Midwest Consortium
BIRCWH Midwest Consortium

The BIRCWH Program currently has four sites in the Mayo Clinic, University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, and the University of Wisconsin - Madison. These sites have come together to build a consortium that fosters mentoring and networking across institutions. The Midwest BIRCWH Consortium is a proven model demonstrating the capacity
of regional programs to leverage existing resources and maximize program collaboration. Our
respective institutions have a longstanding history of collaboration and coordination.
Consortium Activities
- Visiting Scholar Program where BIRCWH Scholars who are currently enrolled in a BIRCWH Midwest Consortium Program are invited to participate in a visiting scholar exchange program during their appointment as a BIRCWH Scholar.
- Annual Summit where all consortium scholars, PIs and staff come together over a shared career-development topic and opportunity to collaborate and network
- Shared Virtual Career-development Opportunities where consortium sites share their core-curricular seminar opportunities across sites.