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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…
David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com (right photo)
Research paper from CWRU School of Medicine awarded 2025 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
Recent News
April 04, 2019
The Case Western Reserve University community is invited to
the inaugural Symposium for the Center for Aerospace Physiology, which is
housed within the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at the School of
Medicine. The symposium will be held April 29–30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. in Thwing…
April 03, 2019
March has always been a time of transitions – from winter to spring, from the press of the academic year through spring break to its downhill slope toward commencement, from the promulgation of New Year’s resolutions to settling into what we are actually going to do. For the School, it’s been…
April 02, 2019
Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial communities—they provide a haven for microbes and are often resistant to antibiotics. A new study describes a specific…
April 01, 2019
4.5 million-year old fossil shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously suggested Fossil hominin talus The oldest distinguishing feature between humans and our ape cousins is our ability to walk on two legs—a trait known as bipedalism. Among mammals, only humans and our…
March 24, 2019
The Cleveland Brain Health Initiative (CBHI), housed at CWRU, includes the Clinic, UH, MetroHealth, the local VA, NEOMED and Kent State University. So far, the initiative has spent a lot of time creating opportunities for collaboration, including a few established discussion groups that meet…
March 22, 2019
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative selects first round of team development retreats Case Western Reserve University’s Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) has selected six teams to participate in the first round of Team Development Retreats. The Community and…
March 21, 2019
The Center for Aerospace Physiology will host a two-day
inaugural event April 29–30 in Thwing Center’s ballroom. The event will feature speakers including: Cynthia Beall, Distinguished University
Professor and the Sarah Idell Pyle Professor of Anthropology at Case Western
Reserve UniversityJay…
March 20, 2019
Far from presaging gloom, the Ides of March has just capped a wonderful two-week run for the School of Medicine. Last Tuesday we learned that we were elevated a rank in the U.S. News & World Report rankings to #24 (and remained #1 in Ohio). In addition, two departments, Pediatrics and Internal…
March 20, 2019
Electronic health record (EHR) systems are now omnipresent in medical
facilities. But have they meaningfully advanced patient safety? In a
collaboration with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the
School of Law will host a conference titled “Electronic Records and Patient
Safety:…
March 15, 2019
Today at noon, medical students–including those from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and its Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine–opened envelopes to discover where their journey will take them for the next three to seven years as resident physicians. The National Residency Matching…