Interim Dean Stan Gerson's Messages

Dear School of Medicine community, What an incredible finale to the fall semester to witness and participate in Doc Opera 2023: Medically Blonde! Congratulations to the more than 200 medical students who participated in Doc Opera both on and off stage—incredible singers, dancers, actors, writers,...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students of the School of Medicine, The university is kicking off the fall semester by sponsoring Innovation Week, a week-long series of lectures, workshops and events highlighting innovation at Case Western Reserve—what an exciting way to start the fall semester. Of cours...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students of the School of Medicine, Please join me in welcoming Paul Bristol to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine as Vice Dean of Finance and Administration. Paul was selected following an extensive national search and comes to us with a depth of healthca...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students of the School of Medicine, I am pleased to share that the Case Western Reserve University Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) in the School of Medicine has received a $56.3M seven-year grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sc...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, I am pleased to share that I have appointed John Wang, PhD, as chair of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences. Dr. Wang—working with the exceptional faculty, staff and students in the department—will cont...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, I am happy to announce that I am appointing Sudha Chakrapani, PhD to the position of chair of the Department of Pharmacology. She has served as the interim chair since November 2022, demonstrating the leadership, vision and commitment needed to lead the department ...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, After awaiting the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that resulted in a ruling that race-based admissions are unconstitutional, we write to express that Case Western Reserve School of Medicine remains committed to its mission and values to improve ...

Dear Faculty, Students and Staff, As we prepare to start the new academic year and welcome our new students, I want to share a leadership transition in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Last year, I asked Cliff Harding, MD, PhD, to re...

On Match Day we celebrated the incredibly high achievements of our graduating medical students at the Health Education Campus. We couldn’t do it without the many residents, fellows and faculty who provide inspiration and advice to our students. THANK YOU! Our students often reference the many role ...

In recent weeks, several leading medical schools have announced their withdrawal from U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings, with all offering their own versions of the same rationale. While the magazine’s lists ostensibly exist to assist prospective students, the metrics applied tell them litt...