School of Medicine

At Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, we don’t just educate physicians and scientists—we shape the leaders who define what medicine becomes.

Here, rigorous academics, groundbreaking research and deep community commitment converge in one of the nation's most dynamic medical ecosystems. Our students, faculty and staff are united by a single purpose: to advance human health—and to do it with curiosity, compassion and conviction.

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Match your interests and goals as you engage deeply in discovery, care and collaboration.

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Tier 1

medical school for research (U.S. News & World Report)

#22

worldwide for biomedical and health sciences (Leiden Ranking)

Top 30

medical school for NIH Research Awards (Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, 2025)

A Curious and Compassionate Education

At CWRU School of Medicine, our curriculum is built around hands-on learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and direct patient engagement from the earliest stages of training.

Partnering with Cleveland's world-class health systems, we enable students to face real challenges, care for real patients and discover what kind of physicians they're becoming—supported every step of the way by faculty who are leaders in their fields.

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A Home for Trailblazing Research

Ranked among the nation’s top medical schools for research, CWRU School of Medicine is a hub of discovery that empowers you to push boundaries, ask bold questions and turn knowledge into action—from biomedical engineering technologies to life-saving cancer treatments.

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October 30, 2026

Bioethics’ Eileen Anderson gives opening plenary at Ohio Courts Child Conference

Eileen Anderson, EdD, the Anne Templeton Zimmerman MD Professor in Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of…
October 30, 2026

Seasonal affective disorder and the time change

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.We turn our clocks back one hour. Maybe gain an extra hour of sleep…
October 29, 2026

Leading with Curiosity: A Conversation with Alumni Board President Luis Tollinche, MD

From medical school to executive leadership, he reflects on why medicine is a team sport and how alumni involvement creates…

A City Where Ambition Thrives

Cleveland isn't just where we’re located—it's where our education comes alive. At the center of one of the nation's most powerful biomedical corridors, our students train alongside 300,000 healthcare professionals, within steps of world-class hospitals and cultural institutions that make our city genuinely extraordinary.

Cleveland offers everything a great city should—and a medical training environment that very few cities in the world can match.

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A Leading Force in Education, Research and Care

At Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, we don’t just educate physicians and scientists—we shape the leaders who define what medicine becomes.

Find Your Path

A Curious and Compassionate Education

A Home for Trailblazing Research

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Bioethics’ Eileen Anderson gives opening plenary at Ohio Courts Child Conference

Seasonal affective disorder and the time change

Leading with Curiosity: A Conversation with Alumni Board President Luis Tollinche, MD

A City Where Ambition Thrives

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Discovery to Impact: The Second Lecture

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Dean’s Significant Conversations II

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