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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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September 03, 2020
Katharina Rynkiewich, a postdoctoral scholar in CWRU's Department of Anthropology, will present "Betwixt and Between: Studying up American Medicine" Thursday, Sept. 17, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Rynkiewich is a sociocultural medical anthropologist with research interests in antimicrobial…
September 02, 2020
Outlet: Cleveland.com
September 01, 2020
Outlet: Cleveland.com
September 01, 2020
Outlet: United Press International
September 01, 2020
We salute 34 students who graduated from the School of Medicine's physician assistant (PA) Class of 2020 on Sunday, August 30. Like many other firsts we’ve experienced this year, this was the first PA class to graduate virtually. Averaging 1,900 hours of prior direct patient care experience…
August 31, 2020
The School of Medicine and Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host the second webinar in the “Racial Disparity, Social Justice and the Opioid Crisis” series Thursday, Sept. 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (EST). The topic of this session will be "Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Use." This webinar…
August 30, 2020
Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business
August 28, 2020
Outlet: New York Times
August 28, 2020
Known for his inquisitive nature, Christopher Lysyj was, at times, an unofficial ambassador for his classmates in the Master of Science in Anesthesia program, often taking it upon himself to seek clarification during class. This week, his classmates and professors are mourning the loss of Lysyj,…
August 28, 2020
Uma Mahajan, a first-year student at the School of Medicine, and Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, assistant dean of students, published an article titled “Racial demographics and COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths: a correlational analysis of 2886 US counties.” The article is nationwide study examining…