Interim Dean Stan Gerson's Messages

In the now more than six months since the Dobbs decision by the U.S. Supreme Court—which limited access to abortions and limited reproductive rights self-determination on the part of those individuals wishing to become or who are pregnant—there has been much discourse relating to public policy, affi...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, Perhaps this year hit the pinnacle of medicine intertwined with our community, politics, education, research and worldwide health. We witnessed the persistence of COVID-19 in China, mpox worldwide and research into long COVID-19 with concerns that its sequala wi...

Welcome to the fall of the 2022-2023 academic year for the School of Medicine. Having a day off (Labor Day) can be a dangerous thing for me. It allowed me to catch up on my reading and, for once in a great while, give some uninterrupted thought to some of our strategic efforts across the School of ...

Dear faculty, staff and students, One of the highlights (and there were many) of the events during commencement weekend was the keynote address by Dr. Lisa Mellman (MED81), a distinguished and valued alumna of our school who has led a remarkable career as an extraordinary leader in medical educati...

On behalf of the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, we honor and commemorate Juneteenth, America's second independence day. Our Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence has created several short videos asking our community and school of m...

This past weekend collectively, as a medical school, we came together to celebrate the graduation of our medical students—our newest physician colleagues—the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine class of 2022. Congratulations to the new physician graduates! Of the 203 physician graduates, 159...

Please join me in welcoming Elizabeth Fehsenfeld, DMH, to the School of Medicine as our chief of staff. Dr. Fehsenfeld, who comes to us after an extensive nationwide search, was most recently special assistant to the senior associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Arizona College ...

Today, the staircase into the BRB returned to its pre-COVID self. The X's and arrows were removed so that we can encourage free wandering, stair climbing and oft engagements. All designed to be more encouraging for our discovery, chance conversations, questions and freedom to linger. ...

Dear Colleagues - While there are many opportunities to recognize our faculty and students at milestone events such as Match Day, commencement, and numerous faculty awards and professorships, there are few formal ways that recognize our staff. That is why I was so pleased to see that President Kal...

I am pleased to announce William (Bill) Schiemann, PhD, has been appointed vice dean for research for Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine. In his role as vice dean, Dr. Schiemann will lead initiatives to advance our interdisciplinary research priorities across our five campu...