What is the relationship between UHCMC, CVAH, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth and the Cleveland Clinic?
UHCMC is the primary academic affiliate of Case Western and is part of a large, regional health care system that along with the Cleveland Clinic affiliated system account for about 80% of healthcare in Northeast Ohio. UHCMC and the CVAH are the primary academic partners for the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and all attendings are part of the fulltime Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty. The Chair of the Department of Medicine at Case and UHCMC is the primary academic chair for Internal Medicine at the medical school. The hospital is physically connected to the medical school, facilitating research and teaching collaborations. MetroHealth is a Case-affiliated hospital with a separate chair and residency. The Cleveland Clinic also has a separate chair and residency, and has a medical school tract (the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine) that is separate from the main medical school but is affiliated with Case. The Department of Medicine at Case/
