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I have good news to share! We recently heard from the Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME) about our reaccreditation visit in March 2025. We received FULL continuing accreditation for an eight-year term, the maximum allowable cycle! Our next survey visit is scheduled for the 2032-2033 academic year.

The process is multi-phased beginning with an 18-month self-study leading to the crafting of a 447-page document called the Data Collection Instrument with 91 appendices plus a 131-page Independent Student Analysis summarizing the student survey data. All of this was followed by a three-day visit by the Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME) Survey Team.

In March, our six LCME visitors had 21 meetings involving 155 SOM-connected individuals plus one tour of the HEC! We are grateful to the medical students, residents, faculty members and institutional leaders who made the commitment to share what a wonderful medical school we have here at Case Western Reserve University.

This is a tremendous accomplishment with many individuals contributing to our accreditation success.

Please join us in celebrating this milestone for our exceptional medical school!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Block 8 cohorting survey

M1s, please remember to fill out the Block 8 cohorting survey by 11/20 at 12:00pm to ensure you're assigned a slot that works for your schedule.

Wellbeing Wednesdays

Check out the Wellbeing Wednesday activities for November.

Want to get involved with promoting engagement and wellbeing?  Email  SOM-Wellbeing@case.edu to join the Office of Student Affairs - Student Engagement and Wellbeing student committees.

Follow us on Instagram @cwru_medwellbeing 

Access to Healthy Food

Here are resources available to students and to the community at large: https://case.edu/news/cwru-reminds-students-support-resources-student-emergency-fund
 

Qooper

There's still time to be part of the Mentor-Mentee matching platform! Over 100 students have joined the Qooper platform and connected with a physician in our area Healthcare Systems who can help you navigate your path to medicine. These mentors want to be part of the team to help you thrive in medical school, augmenting the School's academic advising, career/specialty advising, professional and research mentorship.

STEP 1: Join the Program. Enter your email address and set a password to create your account in Qooper.

STEP 2: Set Up Your Profile: Complete your profile (about 5 minutes). This helps us match you with the best mentor for you. Complete your profile by October 10 to receive the best match. You’ll be notified via email when you’re paired.

Financial Wellness Tip

Financial Wellness Tip: Triage your finances by prioritizing essential expenses and postponing elective procedures such as luxury purchases. Find tips on our Debt Management: A Money Matters Course.

For more financial aid assistance, the SOM Office of Financial Aid can be reached directly at medfinancialaid@case.edu, 216.368.3666, or by visiting our office in the HEC, Suite 111.

Physical Exam Practice Sessions

Need to practice physical exam skills?  Want to brush up before the CSE 1A or CSE 2B? The SIM Center will hold open practice sessions  in the exam rooms.  A M4 preceptor will be onsite for demonstrating and answering your questions. Sessions will be held on the following dates: 

DEC.  5 - 1p-4p

DEC. 12 - 1p-4p

You do not need to sign up, first come, first served.  

Please email casesimcenter@case.edu with any questions.

Medical Student Research Conference Travel Support

VisualDX

Join the CHSL for lunch and an information session about VisualDX.

This event will take place Wednesday, December 17, 11:30-2:30 in room 149A/B in the Samson Pavilion. Lunch will be provided! 

• Highlights of the VisualDx database:
• Build a custom differential in seconds.
• Review more than 49,000 of the best medical images.
• Identify and treat medication reactions.

Register for the event at visualdx.com/casewestern/  

We hope to see you there!

PASS Ambassador Award

If you are a medical student or psychiatric resident who is a member of the APA (free for medical students), you are eligible to receive the PASS Ambassador award for 3 nights of hotel and complimentary registration to this year's APA Annual Meeting in San Francisco (May 16th – May 20th, 2026)! In return, you get the opportunity to practice education and outreach as an Ambassador to the APA Foundation by completing one presentation that highlights our programs.

Ambassadors Program | APA Foundation

To learn more about the program, please visit the link above, and apply today! If you have any questions, please send them to PASS@psych.org.

Akron Children’s Pratt Fellowship in Population Health Informatics

This one-year, donor-supported fellowship provides bachelor’s-trained, master’s-eligible students in epidemiology, data science, and health information technology with intensive mentorship, training, and applied research experiences. 

The Pratt Fellowship represents a vital investment in the next generation of scientists who will transform health data into actionable solutions to improve the well-being of children, adolescents, and families. It reflects both our institutional priorities in research and education, as well as the donor family’s vision of advancing child health through innovation.

Akron Children's Fellowship Opportunity: Rapid Turnaround – Application Due Monday, Dec 1 at 11:59 PM.

Bethany Berg, Learning Specialist

Meet Bethany Berg, SOM's newest Learning Specialist. She has been at Case for a little more than 2 months.

I grew up in Columbia Station, Ohio, and earned both my B.A. in Secondary English Education and M.A.T. in English from Miami University. I am currently completing my dissertation for a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. Over the past 18 years, I’ve had the privilege of working as an educator in a variety of roles and learning environments.

I’m a new Learning Specialist in the School of Medicine. My goal is to help students grow as adaptive adult learners, developing habits that support their goals and wellbeing throughout their academic journey and beyond. I hope my work here empowers students to feel a sense of belonging. As a learning specialist, I seek to create a supportive environment where students can build confidence and discover strategies that foster academic growth, balance and wellbeing. My favorite part of my job so far is talking with students and working with the Learning Specialist team.

Fun fact: In Interlaken, Switzerland, I went skydiving, glacier climbing, canyon jumping and bungee jumping in about 24 hours. People just kept asking me to go and I kept saying sure! Before I knew it I was back-flipping out of a plane attached to a complete stranger and on the edge of a 300 foot drop off a canyon. What a time

In Cleveland, Bethany would like to see: more concerts and art openings! I know there are a lot of small venues and galleries that are excellent.

Early bird or a night owl? I'm in my early bird era for sure. 

Inspiration: There are many places I find inspiration at different times, but overall I would say my husband. He seeks out the best in people and is just the best dad.

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