Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette collaborate on biomedical program

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin have announced a new partnership -- on a joint educational organization for engineers, scientists and physicians.

The two institutions said the initiative is called the Medical College of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Department. It will include Marquette’s engineering education and research and the Medical College’s medical research, technology and clinical experience, the schools said.

Marquette’s biomedical engineering department will expand to a joint department with the Medical College in July and will offer undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students will work in labs at both Marquette’s Milwaukee campus and the Medical College’s Wauwatosa campus as well as hospitals and clinics in the Milwaukee region.

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