Affiliated Hospitals

Cleveland Clinic

In 2002, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic entered into a landmark agreement to form the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, with the first students matriculating in 2004. The "College Program" is a MD program within Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Cleveland Clinic serves as an outstanding clinical teaching site for all medical students in the School of Medicine, in addition to being the site for pre-clerkship education in the College Program.

Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was at the forefront of modern medicine when it was first organized as a multi-specialty group practice in 1921 and has grown to become the world’s first integrated international health system. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery, the first near-total face transplant in the United States, and the development of a vaccine to prevent deadly triple-negative breast cancer. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals. Cleveland Clinic is one of the world's largest healthcare systems, with 80,642 caregivers, 23 hospitals, and 276 outpatient facilities in locations around the globe. Learn more at clevelandclinic.org.

MetroHealth System

The MetroHealth System is one of the largest, most comprehensive health care providers in Northeast Ohio, caring for people in and around Greater Cleveland for more than 170 years. This academic health care system is committed to the communities it serves by saving lives, restoring health, promoting wellness, and providing outstanding, lifelong care that is accessible to all.

Affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 1914, MetroHealth is a center for medical research and education, with all active staff physicians holding CWRU faculty appointments. More than 400 primary care and specialty care physicians practice within the MetroHealth System. At the core of the MetroHealth system is the MetroHealth Medical Center. The system’s main health care provider, research facility, and teaching hospital is also home to the region’s only Level 1 trauma and burn center. However, the MetroHealth System also serves Greater Cleveland with more than a dozen urban and suburban primary and specialty healthcare centers in Cleveland, Strongsville, Westlake, Lakewood, Pepper Pike, and Beachwood.

MetroHealth has received many accolades for its high level of care and the innovation of its physicians. Surgeons at MetroHealth are pioneering new techniques in minimally-invasive surgery for faster recoveries, while its primary care physicians are developing cutting-edge ways to manage common and chronic diseases through the use of electronic medical records and a patient-centered medical home model called Partners in Care. Its maternal-fetal medicine specialists are successfully managing the riskiest of pregnancies and saving the tiniest of lives. In addition, MetroHealth is nationally recognized by the American Heart Association for cardiac and stroke care and the cancer center has earned outstanding achievement awards for the treatment of cancer patients. Every year, MetroHealth provides care to more than 28,000 inpatients and delivers approximately 3,000 newborns. More than 790,000 visits are recorded each year in the medical center's outpatient centers, and patient visits to the emergency department exceed 99,000. 

University Hospitals

Founded in 1886, University Hospitals (UH) serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 21 hospitals, more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. As one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more than 3,200 active clinical trials and research studies underway. By providing excellent patient care, innovating new treatment protocols, and training the physicians of tomorrow, UH influences and advances standards of care both locally and worldwide. Its main campus includes UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's first and only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of our National Cancer Institute-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. For more information, go to uhhospitals.org.