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UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System

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Two Renowned Institutions. One Common Goal.

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Mayo Clinic Health System and UW-Eau Claire are creating an innovation hub focused on excellence in community healthcare research in Northwest Wisconsin. This powerful collaboration, extended in 2023 to a 10-year agreement, is one of only three such Mayo collaborations in the nation. This exciting relationship will allow Blugolds to help discover solutions to benefit patients in the region, state, country, and around the world. Our combined expertise is preparing the next generation of medical pioneers to improve lives wherever they may go.

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Transformative, Inspired Education

The collaboration between UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System provides boundless opportunities for university students, faculty, and staff to explore cutting-edge ideas alongside physicians and clinic staff to develop solutions for real-world problems. This presents new internship and research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students and empowers physicians and scientists to launch research projects that may not have happened otherwise. 

The Mayo Clinic Health System collaboration goes beyond the traditional constraints of scientific research. By combining the arts, humanities, business, sciences, and healthcare, this bold collaboration is creating practitioners of the future.

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Apply for the Blugold Biomedical Innovator Program
Be among the 10 students who receive a $32,000 scholarship, one-on-one mentorship, and direct involvement in a research project beginning their first semester at UWEC.
Learn more about Blugold Biomedical Innovators

Here we're living, breathing examples of physician-researchers, people who practiced medicine and spent time in their lab advancing the field. I've always been passionate about medicine, but my love for research was acquired at UW-Eau Claire and furthered at Mayo Clinic.

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Muriel Metko
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State-Of-The-Art Facilities

Successful healthcare innovation requires state-of-the-art facilities and technology. With these upcoming construction projects and access to the latest supercomputing technology, UW-Eau Claire is poised to advance health sciences education at the undergraduate level and beyond.

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UWEC's New Science and Health Sciences Building
The $340.3 million building will include substantial lab space dedicated to the research collaboration with Mayo Clinic Health System.
Learn More About Our New Science and Health Sciences Building
Mayo Clinic Imaging and Sports Medicine Center
The Sonnentag
The Sonnentag features a new Mayo Clinic Health System Diagnostic Imaging and Sports Medicine Center, providing services to area athletes and active Eau Claire residents.
Learn More About The Sonnentag
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Blugold Supercomputing Cluster
Being at the forefront of medical science requires access to advanced technology, and the two Blugold Supercomputing Clusters on campus offer an opportunity for UW-Eau Claire students and faculty to further collaborate with Mayo Clinic Health System.
Learn More About The Blugold Center for High Performance Computing

Discover In-Demand Majors 

Academic programs at UWEC are leading the way in health science education. Our faculty, alongside Mayo Clinic Health System professionals, are shaping the future of healthcare through exceptional curriculum, connections with community partners and area industries, and revolutionary research. 

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World Class Health Science Collaboration

Our collaboration agreement with Mayo Clinic Health System is a true difference-maker for UW-Eau Claire. But don't take our word for it, listen to these students and mentors who have seen and felt the impact of this groundbreaking partnership changing lives of students and patients. 

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Sonnentags’ vision made new facility possible
John and Carolyn Sonnentag’s shared vision of an event center in Eau Claire is providing UW-Eau Claire students with a world-class venue for athletics and the community with a facility that can attract national events to the Chippewa Valley.
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