About the College

In 2002, the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine was established with a $100 million gift from Al and Norma Lerner. The Lerner College is a partnership between Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, offering an innovative medical school program with a mission to train physician-investigators.

The first class of students was enrolled in 2004.

Every aspect of Lerner College is focused on training physician-investigators, from admissions criteria and supportive financial aid, to curriculum design and student assessment. Students develop the skills of self-directed learning critical for success as both a physician and an investigator.

In 2008, Cleveland Clinic demonstrated further commitment to this concept by granting full academic scholarships to cover the cost of tuition for all Lerner College students.

The mission of the CCLCM is "to educate a limited number of highly qualified persons who seek to become physician investigators and scientists committed to the advancement of biomedical research and clinical practice."

Our goal for students is to foster a passion for scientific inquiry and skills for critical thinking coupled with broad-based clinical expertise that will optimally position the M.D. graduate to pursue a career as a physician investigator.

CCLCM students become an important partner in achieving the mission of the Cleveland Clinic; patient care, education of those who serve the public, and research into patients problems.

• Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Program, referred to as "The College Track" is one of three distinct medical school curricular tracks leading to the MD degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. (CCLCM, University track & MSTP)
• College track students are awarded a special medical degree by Case Western Reserve University which is termed a Medical Doctor with special qualifications in Biomedical Research.
• Students in the (CCLCM) have access to all the resources available to other CWRU medical students.
• The Cleveland Clinic is just a mile west from Case Western Reserve University, in the University Circle Area, so students from CCLCM and CWRU can easily participate in activities on either campus. A constructive partnership and mutually advantageous relationship has been built between CWRU and the Cleveland Clinic.