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What is the University of Wisconsin-Madison Western Campus for Nursing?
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Western Campus for Nursing is a partnership between a Big 10 University and an outstanding academic medical center. This innovative Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offers the upper-division nursing component of the UW-Madison School of Nursing curriculum on-site at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse, Wis. The baccalaureate program prepares individuals for beginning level positions in professional nursing practice. The foundations in general and professional education acquired in the program provide a basis for progressing into positions of increased responsibility, leadership and future graduate study in nursing.
After acceptance to UW-Madison School of Nursing (after completion of nursing prerequisite courses), you can choose to complete your junior and senior years in Madison, or at the UW Western Campus in La Crosse. Those choosing the Western Campus complete the clinical component of their work in La Crosse area healthcare facilities and the nursing coursework in small seminars or classrooms at the Health Science Center. Upon successful completion of the nursing program and all remaining general education requirements, students receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from UW-Madison School of Nursing.
 Gundersen Lutheran Health System serves 19 counties in western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota through 23 medical clinics and Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, a specialty teaching hospital with 325 licensed beds. Gundersen Lutheran employs more than 600 medical and associate staff, 1,500 nurses and 4,000+ support personnel and is the most comprehensive healthcare source in western Wisconsin.
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, sponsor of the UW Western Campus, enhances healthcare through its emphasis on medical and nursing education and health/wellness education, as well as clinically based research and community health outreach. By fulfilling its philanthropic mission, the Foundation supports events, programs and learning opportunities that sustain the professionally stimulating environment for which Gundersen Lutheran has long been noted.
The Health Science Center is a 168,000-square-foot cutting edge education, research and healthcare facility, located near the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. It houses faculty, classrooms and labs for 15 allied health programs.
This program is a collaboration between University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing and Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation. |