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Get to know Michael Yaffe, CWRU School of Medicine's 2026 Commencement speaker
Commencement marks the moment when students become alumni—when every hour spent in classes, labs and hospital rooms pays off as graduates take the next step on the path to doctorhood.For Michael B. Yaffe, MD, PhD (GRS ’87, pharmacology; MED ’89), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s…
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July 27, 2021
Members of the community are invited to join representatives from the Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities and Master of Public Health programs for a discussion on the options available with a dual degree in these fields. This information session will be held Friday, July 30, from…
July 27, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for an information session on Master of Public Health student experience. This session, hosted by Master of Public Health student representatives, will be held today (July 27) from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Attendees can…
July 22, 2021
Thank you to everyone who attended the School of Medicine staff town hall on July 16. My goal was to initiate an important and ongoing conversation about your concerns and questions about returning to campus. Staff support for our education and research mission is essential, and your collective…
July 22, 2021
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July 22, 2021
Case Western Reserve University researcher Farren Briggs was awarded $1.2 million over three years from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health. The funding will support research to identify biomarkers to improve the diagnoses of…
July 21, 2021
At Case Western Reserve University, faculty and staff are always working to expand educational offerings to meet the needs of our students and prepare them for evolving career fields. Most recently, this has led to the approval of new programs on topics ranging from compliance and risk management…
July 20, 2021
Join representatives from the Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Nutrition programs as they discuss the options available with a dual degree in these fields. The School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences will host an information session on the…
July 14, 2021
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Center for Medical Education and the Academy of Scholar Educators for a discussion about the book unGrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by Susan D. Blum. This Medical Education…
July 13, 2021
School of Medicine’s Paul Tesar earns National Institutes of Health honor for outstanding mentorship
In 2018, eight years after starting his lab, Paul Tesar was formally asked about his mentoring philosophy for the first time. He’d been nominated for a mentorship award and, as a finalist, had to answer questions about his mentorship style and strategy. The problem was Tesar never spent time…
July 12, 2021
The School of Medicine commemorated 216 fledgling medical students at its annual White Coat ceremony on July 11. A rite of passage, the celebration welcomes first-year students into the community of physicians, clothes them with a doctor’s white coat, one of the most powerful symbols in medicine,…