Indiana University School of Medicine
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The Indiana University School of Medicine is a leading medical school
and medical research powerhouse connected to Indiana University
. With several teaching campuses in the state, the School of Medicine has its predominant research and medical center at the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis
. Established in 1903, it is Indiana's only medical school. The medical school awarded the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree to its first class in 1907. With over 1100 students in 2006, it is currently the second largest medical school in the United States (the largest is the University of Illinois College of Medicine
). The School offers several joint-degree programs, including an MD/MBA, MD/MA, MD/MPH, and an NIH-designated Medical Scientist Training Program
, a highly competitive subset of MD/PhD
programs. For the 2010 entering class, there were 322 students enrolled in the MD program.
In research, Indiana University School of Medicine is a pioneer in cancer, immunology, alcohol, neuroscience, and diabetes (see section below). Notably, some of its recent research discoveries that have received international acclaim include a curative therapy in testicular cancer made famous by patient Lance Armstrong
, the cardiac ultrasound technology, several genes linked to Alzheimer's, the link between mind and body health, the development of neuronal stem cells, and tautomycetin as a potentially new anti-cancer drug. The School of Medicine possesses an NCI—designated Clinical Cancer Center, the only NIH—funded viral vector production facility for clinical grade therapeutics, and one of three Centers of Excellence in Molecular Hematopoiesis in the nation.
Consistently ranked as one of the best medical schools in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report
, the Indiana University School of Medicine ranked 17th in the nation for primary care and 44th for research out of about 150 medical schools polled for the ranking.
For 13 consecutive years, the IU Health system has been ranked among the country's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
. As of 2011, Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health is home to 18 nationally ranked clinical programs, including Diabetes and Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Urology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology and Orthopedics. The James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
at IU Health ranked nationally in all ten designated specialities in the U.S. News & World Report
.
The current dean of the medical school is Craig Brater, who succeeded Robert Holden on July 1, 2001.
, who competed with Indiana University-based founders over the authority to operate a premier medical school in the state. In March 1903, William Lowe Bryan
, the 10th president of Indiana University
, proposed to the University trustees the establishment of a Department of Medicine. Approved, the new department was established in May of the same year. A doctor by the name of Burton D. Myers, previously at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, was hired to be the head of the Department of Anatomy in Bloomington; Myers would later serve as dean of the medical school from 1927 to 1940. May 1904 saw the induction of the School of Medicine into the American Association of American Medical Colleges (the AAMC
). However, early founders wished to locate facilities in Indianapolis for a medical school as well. Eventually, the founders in Bloomington secured funds to acquire the title and building of the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, previously part of the Purdue University's Medical Department. This building was renamed as part of the State College of Physicians and Surgeons. There continued to be rivalry between the Indianapolis medical school and the one at Purdue.
Finally, in April 1908, the founders of the medical school in Indianapolis reached a resolution with the faculty at the Purdue medical department to consolidate the Purdue Medical Department ith the State College of Physicians and the Bloomington Medical Department of Indiana University. Students would carry out the four years of a medical education in Indianapolis.
The separate medical schools in Indiana had now been consolidated, marking the "second founding" of the Indiana School of Medicine. Dr. Allison Maxwell was named as the first dean. He led the fledging school through a difficult time, as financial budgets were an issue and the number of faculty had had to be decreased. Dr. Maxwell served his position until 1911.
, renowned American educator whose work helped reform many medical schools, visited the School of Medicine in November 1909. He noted in his later-famous Flexner Report
that, "The situation in the state [was], thanks to the intelligent attitude of the university, distinctly hopeful, though it will take time to work it fully." He made a recommendation for the progress of the school, noting, "In order to make the school attractive to highly qualified students, it will be necessary (1) to employ full-time men in the work of the first two years, (2) to strengthen the laboratory equipment, (3) greatly improve the organization and conduct of the clinical courses." The Indiana School of Medicine was one of a select number of medical schools in the nation at the time to receive a positive evaluation from Flexner.
to develop new methods of teaching professionalism to doctors. In order to ensure that its educational process more accurately reflected its commitment to graduating caring and competent physicians, the Indiana University School of Medicine initiated a competency curriculum in 1999. The first class of students to enter under a four-year competency curriculum graduated in 2003.
The newly established curriculum consists of nine competencies: Effective Communication; Basic Clinical Skills; Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention; Lifelong Learning; Self-Awareness, Self-Care, and Personal Growth; the Social and Community Contexts of Health Care; Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment; Problem-Solving; and Professionalism and Role Recognition. Assessment and certification of achievement of the nine competencies is sequentially integrated into each year of the curriculum culminating with a competency transcript upon graduation.
To model and support the moral, professional, and humane values expressed in the new formal competency-based curriculum, the IU School of Medicine simultaneously implemented a school-wide "relationship-centered care initiative" to address its informal curriculum.
and staff at:
All of these hospitals are within walking distance of, or adjacent to the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
campus, with the exception of Methodist Hospital
and Larue Carter Hospital, which are located a few miles from the main campus. Methodist Hospital is connected to the main Indiana University Medical Center campus by means of the Indiana University Health People Mover, an elevated people mover
system.
, Indiana
. Additionally, the school maintains eight regional centers on college campuses throughout the state: Bloomington (Indiana University Bloomington
), Muncie
(Ball State University
), Fort Wayne (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne), South Bend (University of Notre Dame
), Terre Haute (Indiana State University
), Evansville (University of Southern Indiana
), West Lafayette (Purdue University
), and Northwest (in Gary
at Indiana University Northwest
).
First- and second-year students attend classes at either the main Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus (approximately half of the class) or at one of the eight regional centers. Third- and fourth-year students spend the last two years of medical school
at the IUPUI campus, although this model is anticipated to change with the expansion of the medical school enrollment at its regional campuses. It is anticipated in years future medical students will be given the option to complete three to four years of medical education at some of the centers, such as a four-year program with emphasis in rural health care at the Terre Haute center.
The VanNuys Medical Sciences Building at the IUPUI campus houses the famous DNA Tower
sculpture by Dale Chihuly
.
The School is notable for its Tour the Life Student Blogs, in which medical students from all years write about their academic, clinical, and personal experiences at IUSM.
The School of Medicine offers several combined degree programs: the MD/PhD
, MD/MBA, MD/MPH, and MD/MA. The MD/MBA is in conjunction with the Kelley School of Business
. The MD/PhD program, which offers full-tuition and stipend to acceptees for all years of training, is one of 40 medical schools in the nation to be designated an MSTP
by the NIH. Typically about five students a year are accepted into the MD/PhD program at IUSM. MD/PhD students can choose to conduct research with faculty at either the medical school or at Purdue University
.
, the IU School of Medicine conducts a spectrum of basic, translational and clinical research. The School of Medicine possesses an NCI—designated Clinical Cancer Center, the only NIH—funded viral vector production facility for clinical grade therapeutics, and one of three Centers of Excellence in Molecular Hematopoiesis in the nation. Also notable is the range of research institutes and centers.
In research, IUSM holds a first in developing the use of echocardiography
, a heart imaging technique using ultrasound. In the 1960s, Dr. Mori Aprison discovered the inhibitory neurotransmitter glycine. Another neuroscientist and faculty member at IUSM, Dr. Paul Stark, led the clinical team at Eli Lilly and Company
in the development of Prozac, the most widely prescribed antidepressant. In 1984, IUSM established the first DNA "bank" in the world; blood samples from clients were used to extract DNA which could indicate the genetic risk for certain illnesses and conditions. IUSM researchers also discovered the use of cord blood as an alterative source of hematopoietic stem cells and pioneered their use in the clinic. In the early 1990s, the School of Medicine was one of the first institutions to study the use of computer systems in reducing the costs of healthcare management.
Recently, researchers IUSM have received national and international attention for their studies and discoveries in the genes linked to Alzheimer's, the link between mind and body health, the development of neuronal stem cells, and tautomycetin as a potentially new anti-cancer drug.
The Indiana University School of Medicine is also famous for establishing a curative therapy for testicular cancer. Patients from around the world, including Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong
, have traveled to the Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center for this therapy and comprehensive care. Also in the field of cancer, IUSM has been a pioneer in establishing a cure for Fanconi Anemia (a pre-cancerous condition in children), specific radiation therapy techniques, techniques in a type of nerve-sparing surgery for urologic cancers, the development of drugs to stimulate blood cell production, and novel drug therapies for breast cancer. Researchers at the medical school also discovered the cancer-fighting agent in Tamoxifen. In 2011, IUSM announced plans for the establishment of an institute specializing in personalized medicine, which would pursue an individualized and genomics-based approach to treating conditions such as cancer, pediatrics, and obstetrics.
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
and medical research powerhouse connected to Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. With several teaching campuses in the state, the School of Medicine has its predominant research and medical center at the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. Established in 1903, it is Indiana's only medical school. The medical school awarded the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree to its first class in 1907. With over 1100 students in 2006, it is currently the second largest medical school in the United States (the largest is the University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
The University of Illinois College of Medicine offers a four-year program leading to the MD degree at four different sites in Illinois: Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana–Champaign....
). The School offers several joint-degree programs, including an MD/MBA, MD/MA, MD/MPH, and an NIH-designated Medical Scientist Training Program
Medical Scientist Training Program
Medical Scientist Training Programs are combined M.D. and Ph.D. graduate degree programs offered by a small number of United States medical schools with financial support from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences , in recognition of the increasing need for scientists to bridge the...
, a highly competitive subset of MD/PhD
MD/PhD
MD/PhD refers to an education which includes both the medical training of a physician with the rigor of a scientific researcher . It can refer to the designation given to a person who has graduated from such an education, or an educational program which incorporates both curricula.-Profession:An...
programs. For the 2010 entering class, there were 322 students enrolled in the MD program.
In research, Indiana University School of Medicine is a pioneer in cancer, immunology, alcohol, neuroscience, and diabetes (see section below). Notably, some of its recent research discoveries that have received international acclaim include a curative therapy in testicular cancer made famous by patient Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
, the cardiac ultrasound technology, several genes linked to Alzheimer's, the link between mind and body health, the development of neuronal stem cells, and tautomycetin as a potentially new anti-cancer drug. The School of Medicine possesses an NCI—designated Clinical Cancer Center, the only NIH—funded viral vector production facility for clinical grade therapeutics, and one of three Centers of Excellence in Molecular Hematopoiesis in the nation.
Consistently ranked as one of the best medical schools in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
, the Indiana University School of Medicine ranked 17th in the nation for primary care and 44th for research out of about 150 medical schools polled for the ranking.
For 13 consecutive years, the IU Health system has been ranked among the country's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
. As of 2011, Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health is home to 18 nationally ranked clinical programs, including Diabetes and Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Urology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology and Orthopedics. The James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health is a nationally ranked children's hospital located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis, Indiana....
at IU Health ranked nationally in all ten designated specialities in the U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
.
The current dean of the medical school is Craig Brater, who succeeded Robert Holden on July 1, 2001.
Founding in Indianapolis
The story of the founding of Indiana School of Medicine begins in rivalry with Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, who competed with Indiana University-based founders over the authority to operate a premier medical school in the state. In March 1903, William Lowe Bryan
William Lowe Bryan
William Lowe Bryan was the 10th president of Indiana University, serving from 1902 to 1937. Having been born near Bloomington, Bryan graduated from IU with degrees in ancient classics and philosophy. His interests shifted toward psychology and Bryan went on to earn his Ph.D. in psychology from...
, the 10th president of Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, proposed to the University trustees the establishment of a Department of Medicine. Approved, the new department was established in May of the same year. A doctor by the name of Burton D. Myers, previously at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, was hired to be the head of the Department of Anatomy in Bloomington; Myers would later serve as dean of the medical school from 1927 to 1940. May 1904 saw the induction of the School of Medicine into the American Association of American Medical Colleges (the AAMC
Association of American Medical Colleges
The Association of American Medical Colleges is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC and established in 1876. It administers the Medical College Admission Test...
). However, early founders wished to locate facilities in Indianapolis for a medical school as well. Eventually, the founders in Bloomington secured funds to acquire the title and building of the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, previously part of the Purdue University's Medical Department. This building was renamed as part of the State College of Physicians and Surgeons. There continued to be rivalry between the Indianapolis medical school and the one at Purdue.
Finally, in April 1908, the founders of the medical school in Indianapolis reached a resolution with the faculty at the Purdue medical department to consolidate the Purdue Medical Department ith the State College of Physicians and the Bloomington Medical Department of Indiana University. Students would carry out the four years of a medical education in Indianapolis.
The separate medical schools in Indiana had now been consolidated, marking the "second founding" of the Indiana School of Medicine. Dr. Allison Maxwell was named as the first dean. He led the fledging school through a difficult time, as financial budgets were an issue and the number of faculty had had to be decreased. Dr. Maxwell served his position until 1911.
The Flexner Report
Abraham FlexnerAbraham Flexner
Abraham Flexner was an American educator. His Flexner Report, published in 1910, reformed medical education in the United States...
, renowned American educator whose work helped reform many medical schools, visited the School of Medicine in November 1909. He noted in his later-famous Flexner Report
Flexner Report
The Flexner Report is a book-length study of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by the professional educator Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation...
that, "The situation in the state [was], thanks to the intelligent attitude of the university, distinctly hopeful, though it will take time to work it fully." He made a recommendation for the progress of the school, noting, "In order to make the school attractive to highly qualified students, it will be necessary (1) to employ full-time men in the work of the first two years, (2) to strengthen the laboratory equipment, (3) greatly improve the organization and conduct of the clinical courses." The Indiana School of Medicine was one of a select number of medical schools in the nation at the time to receive a positive evaluation from Flexner.
Early Leaders
Several key leaders in the School of Medicine's history were drawn from Johns Hopkins. After Dr. Allison Maxwell, Charles P. Emerson from JHU was named the new dean. Then in 1912, Willis D. Gatch who received an MD from JHU began his career at Indiana. Gatch invented the Gatch adjustable hospital bed, which with the aid of a crank the patient's head and feet could be raised or lowered. One of IUSM's first faculty members, George Bond was initially employed at JHU. He became perhaps the first individual to operate an electrocardiograph in the nation.Rise of Buildings
Many campus buildings were built in this decade and the next. In February 1912, IUSM founders acquired property in the area on West Michigan Street; the Robert E. Long Hospital would eventually become the site of the IU Medical Center. Emerson hall was built in the fall of 1919. Riley Children's Hospital opened in 1924, built with $45,000 donated by a mass fundraising event by Indiana civilians. Myers Hall was built in 1937, and Fesler hall in 1939. 1947 saw the expansion of the medical research building using a five-year grant from the Riley Children's Foundation. The VanNuys Medical Sciences Building opened in 1958.Curriculum
The Indiana University School of Medicine has received national and international recognition for its innovative curriculum. In 2003, it was one of ten medical schools nationwide chosen by the American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical Association
The American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
to develop new methods of teaching professionalism to doctors. In order to ensure that its educational process more accurately reflected its commitment to graduating caring and competent physicians, the Indiana University School of Medicine initiated a competency curriculum in 1999. The first class of students to enter under a four-year competency curriculum graduated in 2003.
The newly established curriculum consists of nine competencies: Effective Communication; Basic Clinical Skills; Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, and Prevention; Lifelong Learning; Self-Awareness, Self-Care, and Personal Growth; the Social and Community Contexts of Health Care; Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment; Problem-Solving; and Professionalism and Role Recognition. Assessment and certification of achievement of the nine competencies is sequentially integrated into each year of the curriculum culminating with a competency transcript upon graduation.
To model and support the moral, professional, and humane values expressed in the new formal competency-based curriculum, the IU School of Medicine simultaneously implemented a school-wide "relationship-centered care initiative" to address its informal curriculum.
Clinical Training
The School helps train interns and residents in 92 medical and surgical specialties. Students train under facultyFaculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
and staff at:
- Indiana University HospitalIndiana University HospitalIndiana University Hospital is a teaching hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health....
- James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for ChildrenJames Whitcomb Riley Hospital for ChildrenRiley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health is a nationally ranked children's hospital located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis, Indiana....
- Methodist HospitalMethodist Hospital of IndianapolisMethodist Hospital of Indianapolis is a hospital part of Indiana University Health, located in Indianapolis, state of Indiana, United States. It is the largest hospital in the state of Indiana and one of only two regional Level I Trauma Centers in the state...
- The Richard L. Roudebush VAUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
Medical Center - Wishard Memorial Hospital
- Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital
- The IU-Kenya Partnership program with Moi University School of Medicine, Kenya
- and multiple other physician offices and hospitals throughout Indiana.
All of these hospitals are within walking distance of, or adjacent to the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis is an urban campus of Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Indiana University is the managing partner...
campus, with the exception of Methodist Hospital
Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis is a hospital part of Indiana University Health, located in Indianapolis, state of Indiana, United States. It is the largest hospital in the state of Indiana and one of only two regional Level I Trauma Centers in the state...
and Larue Carter Hospital, which are located a few miles from the main campus. Methodist Hospital is connected to the main Indiana University Medical Center campus by means of the Indiana University Health People Mover, an elevated people mover
People mover
A people mover or automated people mover is a fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system.The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks, but is sometimes applied to considerably more complex automated...
system.
Campuses
The school's main facilities are located on the campus of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in IndianapolisIndianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. Additionally, the school maintains eight regional centers on college campuses throughout the state: Bloomington (Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
), Muncie
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...
(Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
), Fort Wayne (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne), South Bend (University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
), Terre Haute (Indiana State University
Indiana State University
Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...
), Evansville (University of Southern Indiana
University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...
), West Lafayette (Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
), and Northwest (in Gary
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is known...
at Indiana University Northwest
Indiana University Northwest
Indiana University Northwest is a regional university campus in the Indiana University system in Gary, Indiana, USA, established in 1963.-Courses:...
).
First- and second-year students attend classes at either the main Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus (approximately half of the class) or at one of the eight regional centers. Third- and fourth-year students spend the last two years of medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
at the IUPUI campus, although this model is anticipated to change with the expansion of the medical school enrollment at its regional campuses. It is anticipated in years future medical students will be given the option to complete three to four years of medical education at some of the centers, such as a four-year program with emphasis in rural health care at the Terre Haute center.
The VanNuys Medical Sciences Building at the IUPUI campus houses the famous DNA Tower
DNA Tower
DNA Tower, a public sculpture by American glass artist Dale Chihuly, is in the Morris Mills Atrium of the VanNuys Medical Science Building, on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis , which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana...
sculpture by Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur.-Biography:Chihuly graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington. He enrolled at the College of the Puget Sound in 1959...
.
Students
Students at IUSM hark from both home state and out-of-state, at a ratio of 1,440 to 440. There were 3,636 applicants for the 2010-2011 cycle. The average GPA of that entering class was 3.72, and the average MCAT score was a 30.2/P.The School is notable for its Tour the Life Student Blogs, in which medical students from all years write about their academic, clinical, and personal experiences at IUSM.
The School of Medicine offers several combined degree programs: the MD/PhD
MD/PhD
MD/PhD refers to an education which includes both the medical training of a physician with the rigor of a scientific researcher . It can refer to the designation given to a person who has graduated from such an education, or an educational program which incorporates both curricula.-Profession:An...
, MD/MBA, MD/MPH, and MD/MA. The MD/MBA is in conjunction with the Kelley School of Business
Kelley School of Business
The Kelley School of Business is a top-ranked American business school operated by Indiana University. As of 2009, approximately 5,500 full-time students are enrolled on its Bloomington campus, as well as 1,750 students at the Indianapolis campus...
. The MD/PhD program, which offers full-tuition and stipend to acceptees for all years of training, is one of 40 medical schools in the nation to be designated an MSTP
Medical Scientist Training Program
Medical Scientist Training Programs are combined M.D. and Ph.D. graduate degree programs offered by a small number of United States medical schools with financial support from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences , in recognition of the increasing need for scientists to bridge the...
by the NIH. Typically about five students a year are accepted into the MD/PhD program at IUSM. MD/PhD students can choose to conduct research with faculty at either the medical school or at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
.
Discoveries at IUSM
With $265 million in research grants and contracts, including $133 million from the National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
, the IU School of Medicine conducts a spectrum of basic, translational and clinical research. The School of Medicine possesses an NCI—designated Clinical Cancer Center, the only NIH—funded viral vector production facility for clinical grade therapeutics, and one of three Centers of Excellence in Molecular Hematopoiesis in the nation. Also notable is the range of research institutes and centers.
In research, IUSM holds a first in developing the use of echocardiography
Echocardiography
An echocardiogram, often referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO, is a sonogram of the heart . Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart...
, a heart imaging technique using ultrasound. In the 1960s, Dr. Mori Aprison discovered the inhibitory neurotransmitter glycine. Another neuroscientist and faculty member at IUSM, Dr. Paul Stark, led the clinical team at Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States...
in the development of Prozac, the most widely prescribed antidepressant. In 1984, IUSM established the first DNA "bank" in the world; blood samples from clients were used to extract DNA which could indicate the genetic risk for certain illnesses and conditions. IUSM researchers also discovered the use of cord blood as an alterative source of hematopoietic stem cells and pioneered their use in the clinic. In the early 1990s, the School of Medicine was one of the first institutions to study the use of computer systems in reducing the costs of healthcare management.
Recently, researchers IUSM have received national and international attention for their studies and discoveries in the genes linked to Alzheimer's, the link between mind and body health, the development of neuronal stem cells, and tautomycetin as a potentially new anti-cancer drug.
The Indiana University School of Medicine is also famous for establishing a curative therapy for testicular cancer. Patients from around the world, including Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
, have traveled to the Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center for this therapy and comprehensive care. Also in the field of cancer, IUSM has been a pioneer in establishing a cure for Fanconi Anemia (a pre-cancerous condition in children), specific radiation therapy techniques, techniques in a type of nerve-sparing surgery for urologic cancers, the development of drugs to stimulate blood cell production, and novel drug therapies for breast cancer. Researchers at the medical school also discovered the cancer-fighting agent in Tamoxifen. In 2011, IUSM announced plans for the establishment of an institute specializing in personalized medicine, which would pursue an individualized and genomics-based approach to treating conditions such as cancer, pediatrics, and obstetrics.
Research Centers and Groups
The range of research centers focusing on specific medical issues at IUSM include:- Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Center
- Amyloid Research Group
- Automotive Safety Center for Children
- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
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- Center of Excellence in Women's Health
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- Herman B WellsHerman B WellsHerman B Wells was the 11th president of Indiana University. He served the university in a variety of capacities, most notably as president and as chancellor. He was pivotal in the development of Indiana University into a world class institution of higher learning.- Early life :Herman B Wells was...
Center for Pediatric Research - Hypertension Research Center
- Indiana AIDS Clinical Research Group
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- Indiana Center for Vascular Biology & Medicine
- Indiana Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Center
- Indiana University Breast Care and Research Center
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- Indiana University Center for Bioethics
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- Institute of Psychiatric Research
- Interventional Radiology Research Laboratory
- Krannert Institute of Cardiology
- Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center
- O'Brien Research Center for Advanced Renal Microscopic Analysis
- Regenstrief InstituteRegenstrief InstituteThe Regenstrief Institute, Inc. is a private, non-profit research organization affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and based in Indianapolis. It was founded in 1969 by Sam Regenstrief...
, Inc. "The Regenstrief Institute conducts research to improve health care by optimizing the capture, analysis, content, and delivery of the information needed by patients, their providers and policy makers and conducts interventional studies designed to measure the effect of the application of this research on the efficiency and quality of health care." - Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
- Walther Oncology Center
- Wells Center for Pediatric Research
Famous Alumni and Faculty
- Robert Gumbiner: Founder of FHP International Corporation, the first HMO
- Harvey Feigenbaum: pioneer in the field of echocardiography
- Lawrence EinhornLawrence EinhornDr. Lawrence Einhorn is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine and an oncologist.- Overview :Dr. Einhorn pioneered the development of the life-saving medical treatment in 1974 for testicular cancer, increasing the survival rate from 10% to 95% .Dr. Einhorn...
: pioneered the development of the medical treatment in 1974 for testicular cancer, increasing the survival rate from 10% to 95% - John Hayes: Eli LillyEli LillyEli Lilly was the founder of Eli Lilly and Company.Eli Lilly may also refer to:* Eli Lilly and Company, a global pharmaceutical company...
executive - Adam M. Robinson: Surgeon General of the United States Navy
- William S. DaltonWilliam S. DaltonWilliam S. Dalton is an American physician and oncologist, who is is board certified in internal medicine and oncology. Since 2002 he has been the President, CEO, and Center Director of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida...
: Current President and CEO of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute opened on October 26, 1986, on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida. The current President/CEO is Dr. William S...
. Former Dean of the University of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaThe University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
School of Medicine - H. Michael ShepardH. Michael ShepardH. Michael Shepard is an American cancer researcher.He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis. He received a Ph.D. from the Indiana University. Dr. Shepard was a Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellow at Indiana University...
: Led the discovery and development of breast cancer drug Herceptin while at GenentechGenentechGenentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry...
. - Damon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationDamon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationThe Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is a not-for-profit cancer research organization focused "discovering the talent to discover the cure." The Foundation states that its goals are to: "identify the best and brightest early career scientists in cancer research, accelerate the translation...
Fellow at Indiana University. - Jill Bolte TaylorJill Bolte TaylorJill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist who specializes in the postmortem investigation of the human brain. She is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and is the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center...
: Famous neuroanatamist who at a TED talk shared her experiences of studying herself during a stroke and author of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, a best-selling book which will be made into a major motion picture by Sony Pictures EntertainmentSony Pictures EntertainmentSony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...
and Imagine EntertainmentImagine EntertainmentImagine Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1986 by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer.Its productions include the television series 24 and Arrested Development and the films Apollo 13 , A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code .-Organization:Karen... - Henry FefferHenry FefferHenry Leon Feffer of Bethesda, Maryland, was an American neurosurgeon. In the mid-1950s, he was one of the first doctors to systematically test whether low-back pain could be relieved with epidural injections of hydrocortisone. Today, physicians routinely give such injections before resorting to...
: Famous American neurosurgeon - Tom HayhurstTom HayhurstThomas Eldon Hayhurst is a former city council member from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He unsuccessfully sought Indiana's 3rd District Congressional seat as the Democratic nominee in 2006 and 2010.-Background:...
: Doctor and politician - Jane E. HenneyJane E. HenneyJane Ellen Henney is an American physician who was the first woman to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, she served at the FDA between 1998 and 2001...
: Oncologist; First woman to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Chet JastremskiChet JastremskiChester Andrew Jastremski is a former American Olympic swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 200 meter Breaststroke at the 1964 Tokyo Games. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1977. He also swam with the Indiana Hoosiers swim team...
: Olympic swimmer and medalist - R. Ellen MagenisR. Ellen MagenisR. Ellen Magenis is a distinguished American pediatrician, medical geneticist and cytogeneticist.She was born in Gary, Indiana and received her BA in zoology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana in 1948 and her MD degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis in...
: Distinguished American pediatrician and geneticist - Joseph E. Robertson: President of Oregon Health & Science UniversityOregon Health & Science UniversityOregon Health & Science University is a public university in Oregon with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland and a smaller campus in Hillsboro...
since September 2006. - Jack YangJack YangJack Y. Yang was a Harvard scientist and chair of board of directors of International Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine . As of 2011, he is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design ....
: Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Functional Informatics and Personalized Medicine (IJFIPM). - David L. FeltenDavid L. FeltenDavid L. Felten is an American neuroscientist.He is associate dean for research, at Oakland University, and vice president for research and medical director of the Beaumont Research Institute.-Life:...
: Former professor at IUSM; MacArthur Fellow and famous neurobiologist whose research established a link between the immune and central nervous system
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