Our Mission
Our mission is to improve health globally by linking groundbreaking innovation and research directly to patients and populations within a world-class medical and education ecosystem.
We pursue this mission with conviction—driven by a Strategic Plan and the belief that curiosity, collaboration and compassion are the foundations of medicine's future.
Our Premier Clinical Partners
CWRU School of Medicine sits at the center of one of the most powerful academic medical ecosystems in the nation. Our consortium of Cleveland's leading healthcare institutions—including University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center—represents a depth of clinical expertise, research capability and community commitment that is virtually unmatched.
Together, we train the physicians and scientists who will define medicine's next chapter.
Our Dean
A renowned physician. A cancer research legacy. Stan Gerson, MD, brings a distinguished career in clinical leadership to his role as dean of CWRU School of Medicine.
Our Academic Programs
No matter your career goals, CWRU School of Medicine’s academic programs prepare you to excel in the future of healthcare—from three distinctive MD pathways to master’s degrees, PhD Programs, our Physician Assistant Program and beyond.
Here, you’ll work with renowned faculty across classrooms, labs and clinical settings to not only kickstart your future, but to shape the future of medicine itself.
Our World-Class Research
At CWRU School of Medicine, experts in their fields ask big, bold questions that lead to biomedical breakthroughs, all while educating the next generation of medical leaders.
Findings from labs on our campus translate to real-world treatments in hospital rooms around the world—from fighting cancer and heart disease to better understanding nutrition and the nervous system. Across these spaces, student researchers are essential to driving this work forward.
