University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health explained

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Established:1907
Students:614 (MD), 2114 (TOTAL)
Administrative Staff:1345

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) is a professional school for the study of medicine and public health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is one of only two medical schools in Wisconsin, along with the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and the only public one.

UWSMPH's main building, the Health Sciences Learning Center, is located at the western end of UW–Madison's campus, adjacent to the UW Health University Hospital, its primary affiliated teaching hospital, as well as the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research. UWSMPH is active in teaching and research, and extramural research grants received by UWSMPH totaled US$367.8 million in 2017–18, accounting for 40 per cent of all research grants received by UW–Madison.[1]

History

The medical school was proposed in 1848 and a two-year basic science course began in 1907. Charles R. Bardeen was the first dean of the medical school. The first four-year class matriculated in 1925, and the entire UWSMPH moved into the state-of-the-art Health Sciences Learning Center in 2004.

Rankings and Academic Profile

In 2024, UWSMPH was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as #35 for Best Medical Schools: Research and #26 for Best Medical Schools: Primary Care.[2] In the 2020 edition of graduate school rankings, UWSMPH was listed as 16th in primary-care education and as 27th among research schools.[3] The UW School of Medicine and Public Health also ranks as one of the top medical schools in terms of research funding and expenditures, with US$356 million in extramural research support and US$575 million in total expenditures in 2015–16.[4] In 2019, UWSMPH ranked 28th among U.S. medical schools in NIH research grant funding received, with US$229 million received.[5] Grants to UWSMPH represent 40 per cent of all research grants received by UW–Madison.[6]

The UWSMPH is an academic center for embryonic stem cell research, with UWSMPH Professor of Anatomy James Thomson being the first scientist to isolate human embryonic stem cells.[7] [8] This has brought significant attention to the university's research programs. Stem cell research at the school is aided in part by funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the promotion of WiCell.

The school also has teaching and research partnerships with the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UW Health) and the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, one of the 10 largest physician practice groups in the country.[9] Although students are trained to work in a range of patient care and research areas and the school is committed to training physicians for rural health care, the UWSMPH has chosen seven core areas of medicine on which it focuses its resources: Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Neuroscience, Population and Community Health Sciences, Rural Health, and Women's Health.[10] In addition to its primary teaching site at UW Health, UWSMPH maintains teaching affiliations with the adjacent William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran's Hospital (VHA Madison), UnityPoint Meriter Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, and the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield.[11]

Programs

UWSMPH has a Medical Scientist Training Program, or MD/PhD program that is funded by the NIH. Additionally, the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) program exists for students intending to practice in rural areas, while the Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH) program exists for students interested in practicing in urban areas.[12] [13] Students who enroll in the WARM track spend the majority of their clinical years training through hospitals and clinics affiliated with the La Crosse-based Gundersen Health System, Marshfield-based Marshfield Clinic, or Green Bay-based Aurora BayCare. Students enrolled in TRIUMPH complete the majority of their clinical training in Milwaukee with Aurora Health Care.[14] [15]

Through the Statewide Campus initiative, medical students at UWSMPH who are not enrolled in WARM or TRIUMPH also complete some of their rotations at one of the aforementioned Statewide sites outside of Madison (Gundersen Health System, Marshfield Clinic, Aurora Bay Care, or Aurora Health Care–Milwaukee).[16] The Statewide Campus initiative is based on the Wisconsin Idea, the principle that the university's influence should benefit the people of the State of Wisconsin, famously summarized in former UW–Madison President Charles R. Van Hise's statement: "I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.”[17] [18]

Leadership

Robert N. Golden served as Dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health from 2006 until February 2024.[19] [20] As of June 2024, a new Dean had not been announced.[21]

Notable people

Notable alumni of the school include:

Notable past and present faculty include:

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: University of Wisconsin--Madison . 1 July 2024 . U.S. News & World Report.
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  4. News: Facts . 2019-05-19 .
  5. News: Best Graduate Schools . U.S. News & World Report, L.P. . . 2019-05-19 .
  6. News: Facts . 2019-05-19 .
  7. Thomson . James A. . Itskovitz-Eldor . Joseph . Shapiro . Sander S. . Waknitz . Michelle A. . Swiergiel . Jennifer J. . Marshall . Vivienne S. . Jones . Jeffrey M. . 1998-11-06 . Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Blastocysts . Science . en . 282 . 5391 . 1145–1147 . 10.1126/science.282.5391.1145 . 0036-8075.
  8. Web site: James Thomson Nobel Prize-Winning Embryologist Britannica . 2024-07-16 . www.britannica.com . en.
  9. Web site: About the UW School of Medicine and Public Health . 2009-06-11 .
  10. Web site: About the UW School of Medicine and Public Health . 2009-06-11 .
  11. News: Facts . 2019-06-09 .
  12. Web site: Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 7 December 2012.
  13. Web site: Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 7 December 2012.
  14. Web site: Curriculum, Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 9 June 2019.
  15. Web site: TRIUMPH PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND ADMISSIONS. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 9 June 2019.
  16. Web site: MD Program. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 9 June 2019.
  17. Web site: MD Program. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 9 June 2019.
  18. Web site: The Wisconsin Idea. University of Wisconsin–Madison. 9 June 2019.
  19. Web site: Robert Golden to resign as UW-Madison School of Medicine dean . 2024-06-26 . Robert Golden to resign as UW-Madison School of Medicine dean - The Daily Cardinal . en.
  20. Web site: Wahlberg . David . 2024-02-01 . UW-Madison's School of Medicine dean steps down, returning to faculty . 2024-06-26 . Wisconsin State Journal . en.
  21. Web site: Search begins for next dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health . 2024-06-26 . news.wisc.edu . en-US.
  22. Wisconsin Alumni Association. "Notable Alumni", Wisconsin Alumni Association, 2019. Accessed April 6, 2019.
  23. Wisconsin Alumni Association. "Notable Alumni", Wisconsin Alumni Association, 2019. Accessed May 31, 2020.
  24. Weber, Bruce. "H. A. Engle, Tobacco Plaintiff, Dies at 89", The New York Times, July 24, 2009. Accessed July 25, 2009.
  25. Lewis, Paul. "Frederic Mohs, 92, Inventor Of Cancer Surgery Technique", The New York Times, July 5, 2002. Accessed April 6, 2019.
  26. Web site: Robert F Schilling - Hematology.org . 2024-07-18 . www.hematology.org . en.
  27. Web site: Marder . Michael . 2021-06-07 . Moral Orientation of US Universities and the Emergence of Evil . 2024-07-18 . The Philosophical Salon . en-US.
  28. Web site: Biden appoints University Professor Vanessa Northington Gamble to the National Council on the Humanities GW Today The George Washington University . 2024-08-20 . GW Today . en.
  29. Web site: "Striving for the Health of Black People: The Life and Medical Career of Dr. Virginia M. Alexander (1899-1949)" . 2024-08-20 . Bowdoin College . en.
  30. News: Ap . 1983-01-20 . Charles Heidelberger, A Cancer Researcher . 2024-08-20 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  31. Web site: 2024-04-19 . History . 2024-08-14 . Veterans Affairs . en.
  32. Web site: 2020-01-23 . William S. Middleton University of Wisconsin Foundation . 2024-08-14 . www.supportuw.org . en-US.
  33. Web site: School . Rubenstein . 4 January 2016 . Jonathan Patz to Speak Jan 25th on Health Opportunities Arising from Climate Change Policies Negotiated in Paris . 14 August 2024 . The University of Vermont.
  34. Web site: Howard Temin, oncology - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries . 2024-08-14 . search.library.wisc.edu.
  35. Web site: 2021 Guest of Honor: Terri L. Young, MD - American Academy of Ophthalmology . 2024-08-14 . www.aao.org.

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