Facts and Figures
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has consistently ranked among U.S. News and World Report's best medical schools for primary care and research. Here's a quick look at this world-class institution.
Major Education Sites
- University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
- William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison
- Meriter Hospital, Madison
- St. Mary's Hospital, Madison
Other Academic Campuses
- Marshfield Clinic
- Milwaukee Clinical Campus/Aurora Healthcare, Inc.
- Western Clinical Campus/Gundersen Lutheran, La Crosse
Faculty and Staff
- UW School of Medicine and Public Health faculty hold appointments in 26 departments, 15 in the clinical sciences and 11 in the basic sciences
- Most faculty members in the clinical sciences serve on the medical staff of UW Hospital and Clinics or American Family Children's Hospital
- Composed of some of the nation's leading researchers and clinicians, the faculty includes many National Medal of Science recipients and National Academy of Science honorees
| Faculty and Staff at a Glance | |
| Tenure track | 403 |
| Clinical Health Sciences track | 469 |
| Clinician-Teacher track | 462 |
| Total employed faculty | 1,344 |
| Volunteer faculty | 1,151 |
| Academic staff | 1,641 |
| Classified staff | 771 |
| Employees in training | 327 |
| Students and Trainees | |
| MD | 615 |
| PhD in basic sciences | 667 |
| MD/PhD (Medical Scientist Training Program) | 70 |
| Master in basic sciences | 83 |
| Doctor of Physical Therapy | 119 |
| Master of Public Health | 53 |
| Bachelor of Clinical Laboratory Science | 44 |
| Bachelor of Physician Assistant | 72 |
| Residents/fellows | 592 |
| Continuing medical education participants | 40,582 |
| Note: Faculty teach in many courses in other schools and colleges of the University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| Budget 2008-09 Fiscal Year | |
| Expenditures by source of funds: | $548 million |
| Federal and non-federal grants | 38% |
| UW Medical Foundation | 21% |
| State/university | 15% |
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Gifts and endowments |
11% |
| Hospitals and affiliates |
8% |
| Other | 7% |
| Research Funding 2008-09 | |
| Extramural research support | $268.6 million |
| Federal awards | $147.8 million |
| Nonfederal awards | $120.8 million |
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Grants obtained by the School of Medicine and Public Health constituted 33 percent of total grants to UW-Madison during 2008-09. |
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