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Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend's program is a complete four-year medical education training site. In a small class atmosphere of only 24 students in both the first and second years, students experience the ambiance of a nationally recognized university and the availability of one of the largest concentrations of practicing physicians in the state of Indiana. Upon entering the clinical training phase in years three and four, students are offered one-one-one instruction with physicians in outpatient clinics, OR, inpatient and emergent care settings.
For more information on each year please visit the MD Curriculum section of our website.
Highlights of our campus are:
First Year
- Block scheduling with courses designed in weeks of time and not semester-based
- Flexibility in schedule to accommodate self-directed learning or other non-academic activities
- Many classes end by noon with afternoon class time limited (except for courses with laboratory experience like Gross Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience)
- Team-based learning exercises enhance the classroom learning in which students are paired into teams of 6 students to study clinical problems and applications
- Simulated patient training with nursing staff and feedback sessions with physician preceptors
Second Year
- Early patient exposure with teams of students assigned to a physician preceptor
- Second year medical students are paired with first year student to serve as local mentor and resource
- Simulated patient training with nursing staff and feedback sessions with physician preceptors
- Continued team-based learning methodology in several courses; real patients are used during these application exercises for some courses
Third and Fourth Year
- All required clinical clerkships are offered - see MD Curriculum
- Students have the opportunity to design special electives to partner with basic science and clinical researchers with easy access to research facilities
- Third and fourth year students are assigned to student mentoring teams similar to the Student Mentoring Program offered in Indianapolis.
- Student's rotations are tailored to a particular area of interest.
First and second year medical students are assigned to one of two wireless classrooms, both equipped with laptop connectivity at each student station. Students are provided storage space at each desk accompanied with a microscope and slide boxes.
For first year Gross Anatomy and Neuroscience courses, students spend a portion of their time in the state of the art cadaver laboratory. The laboratory houses six cadaver tables and monitors at each work station.
A student lounge has accommodations of a recycling center, plasma TV, bottled water system, and kitchenette including microwaves, toasters, refridgerator.
The medical library provides students an array of current journals including JAMA, NEJM, The Lancet, etc. There are also three computer stations including a PDA syncing station for students to download their clinical skills encounters. In this same area, students have access to a fax machine, laser printer and copier as well as individually assigned mailboxes.
A conference room is available that is equipped with videoconferencing capability for students to participate in student interest groups or Medical Student Council meetings held in Indianapolis.
Even in the first year of medical training, students at IUSM - South Bend will have the opportunity to rotate at some of the best clinical and teaching hospitals in the state including the following:
Elkhart Clinic
Elkhart General Healthcare System
Goshen Health System
LaPorte Regional Health System
Madison Center
Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
South Bend Clinic
South Bend Medical Foundation
In addition, IUSM - South Bend partners with the two local Family Medicine Residency Programs:
Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program
If you are interested in attending Indiana University School of Medicine, please contact us at (574) 631-5574. We especially encourage recently accepted medical school matriculates to tour each of the IUSM campuses in which they are interested during the preferencing process.
To apply to the IUSM - South Bend, please visit the main Admissions page for the school at: http://www.medicine.iu.edu/admissions.
To inquire about financial aid opportunities at Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend, please visit http://msa.iusm.iu.edu. In addition, please also view our scholarship and award availability in our Development and Alumni Relations section.
At IUSM - South Bend students are highly encouraged to purchase or bring a laptop with them. Laptops are used in the classrooms daily especially during online testing and team-based learning exercises.
Students assigned to the IUSM - South Bend campus have ‘Special Graduate Student' status at the University of Notre Dame. With this status designation, medical students are issued a UND student ID and email address, can purchase football tickets, have facility access to Rolfs Sports Recreation and Aquatic Centers and libraries.
There are several venues for housing in the South Bend community. Please view the listing of area apartments compiled by our medical students or check www.apartments.com. Students may also wish to use dormitory housing at the University of Notre Dame or Indiana University - South Bend.
