Dr. Melissa Cercone

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Melissa Cercone is a Professor and Fellowship Director in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She directs the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship and the Department's Simulation Program. Dr. Cercone's professional focus includes pediatric critical care medicine and simulation-based education training, aimed at enhancing procedural skills in pediatric resuscitation. Her contributions to medical education have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Todd Varness Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award in 2014 and the Clinical Educator Physician Excellence Award from UW Health in 2018. In 2021, she was honored as the Simulationist of the Year by the UW Health Clinical Simulation Program. Dr. Cercone actively engages in training medical residents and other healthcare trainees, focusing on effective educational strategies and improving patient care through innovative simulation techniques.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor, Fellowship Director

— Present

University of Wisconsin–Madison • Madison, WI

Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship and the Department's Simulation Program, focused on educating and training healthcare professionals.

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV/Resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences