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Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsMedical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is a freestanding academic children’s hospital affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin A 296 bed hospital with a level one trauma center, CHW serves children throughout Wisconsin and northern Illinois. The Child Advocacy and Protection Services (CAPS) Program provides hospital-based and outpatient services for suspected victims of child abuse and neglect. Our outpatient Child Advocacy Centers serve Milwaukee as well as the surrounding areas and provide onsite services including forensic interviews, mental health therapy, medical evaluations, and victim services. The medical team is composed of pediatricians and nurse practitioners who are actively engaged in teaching and research in addition to their clinical duties. In total, the child abuse team evaluated more than 3000 cases of child maltreatment in 2009, including physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and foster care evaluations. The Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin offers a 3 year fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics. Fellows will develop skills and expertise in evaluating all types of child maltreatment, providing legal testimony, and advocating for children through their work as members of the multidisciplinary team, didactics, rotations with other specialties, attendance at conferences, and experiences with community agencies. The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Quantitative Health Sciences department provides support for research development, study design, and statistics. A Master’s Degree in Public Health through the Medical College of Wisconsin is offered to fellows within the Department of Pediatrics as a subsidized benefit. For further information contact: |