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Wisconsin has two medical schools, both MD: the private Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and the public University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison (school list). The private school is the larger, with 274 first-year places in 2025-26 against 171 in Madison (AAMC FACTS).
The Milwaukee school also draws more from outside the state: 51.5% of its entering class came from Wisconsin, against 74.9% in Madison (AAMC FACTS). Neither school keeps its students in one city. The Medical College of Wisconsin runs separate campuses in Green Bay and Central Wisconsin, and Madison sends its students to Marshfield, La Crosse, Green Bay and Milwaukee for clinical training (MCW campuses; UW Statewide Campus). Wisconsin's 35 teaching hospitals on the CMS list are spread the same way: seven in Milwaukee, three in Madison and two each in La Crosse, Appleton and Eau Claire (CMS list).
| School | City | Degree | Founded | Type | Exam series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | MD | 1893 | Private | USMLE |
| University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Madison | MD | 1907 | Public | USMLE |
Several of these schools teach students at more than one site: Medical College of Wisconsin also lists De Pere, Wisconsin, Wausau, Wisconsin.
School list: LCME and COCA accreditation lists, via the list of medical schools in the United States, checked October 2026.
| School | City | LCME accreditation | Next full survey | 2025-26 applications | First-year places | Entering class from Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Full, since before 1942 | 2026-27 | 10,711 | 274 | 51.5% |
| University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Madison | Full, since before 1942 | 2025-26 | 7,744 | 171 | 74.9% |
Accreditation: LCME directory; applications, places and in-state share: AAMC FACTS, Table A-1.
| City | Internal medicine residency program | First-time takers, 2023-2025 | Passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program | 82 | 87% |
| Milwaukee | Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program (combined medicine-pediatrics) | 20 | 100% |
| Milwaukee | Aurora Health Care Program | 37 | 89% |
| Madison | University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Program | 89 | 92% |
| Marshfield | Marshfield Clinic Program | 27 | 100% |
| La Crosse | Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Program | 24 | 83% |
ABIM internal medicine certification exam by residency program: ABIM residency program pass rates; ABIM says to read rates from under 25 takers with caution.
Sources: LCME, directory of accredited U.S. programs (checked October 29, 2026); AAMC FACTS, Table A-1, 2025-2026 (checked October 29, 2026); UW School of Medicine and Public Health, ForWard Curriculum (checked November 1, 2026); UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Statewide Campus (checked November 1, 2026); Medical College of Wisconsin, campuses (checked November 1, 2026); Medical College of Wisconsin, curriculum (checked November 1, 2026); Medical College of Wisconsin, MCWfusion curriculum (checked November 1, 2026); NRMP, 2025 Main Residency Match by state and specialty (checked October 29, 2026); ABIM, residency program pass rates 2023-2025 (checked October 29, 2026).
The Medical College of Wisconsin teaches a four-year curriculum in Milwaukee and a three-year curriculum at its Green Bay and Central Wisconsin campuses, where a student completes medical school in one community and can start practicing a year earlier (MCW campuses). The school's newer MCWfusion curriculum, launched in July 2023, is phased: system-based foundational science, then core clinical experiences in integrated blocks, then a phase with two acting internships (MCW curriculum; MCWfusion). Students who entered before 2023 finish under the older Discovery Curriculum, which retires in 2026 (MCW curriculum).
A three-year MD removes the slack that four-year students use for board prep. There is less room for a long dedicated block before Step 1 or a quiet month for Step 2 CK, and residency applications open while the clinical year is still running. With Green Bay and Central Wisconsin students we plan both Steps at the start, fit question-bank work into the clerkship weeks rather than after them, and set the Step 2 CK date early enough that a score is on file when programs start reading applications.
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health replaced the old two-plus-two model with its ForWard Curriculum: three semesters of thematic blocks in Phase 1, one year of four 12-week clinical blocks in Phase 2, and a final 16 months of acting internships, selectives and electives in Phase 3 (UW ForWard Curriculum). Phase 2 blocks can be taken in any order, so two classmates can meet surgery and pediatrics months apart.
Rural and urban tracks take students out of Madison. The Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) trains through regional medical centers in Green Bay, Marshfield and La Crosse, and Marshfield Clinic was its first host site, in 2009; the TRIUMPH program places students in Milwaukee-area hospitals and community clinics (UW Statewide Campus). Because each 12-week block mixes several disciplines, we plan shelf review for UW students by block, not by single specialty, and keep Step 1 basic science in the weekly mix so the clinical year doubles as review.
Wisconsin programs offered 549 positions in the 2025 Main Residency Match, across 26 specialties: 110 in internal medicine, 98 in family medicine and 47 in pediatrics led the list (NRMP). Internal medicine residents in Milwaukee, Madison, Marshfield and La Crosse go on to the ABIM exam, and every resident sits Step 3 under Wisconsin's 3-attempt rule.
The Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health both grant the MD, so their students sit the USMLE. That means Step 1, pass/fail since January 26, 2022, then Step 2 CK and Step 3 (USMLE). The state has no DO school, so COMLEX-USA reaches Wisconsin through DO students who rotate in from other states (NBOME).
Residency ends with the ABIM exam for internal medicine graduates. In 2023-2025, 92% of 89 first-time takers from the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics program in Madison passed, as did 100% of 27 from Marshfield Clinic (ABIM). In Milwaukee, the passing shares were 87% of 82 at the Medical College of Wisconsin's affiliated hospitals and 89% of 37 at Aurora Health Care (ABIM). La Crosse's Gundersen Lutheran program passed 83% of 24; ABIM says to read rates from fewer than 25 takers with caution (ABIM).
Wisconsin writes one attempt rule for both series: 3 attempts at each USMLE Step or COMLEX Level (FSMB). Its clock applies to the USMLE alone: Step 3 must be passed within 10 years of the date you passed Step 1, and the limit does not apply to COMLEX (FSMB). A first license needs 2 years of training (FSMB).
| Rule | What Wisconsin requires |
|---|---|
| Training before first license | 2 years |
| Exam attempts | 3 attempts at each USMLE step/COMLEX level |
| Time limit | USMLE Step 3 shall be passed within 10 years of the date of passing Step 1; N/A on COMLEX |
Source: FSMB state licensure requirements, checked October 2026; confirm with the board before relying on them.
Many Wisconsin students rotate, interview or match next door. Wisconsin's neighbors on our list: Illinois (8 MD, 2 DO), Iowa (1 MD, 1 DO), Michigan (6 MD, 1 DO), Minnesota (2 MD, 0 DO).
Wisconsin ranks 31st of 51 for “Shelf exam” and 32nd for “USMLE Step 2”, its two best results, and 41st for “USMLE Step 1” (Google Trends, United States, October 2021 to October 2026). “USMLE” sits at 40th. The low point is “COMLEX” at 48th, close to the bottom of the 51, which fits a state with no DO school.
| Search term | Wisconsin rank of 51 |
|---|---|
| USMLE | 40 |
| USMLE Step 1 | 41 |
| USMLE Step 2 | 32 |
| COMLEX | 48 |
| Shelf exam | 31 |
Source: Google Trends, United States, past 5 years, retrieved October 2026; ranks show relative interest, not student numbers.
Wisconsin students work with the same team as everyone else, online, led by Sean.
Dr. Shauhin “Sean” Moazezi, DO
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Yes, at the Medical College of Wisconsin's Green Bay and Central Wisconsin campuses, which teach a three-year MD curriculum. MCW's Milwaukee campus and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison run four-year programs.
Three. FSMB lists 3 attempts at each USMLE Step or COMLEX Level for Wisconsin, one fewer than the USMLE program's own limit of 4 per Step.
On the date you pass Step 1. Wisconsin wants Step 3 passed within 10 years of it, per FSMB; the limit does not apply to COMLEX.
Two UW School of Medicine and Public Health programs: WARM trains students for rural practice through regional centers in Green Bay, Marshfield and La Crosse, and TRIUMPH trains them in Milwaukee-area urban hospitals and clinics.
Yes, one-on-one by live video (Zoom or Google Meet), for Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 3 and every core shelf exam, on any campus.
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