Critical Language Scholarship Program
Applicants to the program must be U.S. citizens enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at the undergraduate or graduate level at the time of application. Undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by the start date of the program. Other requirements are that the applicants should be in acceptable mental and physical health for which persons granted the scholarship are usually required to submit a satisfactory Medical Information Form and Physician’s Statement. The minimum age is 18 by the beginning of the CLS Program in the particular year.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Small group learning is a central part of the curriculum. Students are required to review selected readings and engage in their own research to prepare for these sessions. When the group convenes, the students discuss their findings, driving an active and engaged learning process. Furthermore, the participation guidelines are structured in a manner to simulate the type of small-group experiences students will encounter with attending physicians in their clinical years (as medical students and medical residents).
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM) is a program of CWRU medical school on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic that offers a 5-year path to a CWRU medical degree. The school was established in 2002 with a $100 million gift from Norma and Al Lerner and is a collaboration between the two institutions. The first class of students was enrolled in 2004. The class size each year is 32 students. On May 14, 2008, Cleveland Clinic announced that all students entering the program would receive full tuition scholarships. As of 2017, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western were building a new structure that will house CCLCM, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and Case School of Dental Medicine in one single location. In 2017, the average matriculant GPA and MCAT score for the CCLCM entering class were 3.76 and 517, respectively.