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.

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.

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.

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
Watch: Graduating medical students celebrate Match Day 2025
Mar 28Excitement and anticipation crackled in the air at the Health Education Campus on Friday, March 21, as 202 Case Western Reserve University medical students…
CWRU School of Medicine’s Jonathan Karn, Witold K. Surewicz named 2024 AAAS Fellows
Mar 27The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science,…
How cells respond to stress is more nuanced than previously believed
Mar 26Research discovery could lead to new targets for cancer therapy, neurodegenerative diseasesThe body’s cells respond to stress—toxins, mutations, starvation or…