Highlights from Match Day 2023
March 30, 2023One of the most important days in a medical student's career—Match Day was held Friday, March 17.Get to know Staff Advisory Council Representatives
March 30, 2023The Staff Advisory Council serves as an advisory group to suggest, comment and provide feedback on policies and raise awareness of issues that affect the University and the people it serves by providing a forum for communication between University staff and administration on all levels. The School of Medicine has 15 elected representatives on the…Medical student Tamia Potter makes history
March 28, 2023When Tamia Potter opened her envelope at Match Day—the day medical students nationwide learn what residency programs they will join following graduation—she discovered she was one step closer to achieving her goal of becoming a neurosurgeon. She also was among the first to realize she had just made history. Upon graduation from Case Western…In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Randall D. Cebul, MD
March 27, 2023Dear colleagues, In honor of a remarkable career, I share the news about the death of faculty emeritus Dr. Randall D. Cebul whose medical career focused on improving the quality of care for populations most in need. We have lost a true champion for those whose voices often go unheard.In Memoriam: Paul Berg, PhD
March 13, 2023Paul Berg, PhD [GRS'52], Nobel Prize winner and pioneer in the field of genetic engineering, who earned his PhD in biochemistry from Western Reserve University in 1952, died last month.School of Medicine’s Karen Mulloy wins 2023 F. Marian Bishop Educator Award
March 3, 2023Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member Karen Mulloy won the 2023 F. Marian Bishop Educator Award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR). This award recognizes an APTR member who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the instruction of students or residents that advances the…Radiology’s Mark Griswold received Distinguished Investigator Award
March 3, 2023Case Western Reserve University Department of Radiology faculty member Mark Griswold won the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research.School of Medicine’s Karen Mulloy wins 2023 F. Marian Bishop Educator Award
March 1, 2023Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member Karen Mulloy won the 2023 F. Marian Bishop Educator Award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR). This award recognizes an APTR member who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the instruction of students or residents that advances the…New study reveals ketamine could be effective treatment for cocaine-use disorders
February 27, 2023Researchers combine AI, clinical testing and computer analysis of vast amounts of biomedical knowledge and electronic health records As cocaine use continues to climb across the United States, scientists have struggled to develop an effective pharmacological approach to treat the devastating disorder. But by seamlessly combining artificial…School of Medicine hosts Cleveland high schoolers as part of Robbins Bridge program
February 22, 2023School of Medicine Continues to Rank as a Top 25 Institution in NIH Funding
February 15, 2023Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, which includes Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, again ranked as a top medical school of research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research 2022 report. The School of Medicine received $294.7 million from the NIH…CWRU professor and med student receive accolades for climate change project
January 31, 2023The University of Southern California Innovations in Medical Education Conference has recognized a student-faculty team from Case Western Reserve University for their climate change project—accepting their poster for consideration for several awards at the upcoming February meeting. The abstract, “Let’s Talk Climate Change: An Integrated Approach…CWRU researchers find impacts of 1930s lending practices persist today
January 24, 2023Eighty years after the federal Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) carved up the nation’s metropolitan neighborhoods into redlined maps, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine performed an autopsy on the discriminatory lending practice.$1.5M federal grant to support new CWRU public-health scholarship program in partnership with Cleveland Department of Public Health
January 13, 2023To address inequities in community-wide healthcare by increasing number of public-health practitioners City of Cleveland residents who lack access to healthcare will benefit from a new Case Western Reserve University-led program designed to increase the number of public-health practitioners serving the community.Columbia University’s Gary Schwartz named Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s new director
January 12, 2023A Columbia University oncologist renowned for his translational research, mentoring and leadership will become director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) this spring. Gary Schwartz, chief of the Hematology & Oncology Division at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and deputy director of its Herbert Irving…