UW Med School Transfer

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Clinical, administrative and other departments create their budget for the UWMF Med School Transfer (MST) as part of the annual UWH budget process, which is completed in advance of each fiscal year. Information on creating this budget is communicated to clinical departments by the UWH Practice Plan Administration during the budget season and communicated to the admin and other units by SMPH Fiscal Affairs.

These expenses are initially paid by departments through fund FD0621 at SMPH and then reimbursed by UWH via the monthly MST process. After month-end close, departments bill UWH/UWMF for reimbursement of the applicable expenses from the prior month.

Because this process involves transferring funds from UWMF to UW–Madison to reimburse clinical departments for expenses on the MST drivers, the UWH operating budget and operating statements reflect this activity as an expense.

Related Reference Guide(s): UW Billing External Customer Accounts (UW Health)


Who

Department/Unit Initiators

    • Customer Billing Specialist – To assist with the invoicing process.
    • Department Fiscal Initiator – non-Workday security role – To compile and populate the UWH MST template.
      • In some departments, the Customer Billing Specialist and Department Fiscal Initiator roles may be held by the same staff member.

Department/Unit Approvers

    • N/A

Obtaining Access

    If you need any security roles to complete this process, discuss with your next level leader. If approved, reach out to your department/unit’s Workday Role-Based Access Requester.  

    To check your security role access set up prior to Workday : 

    1. Click on the Employee Lookup tab in Tableau.
    2. Enter your name in the legal name field (last name, first name).

    To find your department/unit’s Workday Role-Based Access Requester:  

    1. Go to your Workday profile and click "Job” in the left navigation menu.
    2. Click “Support Roles” in the top header. 
    3. In the Assignable Role column, scroll to find the Role-Based Access Requester. 

    Training

    Prerequisites


    How

    SMPH Standardized Process

    Core Workday Job Aids

    Related Workday Job Aids

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    Related Reports

      • SMPH Fiscal Master Report Inventory (Excel) – Filter the Category column to show ARBI.
        • Key report: Financials by Organization (UW)
          • Used to extract expense data to complete the MST template.

    Questions

    For help with content questions or technical issues, please visit the ATP in SMPH – How to Get Help section. It includes instructions for submitting tickets and connecting with SMPH subject matter experts or technical support teams.


    References

    Policies

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    Guidelines

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    Forms



    Keywords:
    MST, Med School, Transfer, UWMF
    Doc ID:
    154961
    Owned by:
    Michelle M. in SMPH Fiscal
    Created:
    2025-09-19
    Updated:
    2025-09-19
    Sites:
    SMPH Fiscal