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CWRU Athletes in Medicine: The power of peer mentorship
Balancing the demands of athletics with the rigorous path toward a career in medicine is a uniquely challenging—and rewarding—experience. At Case Western Reserve University, a new student-led mentorship initiative is working to make that journey more supportive and sustainable for pre-med student…
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Research paper from CWRU School of Medicine awarded 2025 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
Recent News
August 28, 2019
Cocaine-exposed infants,
children with chronic lung disease arising from prematurity, babies suffering
from the effects of fetal exposure to the drug Ecstasy—all are benefitting from
the scholar’s eye and compassionate heart of Lynn Singer, professor of population and
quantitative health sciences,…
August 26, 2019
We all talk about mentoring, but it’s not clear that we all mean the same thing by it. Do we mean mentoring or sponsoring? Do we mean a few words of advice here and there, or sustained interest in the mentee’s career, changing goals, and expectations, even if they are not what we would choose for…
August 23, 2019
Neil S. Greenspan, professor of pathology, co-wrote an op-ed for the Baltimore Sun titled “The problem with the ‘superbug’ label.” Arturo Casadevall, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, was Greenspan’s co-author. The piece delineates the reasons why it is often misleading to…
August 12, 2019
Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business
August 09, 2019
Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business
August 08, 2019
There is no cure for the more than 1.6 million people in the United States living with Crohn’s disease (CD) and its symptoms, including abdominal pain, intestinal distress and severe weight-loss. CD is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the body’s own immune system attacks the…
August 06, 2019
CWRU team will provide policy recommendations for balancing safety, innovation While federal and professional regulatory systems monitor genetic-editing experiments in university and corporate labs, most research conducted outside of these settings lacks formal oversight. Now, two Case Western…
August 05, 2019
An admissions director on putting your best foot forward Medical School Headquarters: Christian Essman, director of admissions at the School of Medicine, weighed in on the medical school admissions process and gave tips to students as they navigate the application process.