Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Milwaukee Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community/university-affiliated Transitional Year program in Milwaukee built explicitly to prepare residents for advanced specialty training rather than to stand alone as a career pathway. Clinical training is split across two distinct sites - Columbia St. Mary's Hospital (tertiary care, complex medical conditions) and St. Joseph Hospital (community hospital, emergency medicine base) - giving residents exposure to both high-acuity and community-based patient populations. The curriculum is deliberately flexible, with 5-6 months of individualized electives (radiology, dermatology, radiation oncology, PM&R, cardiology, critical care, pathology, and more) designed around each resident's intended specialty, supported by structured didactics (noon conferences, journal clubs, grand rounds, QI). The program values adaptability, self-direction in shaping the elective curriculum, and professionalism/resilience as residents transition into fields such as anesthesiology, dermatology, radiology, radiation oncology, or PM&R.