Health + Wellness

216 first-year medical students attended our school’s White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 12, a rite of passage welcoming them into the community of healers. It was particularly special because it marked the first time in months that we gathered together in a large group, outdoors on a beautiful mor...

On a perfect Sunday morning, 216 first-year medical students participated in the School of Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage officially welcoming them into the community of healers. The physician’s white coat is a powerful symbol of the profession, and the ceremony launched these stu...

Following Medicaid Expansion Individuals with Low-Income Less Likely to be Diagnosed with Advanced Cancers A new study published in CANCER (Kim, CANCER, 2020) indicates the expansion of Medicaid led to earlier detection of cancer in individuals with low-income. Their findings suggest Medicaid expan...

Research has found that those living with HIV have a higher risk for certain kinds of cancers—such as lung cancer. Now, with a new five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers from Case Western Reserve University hope to find out why. Ge Jin, professor at the ...

Joseph A. Kotarba and Clara M. Pelfrey (CTSC Program Evaluation Director) co-organized a webinar version of their Translational Science 2020 (TS20) session. This session was co-sponsored by the ACTS Evaluation Special Interest Group and the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Translational Researc...

Pallavi Tiwari among winners in Johnson & Johnson global competition; includes grant funding, mentorship for three years Pallavi Tiwari’s impact on brain cancer research was recognized in June when she was selected as one of six winners of the third annual Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2...

Nearly a month ago, we joined a Society for Research Administrators International (SRAI) “virtual happy hour” to discuss with colleagues the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on Institutional Review Board (IRB) operations. We not only wanted to help and offer advice, but also wanted to learn and...

On July 1, I was honored to become your interim dean of the CWRU School of Medicine on an interim basis. I look forward to continuing much of the work that Dean Pamela Davis was leading as well as beginning new initiatives to deliver medical breakthroughs, train the next generation of physicians and...

Outlet: Mad in America...

Body of knowledge Slate: Ellen Kendall, a first-year medical student, spoke about how learning anatomy without cadavers, via Microsoft HoloLens and HoloAnatomy® Software, continued seamlessly when COVID-19 forced classes to meet remotely. Mark Griswold, a professor of radiology in the School of Med...