Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program

Milwaukee, WI

Specialty:Blood banking/transfusion medicine

ACGME Code:3055621023

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Medical College of Wisconsin offers a comprehensive Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine fellowship program within its Hematology and Oncology department. This program is structured to provide advanced training in the field of Transfusion Medicine with a focus on clinical expertise, research, and patient care.

Program Structure

The fellowship is designed as a 3-year program which includes in-depth rotations through various clinical services. These services encompass inpatient Hematology/Oncology wards, consultative roles, Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT), Palliative Care, and Transfusion Medicine. Additionally, fellows engage in outpatient care through a continuity clinic at two key training sites: Froedtert Hospital and Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Each fellow is assigned specific patients under the supervision of attending faculty members, ensuring personalized learning experiences.1

Clinical Rotations

During the fellowship, fellows will rotate through a variety of key services, including:

Inpatient Hematology/Oncology Service
Leukemia Service
Consult Service
Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
Palliative Care
Outpatient Clinics (two half-day clinics per week)
Key Electives such as Gynecological-Oncology, Hematopathology, and Transfusion Medicine

This blend of rotations allows fellows to manage a diverse patient population, providing exposure to hematologic malignancies, solid tumors, and non-malignant hematology cases.1

Educational Component

The program includes various educational conferences that play a significant role in fellows’ training, including:

Formal core curriculum didactic sessions occurring weekly
Hematopathology case conferences for case presentations
Research conferences focusing on clinical research methodologies
Tumor Boards discussing cases across various tumor types
Journal clubs reviewing significant hematology and oncology studies

Attending national conferences is encouraged to facilitate learning and networking opportunities.1

Research Opportunities

Research forms an integral part of the fellowship, with approximately one year dedicated to research activities. Fellows have the option to pursue clinical or laboratory research, often starting in their second year. Collaborations with mentors engaged in ongoing research projects within the Cancer Center and other affiliated programs provide substantial opportunities for scholarly activities.1

Visa Support

The Medical College of Wisconsin is committed to supporting international fellows through their training. The program provides visa sponsorship for J-1 and H-1B visas, which allows international medical graduates to participate fully in the fellowship.1

Competitiveness and Application Requirements

Admission to the fellowship program is competitive, with particular attention given to the candidate's previous training, clinical experience, and academic performance. International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and DO candidates are both welcomed and encouraged to apply. Specific application requirements may include a maximum of two failed Step exams, among other academic criteria.1

Overall, the fellowship provides a robust training environment in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, promoting both professional development and comprehensive clinical training in a supportive and dynamic academic setting.

Web sources

1. Hematology and Oncology Education 2. Hematology and Oncology Fellows

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Program data

ACGME History

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 27, 1998
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 10, 2001
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 10, 2001
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 10, 2001
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 10, 2001
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 10, 2001
07	2006 - 2007	Continued	Apr 27, 2007
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Apr 27, 2007
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Apr 27, 2007
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Apr 27, 2007

Program

Program Size

2 (1 years)

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 28, 2026)

Composition

Training

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:3.8X

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $79,310

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 12 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 40 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Milwaukee, WI

Population

939,489

Median income

$63,185Below

Education

35.9%Above

Employment

63.3%Below

Health

6.8%Above

Age

35Above

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Milwaukee, WI

State - Wisconsin

United States

1/31/2015

$914

$969

$1,193

2/28/2015

$899

$966

$1,199

3/31/2015

$902

$972

$1,206

4/30/2015

$903

$977

$1,213

5/31/2015

$908

$980

$1,228

6/30/2015

$910

$979

$1,233

7/31/2015

$913

$979

$1,235

8/31/2015

$917

$987

$1,241

9/30/2015

$923

$991

$1,245

10/31/2015

$930

$996

$1,253

11/30/2015

$922

$991

$1,259

12/31/2015

$910

$985

$1,263

1/31/2016

$908

$986

$1,275

2/29/2016

$918

$991

$1,279

3/31/2016

$920

$993

$1,282

4/30/2016

$918

$994

$1,285

5/31/2016

$924

$995

$1,291

6/30/2016

$936

$1,004

$1,294

7/31/2016

$936

$1,009

$1,295

8/31/2016

$934

$1,013

$1,303

9/30/2016

$934

$1,016

$1,307

10/31/2016

$936

$1,015

$1,311

11/30/2016

$936

$1,016

$1,312

12/31/2016

$943

$1,020

$1,313

1/31/2017

$947

$1,030

$1,317

2/28/2017

$945

$1,028

$1,324

3/31/2017

$942

$1,029

$1,335

4/30/2017

$945

$1,028

$1,346

5/31/2017

$950

$1,038

$1,353

6/30/2017

$949

$1,042

$1,357

7/31/2017

$952

$1,043

$1,359

8/31/2017

$950

$1,044

$1,363

9/30/2017

$951

$1,048

$1,406

10/31/2017

$948

$1,060

$1,414

11/30/2017

$953

$1,061

$1,413

12/31/2017

$958

$1,010

$1,420

1/31/2018

$965

$1,007

$1,422

2/28/2018

$967

$1,009

$1,427

3/31/2018

$971

$1,035

$1,429

4/30/2018

$972

$1,038

$1,434

5/31/2018

$973

$1,048

$1,438

6/30/2018

$975

$1,049

$1,444

7/31/2018

$976

$1,055

$1,449

8/31/2018

$980

$1,057

$1,455

9/30/2018

$978

$1,061

$1,461

10/31/2018

$983

$1,059

$1,465

11/30/2018

$983

$1,064

$1,473

12/31/2018

$985

$1,067

$1,482

1/31/2019

$987

$1,073

$1,492

2/28/2019

$992

$1,080

$1,495

3/31/2019

$995

$1,082

$1,503

4/30/2019

$999

$1,086

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,001

$1,085

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,004

$1,091

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,007

$1,093

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,011

$1,097

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,018

$1,100

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,021

$1,105

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,025

$1,108

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,025

$1,111

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,026

$1,114

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,027

$1,117

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,031

$1,123

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,035

$1,123

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,038

$1,126

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,041

$1,122

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,047

$1,126

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,048

$1,133

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,047

$1,137

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,048

$1,142

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,054

$1,142

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,057

$1,148

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,062

$1,152

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,066

$1,158

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,073

$1,159

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,076

$1,165

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,081

$1,124

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,088

$1,132

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,091

$1,085

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,099

$1,100

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,111

$1,112

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,126

$1,165

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,134

$1,177

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,140

$1,185

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,143

$1,141

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,148

$1,128

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,153

$1,136

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,160

$1,147

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,168

$1,172

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,176

$1,146

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,185

$1,157

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,194

$1,165

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,198

$1,175

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,201

$1,210

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,203

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,210

$1,202

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,219

$1,205

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,228

$1,214

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,232

$1,217

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,238

$1,241

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,242

$1,232

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,245

$1,239

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,252

$1,257

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,255

$1,253

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,265

$1,247

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,265

$1,250

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,271

$1,239

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,277

$1,227

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,284

$1,253

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,284

$1,260

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,289

$1,266

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,297

$1,270

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,306

$1,274

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,314

$1,279

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,318

$1,286

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,327

$1,292

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,325

$1,293

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,329

$1,306

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,329

$1,321

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,337

$1,365

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,343

$1,378

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,352

$1,376

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,358

$1,379

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,360

$1,386

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,362

$1,394

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,365

$1,402

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,369

$1,406

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,371

$1,401

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,378

$1,401

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,386

$1,400

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,394

$1,397

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,395

$1,423

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,396

$1,421

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,398

$1,427

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Milwaukee, WI

State - Wisconsin

United States

4/1/2021

276

5/1/2021

313

6/1/2021

304

7/1/2021

305

8/1/2021

307

9/1/2021

267

10/1/2021

256

11/1/2021

239

12/1/2021

232

1/1/2022

238

2/1/2022

217

3/1/2022

260

4/1/2022

253

5/1/2022

293

6/1/2022

280

7/1/2022

301

8/1/2022

278

9/1/2022

243

10/1/2022

269

11/1/2022

242

12/1/2022

227

1/1/2023

256

2/1/2023

214

3/1/2023

265

4/1/2023

268

5/1/2023

285

6/1/2023

283

7/1/2023

281

8/1/2023

277

9/1/2023

277

10/1/2023

251

11/1/2023

223

12/1/2023

251

1/1/2024

237

2/1/2024

234

3/1/2024

235

4/1/2024

243

5/1/2024

280

6/1/2024

272

7/1/2024

301

8/1/2024

289

9/1/2024

266

10/1/2024

255

11/1/2024

206

12/1/2024

212

1/1/2025

214

2/1/2025

165

3/1/2025

212

4/1/2025

215

5/1/2025

218

6/1/2025

232

7/1/2025

226

8/1/2025

203

9/1/2025

196

10/1/2025

210

11/1/2025

165

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WI, offers a unique living experience with a mix of urban and suburban lifestyles. Here are some key aspects to consider:

Crime Rate and Safety

Milwaukee has some areas with higher crime rates, so it's important to research neighborhoods before choosing a place to live.

Fun Activities

Milwaukee is known for its vibrant arts scene, breweries, cultural events, and beautiful Lake Michigan waterfront.

Climate

Milwaukee experiences four distinct seasons, with cold winters and warm summers. Be prepared for snowy winters.

Races and Population

Milwaukee is a diverse city with a significant African American population. The city also has a growing Hispanic community.

Education

Milwaukee has several universities and colleges, offering educational opportunities for residents.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Milwaukee is relatively affordable compared to other major cities, making it attractive for residents.

Proximity to Other Cities

Chicago is about 90 miles away from Milwaukee, which can be reached by a 1.5-2 hour drive. Chicago offers big city amenities and diverse opportunities.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
diverse cultural scene
proximity to Lake Michigan.

Cons

Some neighborhoods have higher crime rates
harsh winters.

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External Links

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/3055621023

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=050XX00US55079

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

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