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A study co-authored by an Indiana University School of Medicine faculty member, which showed treating even mild preexisting high blood pressure during pregnancy improves maternal and fetal outcomes, has been named Clinical Trial of the Year by the Society of Clinical Trials (SCT). The Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial was given the David Sackett Trial of the Year award by SCT, a celebrated international organization of professional researchers. The award is given annually to the leaders of one randomized, controlled study that has provided a substantial change to the healthcare field.

This blog post highlights some of the incredible student leaders and organizations at IU School of Medicine that have made an impact on their peers and surrounding communities.

Dr. Reuben Kapur was awarded the 2023 Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., MD, Research Scholar Award at IUPUI's annual Chancellor’s Academic Honors Convocation. The award is IUPUI’s highest recognition of outstanding continuing research by a colleague.

Motorsports Medicine pioneer Julia Vaizer, MD, is the first female medical director for INDYCAR and IMS. The women-led medical team at the track also includes Angela Fiege, MD, associate medical director, and Motorsports Medicine fellow Melissa McCarthy, MD.

Erika Daley, an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine, is hoping to pass these assurances along to a new generation of girls as she and other female orthopaedic surgeons at IU bring The Perry Initiative to Indianapolis.

IU School of Medicine’s Megan S. McHenry, MD, MS, was recently invited to attend the 2023 National Academy of Medicine’s Emerging Leaders Forum from April 18-19 in Washington, D.C.

IU School of Medicine Dean Jay Hess presented the 2030 Strategic Plan and gave an update on the state of the School during the 2023 Spring All School Meeting. Read the highlights in education, research and clinical care.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Indiana University School of Medicine is ranked No. 11 in 2022 – up from No. 42 in 2015 – and researcher Sara Quinney, PhD, is the fifth highest funded researcher in an OB-GYN department, according to data compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Jonathan D. Walker, MD, has been an adjunct clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology at IU School of Medicine-Fort Wayne for 26 years. Walker has been named the 2023 Physician Mentor of the Year, nominated by all four of the first-year medical students he is currently mentoring.