180 Years at the Forefront of Knowledge and Discovery
At the School of Medicine, we're dedicated to improving human health through scientific discovery and education as we prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals and scientists to be leaders and innovators.
Our mission is to improve global health by linking research to populations in a superb educational environment.
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Whether you aspire to become a physician, medical researcher or public health leader, we provide unparalleled research and educational opportunities under the mentorship of top healthcare providers, scientists and educators.
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From investigating cancer treatments to creating new surgical approaches in partnership with our affiliated healthcare systems and beyond, the research we conduct at CWRU School of Medicine doesn't just drive innovations--it changes lives.
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Under the leadership of renowned physician and cancer researcher Dean Stanton L. Gerson, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is dedicated to improving health through scientific discovery and learning preparing the next generation of physicians, healthcare professionals and scientists to be leaders in their fields.
Recent News
U.S. News lists CWRU among ‘tier 1’ medical schools
Jul 23Case Western Reserve one of 16 best medical schools for researchCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine is among the country’s top medical schools…
Undergraduate student selected for prestigious BioMed Amgen Scholars Program at Yale University
Jul 12Reda Riffi, a first-generation student at Case Western Reserve University, was selected to participate in the BioMed Amgen Scholars Program at Yale University…
Case Western Reserve University receives $1.5M grant from Foundation Fighting Blindness to test possible new treatment for inherited retinal disease
Jul 08There’s only one U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved therapy for an inherited retinal disease, and dozens of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) genes for which no…