Dean Stan Gerson Message Accountability Management System
Welcome back to a new school year!
The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is deeply committed to upholding best practices for your learning environment.
Our accrediting bodies, including the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), have clearly defined expectations for your experience as a student. Central to our commitment is ensuring a professional and respectful working environment for everyone—students, faculty and staff. Since its inception, the school has prioritized strong teacher-learner relationships, recognizing that a healthy environment is essential for fostering psychological and physical well-being. This space allows teachers, faculty, staff and students to collaborate effectively, ensuring that all students achieve their full potential.
To promote and enhance the school's approach to professional ideals and a safe environment, we launched a private,online reporting site called the Accountability Management System (AMS) in 2023. The AMS allows students, faculty and staff to share their experiences, both good and bad. You may take the opportunity to praise a faculty member, staff or student who has demonstrated exemplary conduct, or report concerning behavior—this system is for both types of feedback.
Our goal is to continue to bolster our sense of community in the School of Medicine and to help everyone grow in their professional career.
Again, welcome and have a great year!
Stan Gerson
Dean and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs
CWRU School of Medicine
Vice Dean Lia Logio Message
Dear Students:
Happy Mid-Summer! Hard to believe we’re into August already. Welcome to all of our new first year students! We thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the White Coat Ceremony with you.
Thanks to all of our experienced students for your help with our recent LCME Accreditation Site Visit. We recently heard from our survey team with the preliminary results. We owe much to all of you and to our many faculty and staff who helped put our best foot forward in showcasing the Case Med School. Official word won’t come from the LCME until October, but the preliminary findings are 8 citations and 2 areas requiring ongoing monitoring. This is markedly better than the national average of 16 citations, so we have a lot to celebrate! In the upcoming class meetings, I’ll share more details about the results and what we plan to do to remedy some of the identified areas.
As always, my door is open. We welcome your actionable feedback about your experience as a medical student so please respond to our surveys and share your thoughts with us.
Be well! LL
Lia Logio, MD
Vice Dean, Medical Education
Dean Gerson hosts School of Medicine Townhall on August 6
Dean Gerson invites MD students to Townhall
Dean Stan Gerson invites you to an in-person only MD Student Townhall on Wednesday, August 6 at 5:00 p.m in the auditorium of the Wolstein Research Building (WRB) on main campus Cornell Road. The dean will focus on newsworthy day-to-day topics that arise that need a stable framework within medical education and medical care. He will answer questions and he looks forward to seeing you. Please note, no registration is necessary.
Library Corner
Health Sciences Library - here to support students
Welcome to the 2025–26 School Year! YourHealth Sciences Library is here to support your medical school journey. Whether students need assistance with electronic resources, literature reviews, setting up an ORCHID ID, or using the library, the library team is ready to help. Connect with the Health Science Library anytime, and/or consult its Quick Start Guide for answers to many questions about navigating library resources. Contact: askCHSL@case.edu or Chat with the team (top right corner) 216-368-3218. The team looks forward to working with you!
Student Affairs Updates
Pathways Program- recruitment season!
The Pathways Programs at CWRU School of Medicine are an exciting opportunity to engage in parallel programs designed to provide individualized enrichment experiences for students with interest or expertise beyond the core curriculum. Each pathway has a unique curriculum.
The deadline for application submission is August 18.
Student Engagement and Wellbeing Office opportunties for funding - Come visit the new office located in the Student Affairs Deans suite in the HEC!
The Student Engagement and Wellbeing Office (SeW) is excited to announce an opportunity for student groups to receive funding to support events that cultivate community engagement, psychological safety, wellbeing and belonging within the School of Medicine. Your student event may be funded if it supports intrapersonal/interpersonal development and institutional and systems change. Any event that receives funding must be open to all students at SOM. Funding for events may be limited to student organizations should plan in advance to request support for the most impactful of their events. Click here for a funding application.
SeW provides opportunities to build community and create supportive environments. The Office aims to develop and provide education, training, engagement, programming, leadership development and mentoring to foster an inclusive environment. Students are invited to stop by the office anytime, HEC 4th floor. Team members look forward to sharing more information at upcoming class meetings. Add link
Opportunities at the new MidTown Collaborative Center
Discover new opportunities for research, patient care and collaboration at the new community-centered MidTown Collaborative Center.
The conference organizes medical students across the Northeast and Midwest who share the FGLI identity, to foster dialogue, create awareness of the FGLI experience in medicine, and to cultivate a supportive community that will benefit all those in attendance for years to come. This year’s keynote speaker is Fidencio Saldaña, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Medicine. The conference will take place at in-person hubs on Saturday, September 27, from 11:45 am - 5:00 pm EST at the three organizing schools. To register, click the Register Here! link in the attached flyer.
Student Research
SOM Graduate and Medical Student Research Day 2025
Registrationis open for School of Medicine Graduate and Medical Student Research Day 2025! The event will take place on Thursday, October 16 from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm in the Tinkham Veale University Center.
Abstract submission, faculty sign-up for judging, and general attendance registrations are now open. Visit theevent website for further details and registration links. The deadline for abstract submission and judge sign-up is September 2.
Abstract Writing Workshops
Research & Scholarship and the School of Medicine Learning Specialists will offer optional abstract writing workshops on Thursday, August 14 from 2-4 pm and Wednesday, August 20, from 9-11 am. Both sessions are walk-in workshops and will take place in HEC Room 103A/B. This is a great opportunity for students to get advice on starting abstract submissions and/or feedback on current drafts in preparation for the Graduate and Medical Student Research Day on October 16th.
Electronic Residency Application Service® webinar
The Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) team has successfully completed the Specialty Spotlight webinar series, highlighting 12 medical specialties over the past two months. Each webinar included a program director and an advisor who shared best practices in preparation for the 2026 ERAS application season.Click here to access the recordings.
Rottman Family Fund Award for Research in International Infectious Diseases
Dr. Stephen Hargarten, a nationally recognized leader in injury prevention, firearm safety, and ballistic trauma, will be this year’s Randall Cebul lecturer. Dr. Hargarten is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he has conducted pioneering research on firearm-related injuries and deaths, including investigations involving U.S. citizens abroad. The Randall Cebul Lecture will take place on Friday, September 5, from 9:00 to 10:30 am. The lecture is free. Attend in-person at MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Dr., Rammelkamp Bldg, Auditorium Room R170 or via Zoom,https://cwru.zoom.us/j/99129852010?pwd=00pUWzPUl4bRBAw1dPEyUlEez1bohf.1, Meeting ID: 991 2985 2010 Passcode: 923472.
Student News
National Football League partnership
The CWRU School of Medicine in partnership with University Hospitals has continued to partner with the National Football League (NFL) to participate in theNFL Sports Medicine Pipeline Program. The program is a national initiative to introduce medical students to careers in sports medicine. Now in its third year, the program provides the selected students with hands-on clinical experiences with NFL club medical teams.
Clarence "Tre" Armstrong. GianMarco Douglas
This year, Clarence “Tre” Armstrong was selected by Dr. James Voos, Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns and GianMarco Douglas was selected by Dr. Andrew Tucker, Head Team Physician for the Baltimore Ravens, Congratulations!
Financial Aid Webinar
Recent changes - federal student aid and repayment plans webinar
Please join the AAMC's Financial Information, Resources, Services & Tools (FIRST) team on August 4th at 2 pm ET for an in-depth discussion on recent changes to federal student aid and repayment plans resulting from the recently passed budget reconciliation legislation. This webinarwill provide an overview of how these policy shifts will impact both current and future medical students and residents, including changes to the federal student loan programs, borrowing limits and repayment options. It will also review when these new regulations will take effect and how to prepare for them. Don't miss this timely webinar that will equip you with the essential information you need to navigate your student loans in this shifting landscape.
