Three new psychiatry residents will serve Wausau, Stevens Point, Rhinelander and Tomah communities
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)-Central Wisconsin Welcomes Psychiatry Specialists
Milwaukee, March 23, 2018 – Continuing to address Wisconsin’s psychiatrist shortage and treat patients in under resourced areas, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)-Central Wisconsin welcomes three new residents to the area for a four-year psychiatry placement, beginning this summer.
The MCW-Central Wisconsin Psychiatry Residency Program is based in Wausau, Stevens Point, Rhinelander and Tomah. The residents work directly with the psychiatrists practicing in these communities to help provide quality, cost effective and accessible mental health services.
The three new residents are Shweta Anand Karve, MD, Christian Ryser and Tsarina Rachel VanWieren.
Dr. Karve received both her undergraduate and medical degrees at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College in Pune, India. She now lives in Sunnyvale, Calif., and works as a research assistant at the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Karve has extensive clinical experience. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking drawing, reading and crafting.
Christian Ryser will graduate with his medical degree this spring from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine. He also holds a master’s in forensic science from Arcadia University. Ryser is an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys running, cycling, hiking, backpacking, skiing and scuba diving. In his second year of medical school, he was honored for his 100+ hours of community service.
Tsarina Rachel VanWieren will earn her medical degree this spring, as well, from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. She ranks in the top of her class and is involved in Score 1 For Health, a program that gives free medical screenings to thousands of children from urban, low-income families. VanWieren enjoys hiking in the mountains with her fiancé, exploring new places, cooking and watching hockey.
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About the Medical College of Wisconsin
With a history dating back to 1893, The Medical College of Wisconsin is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education, patient care, research and community engagement. More than 1,200 students are enrolled in MCW’s medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Central Wisconsin in 2016. MCW’s School of Pharmacy opened in 2017. A major national research center, MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In FY2016, faculty received more than $184 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually, MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 3,100 research studies, including clinical trials. Additionally, more than 1,500 physicians provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 525,000 patients annually.
