Planned collaborative initiatives include cooperative trials for clinical investigation into severe skin disease interventions as well as educational opportunities for medical students and residents. MetroHealth is located 9 miles from the main CWRU campus, close to downtown Cleveland, and has recently opened a brand new hospital, outpatient, and research facilities. Full-time faculty devote emphasis to resident training and dermatopathology. Henry Ford Hospital Case Western Reserve University and Henry Ford Hospital have an affiliation agreement to enhance medical student teaching and institutional collaboration. HFH is an integrated health care delivery system based in Southwestern Michigan with approximately 1,200 physicians representing 40 specialties.
Collaborative activities focus on academic development and the cutaneous oncology programs.