Cleveland Clinic researcher identifies 2 new genetic mutations associated with Cowden syndrome

( Cleveland Clinic ) Cleveland Clinic researchers from the Lerner Research Institute have uncovered two new genes associated with Cowden syndrome according to a new study, published today in the online version of the American Journal of Human Genetics. Continue reading

Ohio University to open medical school at Cleveland Clinic's South Pointe Hospital

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio –A new medical school, an extension of Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, will open at Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital. The Clinic and OU, which announced the affiliation today, will invest a combined $49 million to address the growing shortage of primary care doctors in Ohio. The agreement builds on a longstanding relationship between the Clinic and the Athens-based medical school, which have partnered to train physicians for 35 years Continue reading

OU, Cleveland Clinic announce new medical-school campus

By Encarnacion Pyle The Columbus Dispatch Monday June 11, 2012 3:40 PM Ohio University and the Cleveland Clinic announced this afternoon that they have agreed to develop a $49.1 million medical-school campus to help fill a growing need for primary-care doctors in northeast Ohio. Ohio University will contribute $36 million towards the extension campus that will be at the Cleveland Clinics South Pointe Hospital, a 179-bed acute-care community teaching hospital that has served the citys southeast suburbs since 1957, officials said at a news conference. Continue reading