School of Medicine and Public Health

The mission of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is to meet the health needs of Wisconsin and beyond through excellence in education, research, patient care and service. The school has worked to bring together unprecedented resources that will help create transforming research initiatives and an entirely new model of medical education—one that balances traditional learning with a focus on population health; that strives to seamlessly translate research successes to compassionate care.

With a superb faculty, talented students, enthused leadership and exciting facilities such as the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) and the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR), the school has created a visionary approach to both health and health care into the next century.

WIMR is the home to world-renowned researchers from many disciplines. This collaborative environment provides astounding opportunities for these researchers to determine solutions to society’s most complex health problems.

Funding Priorities

Private gifts make a tremendous difference in helping the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health accomplish its mission: to meet the health needs of Wisconsin and beyond through excellence in education, research, patient care and service.

• SMPH Strategic Priority Annual Fund
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  Traditional funding sources cover only the school’s most basic operating costs. Your gift to the SMPH Strategic Priority Annual Fund provides dollars that can be used to attract the best students and faculty. These funds give the school the flexibility to respond to unexpected opportunities. They are used for faculty support, scholarship aid, technology, seed funding for new programs, translational research and outreach programs.

Academic Departments and Programs

Centers and Institutes

Special Programs and Funds