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
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September 29, 2025For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieve. But scientists at Case Western Reserve University have made a breakthrough discovery that could…
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September 26, 2025Walter F. Boron, Distinguished University Professor and the David N. and Inez Myers/Antonio Scarpa Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recently was awarded the Scandinavian Physiological Society's 2025 Christian Bohr Prize…
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September 19, 2025Alexis Catanzarite, associate director of Healthcare Careers at Case Western Reserve University’s Division of Student Affairs, was recently featured on the 81st episode of “All Access: Med School Admissions.” During this podcast—hosted by Christian Essman, senior director of admissions and…