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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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June 30, 2020
Tenure included Northeast Ohio’s two largest federal research grants, gains for Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic collaboration to create Health Education Campus After a 13-year tenure that saw the School of Medicine swing from multi-million-dollar deficits to record-breaking…
June 30, 2020
Tenure included Northeast Ohio’s two largest federal research grants, gains for Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic collaboration to create Health Education Campus After a 13-year tenure that saw the School of Medicine swing from multi-million-dollar deficits to record-breaking…
June 30, 2020
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can take a deeper dive into the physician assistant program—and what that looks like within the current landscape of today’s world—during an information session Monday, Aug. 3, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. CWRU physician assistant (PA) students have…
June 29, 2020
This will be my last Dean’s message. I’ve spent quite a spectacular week with lots of wonderful virtual send-offs from my visiting committee, my leadership team, the development team, several groups of chairs, some of my colleagues, and the Medical Alumni Board—who invited a good many people to…
June 29, 2020
An innovator in novel ways to deliver medical curriculum with a passion for making the health care system safer for patients will become vice dean for medical education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Lia Logio Lia Logio, known for her energetic and innovative approach to…
June 25, 2020
Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the School of Medicine, will lead an information session about a new Master’s in Biomedical and Health Informatics on Sunday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. ET. This live webinar will be available via Zoom. RSVP for the session and get…
June 24, 2020
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD, is on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) team recognized by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) for its annual AACR Team Science Awards. The awards were made during the AACR Virtual Annual Meeting. Barnholtz-Sloan is the Sally S. Morley Designated Professor…
June 23, 2020
Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, has committed $1 million over five years to fund an endowed professorship at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The new “Medtronic Professor of Biomedical Discovery and Innovation” will be used to recruit new faculty or retain…