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The Cleveland Clinic College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve
University To Enroll First Class In 2004 CWRU and The Cleveland
Clinic Foundation have announced a landmark agreement to form
a new medical education and research program. The new Cleveland
Clinic College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
will enroll its first entering class in 2004 and will prepare
physician-investigators and scientists dedicated to advancing
biomedical research and practice.
"This joint venture brings together one of the nation's leading
hospitals with the research university that 50 years ago forged
the curriculum that is today the world standard for medical education,"
said James W. Wagner, interim president of CWRU. "We are delighted
to have achieved this new partnership, which will mean so much
for this community and the nation in both education and research."
The college will admit an entering class of up to 40 students
from a national and international pool of applicants, and will
not duplicate the existing M.D. program of the CWRU School of
Medicine.
"Both The Cleveland Clinic and the University have invested considerable
energy to achieve this milestone," said CWRU's President-designate
Edward M. Hundert. "I particularly applaud the leadership provided
by Dr. Wagner and Dr. Loop in reaching this agreement, and the
strong support provided by the two boards of trustees."
Hundert, dean of the University of Rochester's School of Medicine
and Dentistry since 2000, will become CWRU's president on Aug.
1.
According to the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine,
less than 2 percent of physicians in the United States are prepared
to perform clinical research. This agreement creates the infrastructure
for physicians and scientists at CWRU and CCF to work together
to develop a pioneering curriculum that prepares high-powered
students for careers as clinical investigators and physician-scientists.
"The Cleveland Clinic has long been committed to medical education
and research in addition to its mission of providing extraordinary
patient care," said Floyd D. Loop, chief executive officer of
CCF. "This historic partnership will have a significant impact
on medicine, research and education. Together, The Cleveland Clinic
and Case Western Reserve University will raise the visibility
and scale of these activities."
Eric J. Topol, provost and chief academic officer of The Cleveland
Clinic, said the new college will help to fulfill a growing need
in health care.
"We are embarking on a vital mission to train the leaders of
clinical and translational research for the next generation of
American medicine - a group or species of physicians who are currently
at risk of extinction," Topol said.
Nathan A. Berger, CWRU's vice president for medical affairs and
dean of the School of Medicine, also announced the appointment
of Lindsey C. Henson, as vice dean for medical education and academic
affairs. Henson will be responsible for leadership of all educational
programs at the school. As one of her first initiatives, she will
work closely with Berger and faculty to develop The Cleveland
Clinic College of Medicine.
A national leader in medical education, Henson currently serves
as senior associate dean for medical education at the University
of Rochester. She leads the Double Helix Curriculum and hopes
to lead the CWRU faculty in developing a number of innovative
new programs. Additionally, Andrew J. Fishleder, director of education
at The Cleveland Clinic, will play an integral role in launching
the new college, including helping to develop the curriculum and
administer the academic programs.
Instruction for students accepted into the new Cleveland Clinic
College of Medicine will take place at both CCF and CWRU, as appropriate
for the mission of the college. CCF-based faculty will serve on
relevant committees and in other advisory roles at the School
of Medicine.
CWRU will award degrees, which will note students' completion
of the college's physician-investigator program. CCF teaching
physicians also will receive CWRU faculty appointments.
The two institutions have agreed that research grants from the
National Institutes of Health to support work by CCF-based investigators
should be awarded to and administered by The Cleveland Clinic
College of Medicine as an academic unit of CWRU. These awards
will be included in the total of research support for the CWRU
School of Medicine, which at about $174 million ranks 14th in
NIH funding among the nation's 125 medical centers. CCF's Lerner
Research Institute currently receives about $98.8 million in research
awards from all sources, including approximately $52.6 million
from NIH.
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