Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy 

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) School of Pharmacy is the only pharmacy school in Wisconsin to offer an accelerated three-year Doctor of Pharmacy program at a premier academic medical center. 

Clinical Rotations at an Academic Medical Center

The MCW School of Pharmacy is located on an academic medical center, the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus. This means students can take the skywalk from their classroom to Froedtert Hospital (a Level I trauma center) and Children’s Wisconsin, providing access to valuable clinical rotation experiences and world-class research opportunities.

• Weekly clinical rotations begin in the first quarter 
• 1st and 2nd year students: Classes Monday-Thursday and rotations every Friday, allowing you to consistently reinforce skills in a variety of real-life practice settings
• 3rd year students: immersed in the practice setting full time

Overall, the MCW School of Pharmacy has partnerships with more than 500 pharmacy practice sites around the state, and the Office of Experiential Education meets individually with each student to match them with practice sites that align with their career interests. 

“I appreciated the fact that MCW has a working relationship with both Froedtert Hospital and Children’s, which allows students lots of experiences that people at other schools would have to seek out individually.” 
– MCW PharmD Graduate

Customize Your PharmD Education 

We offer four academic concentrations, allowing you to customize your PharmD education to align best with your interests. 

• Research
• Population Health
• Specialized Pharmacy Practice
• Entrepreneurship and Leadership 

Academic concentrations provide a means for you to align elective courses, clinical rotations and a culminating project around a particular thematic area. You will increase your experience in a specialized pharmacy field and enhance your visibility in a competitive market for jobs and postgraduate residencies.

Interprofessional Education and Community Service

You will interact with students and learn from healthcare providers in other healthcare disciplines, preparing you to pioneer new team-based practice models. MCW pharmacy students interact with peers in: 

• medical 
• anesthesia
• medical interpreter
• occupational therapy 
• clinical lab scientist
• PA
• And nursing programs

Contribute to higher quality care in your community with hands-on patient care experiences in the Milwaukee area starting in the first year of our PharmD program.

• Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured: MCW’s medical and pharmacy students run the clinic under faculty supervision. They utilize an interprofessional model of care delivery that strives to understand, serve and promote the health and wellness needs of uninsured patients in Milwaukee while simultaneously educating future healthcare professionals.
• MCW Neighborhood Partners: Provide health screenings at various community locations
• Administer vaccines at various community events, including Mexican Fiesta

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