Continuity Clinic sites throughout Milwaukee area including Spanish speaking only options
Amazing electives from A to Z (Allergy, Advocacy, Lots of specialties, Medical education, Research, and Zany creatively designed new options made by our residents)
Individualized Curriculum with 8 tracks (Global & Community Health, Hospitalist, Primary Care, Subspecialty & Research, Career Identification, Hybrid, Child Neurology )
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES
Resident led DEI committee with important role and impact in our program
Ongoing expansion of cultural humility curriculum
Ongoing efforts to recruit and retain residents, fellows and faculty traditionally underrepresented in medicine
Expanding LGBTQIA+ curricula
Dedicated gender clinic experience on adolescent rotation
Support for residents interested in APPD AIM scholars and APA New Century Scholars
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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