Since 1843, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been at the forefront of medical education, dedicated to enhancing human health, and a leader and innovator in healthcare education and biomedical research.
Strategic Vision
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is the intellectual glue for health education and research faculty across Cleveland’s academic medical centers—Cleveland Clinic, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, MetroHealth System and University Hospitals—coordinating a network of transdisciplinary effort that touches myriad diseases and cultural backgrounds.
Our Mission
To improve health globally by linking groundbreaking innovation and research directly to patients and populations within a world-class medical and education ecosystem.
Approach
We utilize an extraordinary consortium of medical school faculty across all Cleveland medical institutions to create integrated teams of experts to educate our trainees, link disciplines to discover the mysteries and treatment of serious diseases, and understand and eliminate health inequities in Cleveland and across the world. Our mission guides us to provide excellence in medical education through our unique curriculum, advance discoveries from our laboratories to patients and improve the health of our community.
The School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the country and both the #1 largest biomedical research institution in Ohio. It also consistently ranks in the top tier of medical schools for National Institutes of Health research funding. It has nearly two dozen program and degree options for prospective students. In 2019, it opened the doors of a new 485,000-square-foot Health Education Campus, which brings together multiple health profession students from across the university under one roof to promote interprofessional education and collaborative practice.