For more than thirty years, the WGEC has been administratively housed at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has operated as a formal consortium of academic and healthcare organizations.  The WGEC consortium mix has changed over the years, but three of the founding organizations remain active today.

 

$42.1

Million Combined total of grants awarded to the WGEC in the past five years

76

Number of faculty and staff working in partnership with the WGEC

1986

Year in which the WGEC was established

Vision

Older adults throughout Wisconsin will achieve optimal personal health and have access to quality healthcare, provided by a workforce that is proficient in state-of-the-art geriatric care.

Mission

Educate Wisconsin's current and future healthcare workforce about geriatrics and gerontology.

Workforce Diversity

Marquette University's College of Nursing is committed to building a diverse nursing workforce.

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