General Internal Medicine Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin
The General Internal Medicine (GIM) Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin aims to develop academic generalists who excel in clinical care, research, and medical education.
Program Tracks
The program offers three tracks for fellows to consider. Regardless of their clinical home, fellows have the flexibility to focus on clinical research or medical education based on their career objectives.
Hospital Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Based at Froedtert Hospital, our academic fellowship offers structured training for individuals aspiring to pursue a career as clinician investigators in hospital medicine. Our program is designed to engage fellows in research with a focus on health services research, and thorough training in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. This comprehensive training positions successful graduates favorably to pursue federally-funded research opportunities.
Primary Care
Primary Care
Based in Froedtert Hospital’s onsite primary care practice with faculty and residents, primary care fellows have the opportunity to advance their skills in teaching and mentorship while developing their research skills. Our program has a focus on health services research and provides thorough training in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
Women's Health
Women's Health
Based at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, GIM women’s health fellows are part of the VA’s Advanced Fellowship in Women’s Health, a national interdisciplinary fellowship aimed at advancing women’s health through clinical care, research, and education.
Learn more about the Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
Training Sites
Froedtert Hospital
We provide inpatient hospital care including acute hospital care, consultation medicine, and pre-operative patient evaluations at Froedtert Hospital, and outpatient pre-operative care at the Center for Advanced Care.
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Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
We provide comprehensive inpatient care, outpatient primary care, and emergency care to our nation's veterans at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee.
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Fellowship Curriculum
Each fellow will develop their own individual learning plan based on their career and educational objectives. All fellows have the opportunity to obtain a Master’s degree or complete a certificate program through MCW’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) if this meets their educational needs.
Learn more about the Master’s program
Research Opportunities
Scholarship and dissemination are key components of the GIM fellowship at MCW. Fellows can collaborate with mentors at MCW and the VA through the Center for Advancing Population Science. During the fellowship, fellows design, conduct, present, and publish several original investigative projects that will lay the foundation for their future careers as leaders in general internal medicine.
Learn more about CAPS
Learn more about CAPS
Application Process
Fellows are accepted on a rolling basis. If you are interested in applying, please send a letter of interest and your CV to the program leadership.
Program Leadership
Reasons to live in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is a one-of-a-kind city with a vibrant and diverse culture, this charming, yet metropolitan must-see is just 90 minutes north of Chicago and nestled on the coast of Lake Michigan. Whether you’re catching a show at Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, immersing yourself in the old world charm of the Historic Third Ward or taking in the sights and sounds of one of the many cafés, beer gardens or restaurants that line the city’s riverbank and shoreline, Milwaukee never disappoints. Find out why MCW residents and fellows take pride in calling Milwaukee home.