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10 | I NSIGH T • J u n e 2 0 15 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m UP FRONT R e g i o n a l R o u n d u p » 1 1 F a c e T i m e » 1 5 C o n n e c t i o n s » 1 8 "This arrangement will be unique in many, many ways. We are not aware of another college of our size or type that will have a medical college campus at its location." – Thomas Kunkel, president of St. Norbert College ST. NORBERT COLLEGE'S NEWEST learning space will welcome the first students from the Medical College of Wisconsin's new Green Bay campus next month. e renovated Gehl-Mulva Science Center will serve as the primary home for medical students in the new program, launched aer a 2011 study by the Wisconsin Hospital Association projected a shortfall of more than 2,000 physicians — or about 20 percent of the current physician workforce — by 2030. ose newest students will have quite the facilities in which to study medicine. e Gehl-Mulva Science Center is the college's most significant capital building initiative to date. e $40 million project transformed the former science facility with a complete renovation of the main building and construction of additions at the east and west ends. e multi-level expansion increased the size of the building to 160,000 square feet. e Medical College of Wisconsin program in Green Bay will be a collaborative program involving St. Norbert, Bellin College and area health care providers. "is arrangement will be unique in many, many ways. We are not aware of another college of our size or type that will have a medical college campus B y S e a n P. J o h n s o n New beginnings Renovated Gehl-Mulva Science Center prepares for first medical students at its location," says omas Kunkel, president of St. Norbert College. "We also think, frankly, that the future of higher education in general is about more and more collaborative opportunities. is is a great example." e state-of-the-art facility was dedicated in May at a ceremony attended by donors Carol H. and Paul O. Gehl and Miriam B. and James J. Mulva, for whom the science center is named. Medical students studying at the new Medical College campus will be following an immersive teaching model in which students receive basic core science and clinical experience in the community where they study. Research shows that 70 percent of medical students who complete both their medical education and medical residency in the same region decide to stay there to practice medicine. e WHA study projected the upcoming physician shortage would be most acute in rural areas, with primary care physicians, general surgeons and psychiatrists in short supply. To support the medical college, as well as St. Norbert's science degrees, the Gehl-Mulva houses the physics, math, psychology, geology, biology and chemistry disciplines. ere are 45 teaching/research labs, 10 classrooms, one large lecture hall, 15 student study lounges and offices for 38 faculty. e laboratories feature state-of-the-art equipment, and the classrooms are equipped with the latest technology. A museum adjacent to the atrium honors the work of biologist and botanist the Rev. Anselm Keefe, a graduate of the class of 1916. Keefe planted nearly 700 trees, some not indigenous to Wisconsin, and developed the landscape plan experienced on the campus today. The renovated Gehl-Mulva Science Center on the campus of St. Norbert College will host its first class of students for Wisconsin Medical College in July. The $40 million project has transformed the former science building into a state-of- the-art facility that will be the medical college's primary home. C O U R T E S Y O F S T . N O R B E R T C O L L E G E