About the College
Diversity and Inclusion
CCLCM Stands Against Structural Racism
CCLCM stands with Cleveland Clinic and the city of Cleveland to declare racism as a public health crisis. Together we raise our voices to condemn structural racism and embrace our communities to enact positive change.
At Cleveland Clinic and CCLCM we are deeply committed to anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion in education, healthcare and our communities. We recognize that racial inequities exist in medical education and healthcare. We pledge to continue advancing our efforts, including training the next generation of physician investigators to stand against structural racism, unlearn racial biases, and combat health disparities. In every aspect of our program, from admissions and student affairs to student life and curriculum, we will continue to celebrate diversity, recognize the painful effects of racial trauma and create opportunities for open dialogue and positive change.
The entire CCLCM leadership team is here for our students, faculty and staff. We enthusiastically invite applicants to query our approach to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism.

The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine is a unique program that is setting new standards for the training of physician investigators. Our goal is to identify candidates who want to further advance the frontiers of biomedical and health services research. We are committed to bringing the best students from the widest variety of backgrounds who will directly impact the future of medical care. A diverse student body engenders richness of thought and discovery, and we seek individuals with intellectual achievement; interpersonal skills; varied research interests and experiences; varied personal and professional journeys; diverse cultures, race, ethnicities, religions, gender and sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, and more.
A substantial financial aid program is aimed at lessening the student debt burden and helping to ensure that financial issues do not preclude matriculation of any accepted students.
What We Do
- The Diversity and Inclusion faculty and staff notify potential applicants about our program through a quarterly newsletter and through recruitment fairs at major regional and national conferences as well as at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
- We provide current students with resources to successfully navigate the challenges of medical school.
- We coordinate mentoring opportunities between current students and high school and college students who are interested in careers in healthcare.
- We build an inclusive community by assisting the Student Diversity Dinner Steering Committee.
- We coordinate mentoring, affinity groups and social gatherings with the Cleveland Clinic Office of Diversity and Case Western Reserve University.
- We support a curriculum to represent diverse patient populations, culturally sensitive care and health equity.
- We promote service learning opportunities with underserved communities in Cleveland.
Future Directions:
- Attract and keep a diverse faculty to teach and mentor our diverse student body
- Create learning opportunities that give students the tools to address unconscious bias, micro-aggressions and being a good ally in their present and future careers
- Represent our commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout the Cleveland Clinic enterprise
- Celebrate diversity in our new Health Education Campus in collaboration with Case Western Reserve University medical, physician assistant, dental and nursing students
Staff