The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. (MCW) is an academic medical center based in Wisconsin that combines science, medicine, education and community engagement in a single institution. It educates physicians, scientists, pharmacists and other health professionals, conducts biomedical research, and delivers patient care. Scientists, clinicians and students work alongside community members on problems in health and society.
Its activities span medical and health professions education, biomedical research, clinical patient care, pharmacy education and community engagement. Research is carried out by interdisciplinary teams of scientists, clinicians and students, with an emphasis on questions not widely pursued elsewhere; the institution describes a continuous cycle of knowledge linking education, discovery and practice.
Patient care is delivered through the academic medical center, offering treatment alongside education and research. MCW's stated operating model is the synergy of these three functions, in a collaborative setting where discovery is a daily activity and partnerships with community members are integral to the work.
