Universities of Wisconsin Seeking $90M to Train Upcoming Healthcare Professionals
The proposal would fund brain health and cancer research across 13 public universities and support work already underway at UW-Eau Claire and UW-River Falls.
- On Monday, Universities of Wisconsin Interim President Renée Wachter announced the Cures for Tomorrow initiative at the 900 District, seeking $25 million in state funding for the 2027-29 budget.
- This initiative supports the broader Healthy Wisconsin proposal, which requests $90 million to train 35,000 new healthcare professionals over the next decade amid critical statewide access shortages.
- UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Edwin Martini, Heartworks CEO Tim Nelson, and UW-River Falls Professor Cheng-chen Huang joined Wachter to highlight research into cancer compounds and the Blugold Brain Health Initiative for neurological conditions.
- Next week, the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents will consider the full 2027-29 budget proposal, which includes these healthcare and research initiatives for system approval.
- Following the 2024 closure of Sacred Heart Hospital, Nelson emphasized plans to transform the 900 District into a wellness campus, revitalizing local healthcare infrastructure and supporting regional growth.
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Universities of Wisconsin wants to train 35K new health care professionals
The Universities of Wisconsin wants to train 35,000 new health care professionals over the next decade. The $90 million proposal will be included in the 2027-29 budget that is presented to the Wisconsin state Legislature and governor in the fall. The total budget proposal for the state’s public university system will be released next week prior to the Board of Regents meeting, said spokesperson Mark Pitsch. Interim System President Renée Wachter…
Universities of Wisconsin wants to train 35K new health care professionals in next decade
The $90 million proposal will be included in the 2027-29 budget that is presented to the Wisconsin state Legislature and governor in the fall. The post Universities of Wisconsin wants to train 35K new health care professionals in next decade appeared first on WPR.
Head of UW System seeks millions more to train health care workers
The need for more health care workers in Wisconsin is a high priority for the University of Wisconsin system. The president of the system, Renee Wachter, spoke at the UWL campus on Monday about seeking more state funding for health care training statewide. Wachter says that when health care is in short supply, it’s harder for communities to thrive. “We all know the challenge,” said Wachter. “There is a shortage of people who care for patients of…
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