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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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May 10, 2021
Members of the community are invited to join Daniel Tisch, director of the Master of Public Health Program, and members of the Master of Public Health team for a Master of Public Health webinar titled “Which Concentration Is the Best Fit for You?” Held Tuesday, May 11, at noon, this session will…
May 10, 2021
As more people become vaccinated, COVID-19 restrictions are dwindling. What are the next steps as we move into this new phase? How will public health officials monitor the new situation? What guidance do we need to follow? How has the pandemic affected people mentally? Even though we are told what…
May 07, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for an information session on the MS in clinical research program Sunday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. Jim Spilsbury, associate professor and program director of the School of Medicine’s Department of Educational…
May 06, 2021
Are you interested in ethical issues in the clinical world? The master's in bioethics and medical humanities at Case Western Reserve University allows students to spend 160 hours rotating in teaching hospitals. During this one-year program, students experience clinical ethics through interactive…
May 05, 2021
Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences in the structure and function of the hippocampus—a…
May 04, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for an information session about the MS in biomedical and health informatics program. Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health…
May 03, 2021
Researchers find that a single esophageal brushing, combined with massively parallel sequencing, can identify Barrett’s esophagus patients with disease progression to precancerous cells or carcinoma A new technique for sampling and testing cells from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) patients could result…
April 30, 2021
Kyla Johnson, a graduate student studying public health at the School of Medicine, wrote a piece published on cleveland.com about COVID-19 vaccinations. Johnson discussed causes and potential solutions for vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans, as well as her own decision to take the…
April 30, 2021
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to an information session on the MS in biomedical and health informatics program. This session will be held Tuesday, May 4, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department…
April 29, 2021
With a focus on diversity, inclusiveness and equity, the 2021 Education Retreat, Diversity and Inclusion in Education, hosted over 300 attendees from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, School of Nursing and the four affiliate hospitals: Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth,…