The Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) focuses on admitting and training students committed to improving the health of rural communities. The goal is to address physician shortages in rural areas, ultimately helping to improve the health of rural Wisconsin communities.

WARM students relocate to one of our statewide academic campuses for 28 months of their curriculum. This includes Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Gundersen Health System in La Crosse and Marshfield Clinic Health System in Marshfield.

Students who complete the four-year program emerge prepared for residencies in any specialty area. Rural Wisconsin hospitals and health systems have expressed a need for physicians of all specialties, with an emphasis on primary care.