Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is widely recognized as a major teaching, research and clinical powerhouse. It stands by its mission to be a national leader in the education and development of the next generation of physicians and scientists; to discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical sciences; to provide cutting-edge, interdisciplinary and compassionate clinical care of the highest quality; and to improve the health of the communities it serves. To that end, MCW employs approximately 1,540 physicians and more than 600 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare practitioners providing adult patient care as the “Medical College Physicians” and pediatric patient care through “Children’s Specialty Group,” a joint venture with Children’s Hospital and Health System. More than 1,200 students are enrolled in degree-granting educational programs at MCW. It is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and the second largest in Wisconsin. MCW is committed to building strategic community-academic partnerships.