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In 2014, Uriel Kim dreamt of becoming a physician with a focus on research. Today, he’s well on his way—and is receiving broad recognition for his efforts.  A Doctor of Medicine (MD) student at ����APP School of Medicine, Kim earned his PhD in Clinical Translational Science…

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) serves as an advisory group to suggest, comment and provide feedback on policies and raise awareness of issues that affect the University and the people it serves by providing a forum for communication between University staff and administration on all levels. The…

Dear Members of the CWRU Community, Please join me in welcoming Adrianne M. Crawford Fletcher, PhD, to ����APP School of Medicine as the Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence. As a vital member of the senior leadership team at the School of Medicine,…

The American Academy of Physician Assistants celebrates Physician Assistants (PA) during National PA Week, held October 6–12 each year, to recognize the contributions of PAs in providing quality patient care.  At the School of Medicine, we are proud to celebrate our PA students, faculty, staff and…

Class Year: 2024 Program Major: Doctor of Medicine Witnessing a physician make insensitive comments about a patient during rounds last year initially offended fourth-year medical student Trenley Anderson. But then, it motivated them to take action. The incident ignited a passion in Anderson to…

Two ����APP School of Medicine professors have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s most esteemed societies for health and medicine. NAM membership “recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and…

With a new five-year, $11.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers at ����APP and University Hospitals hope to learn what causes—and how to reduce and treat—esophagus cancers, an increasingly common and deadly disease. Cancer of the esophagus,…

As National Rare Cancer Day nears (Sept. 30), Jed Ian Taxel Foundation for Rare Cancer Research announces major gift to spur cross-country collaboration Rare cancers are those that affect fewer than 15 of 100,000 people each year. But there are more than 200 types of rare cancer that comprise…

����APP collaborates with Epic on new Lyceum platform to introduce medical students to electronic health records Becomes first medical school to use the technology The ����APP School of Medicine is the first medical school to use Epic’s new Lyceum…

When Olubukola Abiona began a four-year postbaccalaureate fellowship at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center in 2017, she knew she’d gain valuable experience—but had no idea just how impactful her efforts would be.  Not long later, those impacts became clear: Her team’s…