Midwest Consortium

BIRCWH Midwest Consortium

BIRCWH Midwest Consortium


The BIRCWH Program currently has four sites in the Mayo ClinicUniversity 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.