Medical Students Present “DOC OPERA” In Lakewood Dec. 10

[Jim O'Bryan]

MEDICAL STUDENTS TO PRESENT “DOC OPERA” IN LAKEWOOD DECEMBER 10

27th Annual Case Western Reserve Variety Show Benefits Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland
Who: Medical students from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
When: Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7 p.m.
Where: Lakewood Civic Auditorium
14100 Franklin Boulevard
Lakewood, OH 44107
Why: The future physicians will present DocOpera 2011: Hogwarts School of Medicine.

Doc Opera is a student-run variety show that comprises videotaped skits, musical performances, and parodied songs and dances about medical school and the medical community. Each year, the show is written, directed, and performed by medical students (as well as some faculty).
Some highlights from this year’s show include the faculty dance, “My Epi Pen” (to the tune of “It’s Raining Men”), “The Way You Make Me Heal” (to Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel”), and “Neurosyphilis” (to the cult classic “Time Warp”). A dessert reception will follow the performance.
The entire production benefits the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students and individuals ages 7-17, and free for children age 6 and under. For more information: http://casemed.case.edu/docopera/.


About Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Founded in 1843, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is the largest medical research institution in Ohio and is among the nation’s top medical schools for research funding from the National Institutes of Health. The School of Medicine is recognized throughout the international medical community for outstanding achievements in teaching. The School’s innovative and pioneering Western Reserve2 curriculum interweaves four themes – research and scholarship, clinical mastery, leadership, and civic professionalism – to prepare students for the practice of evidence-based medicine in the rapidly changing health care environment of the 21st century. Nine Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with the school of medicine.
Annually, the School of Medicine trains more than 800 MD and MD/PhD students and ranks in the top 25 among U.S. research-oriented medical schools as designated by the U.S. News & World Report “Guide to Graduate Education.”
The School of Medicine’s primary affiliate is University Hospitals Case Medical Center and is additionally affiliated with MetroHealth Medical Center, the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic, with which it established the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in 2002. <http://casemed.case.edu/>http://casemed.case.edu.
About Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University is a unique medical school program dedicated to training physician-investigators. The five-year curriculum integrates basic science, research, clinical medicine and humanities. Established in 2002, the Lerner College of Medicine is a partnership between Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University. The college is part of Cleveland Clinic’s Education Institute. Guided by a tradition of “educating those who serve,” the Education Institute offers training to medical students, physicians, nurses, residents and fellows, allied health professionals and healthcare executives.