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A Diamond in the Midwest

Steady growth made IU School of Medicine the nation’s largest medical school, but an overhauled curriculum, metric-driven decisions, expanded student services, and new residency programs aim to make it among the best.

Matthew Harris | May 03, 2023

A Decade As Dean

Dean Jay Hess brought a fresh perspective—and a game plan—to IU School of Medicine, elevating it to a higher level.

Bobby King | May 03, 2023

Situated north of downtown Indianapolis, the 11-story building comes with ample green space next to Senate Avenue to the east but offers a short walk for students for clinical rotations at the planned IU Health hospital.

Community of Health

A modern structure with nods to the university's architectural heritage, IU School of Medicine’s new academic health center will blend stability and humanity.

Bobby King | Apr 16, 2022

A Little Mercy Can Help

Mercy Odueyungbo aims for expertise and empathy to come through as she helps dermatology patients on her tv show.

Bobby King | Mar 18, 2022

Medical student Dana Mitchell works in a lab.

Doctor, Diagnose Thyself

Medical student Dana Mitchell thought she might be suffering from an uncommon autoimmune disorder—and set out to prove it.

Laura Gates | Nov 21, 2021

Let's Do What We've Got to Do

Eamon Eccles faced his own mortality as a cancer patient. It taught the future physician a few things about empathy.

Laura Gates | Nov 19, 2021

Gary Dunnington, MD, poses for a portrait.

Building Better Surgeons

Surgeons traditionally learned their craft with a scalpel in hand in a pressure-packed operating room. Gary Dunnington, MD, envisioned a better way, starting a movement to improve training.

Bobby King | Nov 04, 2021

Early students in lab at IU School of Medicine-Terre Haute

Origin Stories: 50 Years of Regional Campuses

Since their creation in the early '70s, IU School of Medicine's eight regional campuses have each gone from fledgling outposts offering first-year courses to full-blown four-year institutions with distinct identities.

Matthew Harris | May 28, 2021

A professor teaches some of the first students at IU School of Medicine—Terre Haute

State of Medicine

Fifty years ago, Indiana was short on physicians. Cities pitched ideas for a new medical school. In response, IU School of Medicine devised an innovative solution—regional campuses.