About us

Fact Sheet

Founded	1986
Consortium:	Marquette University, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Aurora Health Care
Location of Administrative Offices:	Marquette University campus, Milwaukee, WI
Geographic Scope:	State of Wisconsin
Number of Health Professionals in Wisconsin (2013):	241,030a
Number of Adults Age 65+ in Wisconsin (2013):	849,967 (14.8% of total pop.)b
Disciplines Targeted:	allopathic medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, rehabilitation, exercise science, physician assistant, health administration, public health, social work
Populations Targeted:	students, faculty, and practitioners within targeted disciplines who are working or matriculating in Wisconsin
Authorizing Legislation:	Title VII, Public Health Services Act of 1946; Section 753(a) of the Health Professions Education Partnership Act of 1998
Funding Source:	Health Resources & Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (grant # UB4HP19062)
Grant Duration:	5 years (7/1/10 – 6/30/15)
Grant Recipient:	Marquette University College of Nursing
Principal Investigator:	Stacy L. Barnes
Directors, Past and Present:	Stacy Barnes, MGS   2006 – present Anthony Iacopino, DMD, PhD   1999 – 2006 Jennifer Mendez, PhD   1996 – 1999 Patrick Lloyd, DDS, MS   1993 – 1996 Kenneth Shay, DDS, MS   1991 – 1993 Jesley Ruff, DDS   1986 – 1991
Number of Health Professionals Trained (7/1/07 – 3/31/10):	4,456

Notes

a Health Care Workers includes the following occupations from the 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics, State Occupational Employment Statistics Survey: Medical and Health Services Managers, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, and Healthcare Support Occupations. Accessed July 2014 from http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_wi.htm#11-0000

b Accessed July 2014 from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/state/asrh/2013/index.html