IU School of Medicine Office of Undergraduate Medical Education
New Assistant Deans Named for UME
The Office of Undergraduate Medical Education is pleased to announce that Mark Seifert, Ph.D. and Butch Humbert, M.D. have accepted the Assistant Dean positions for Curriculum in the Foundational and Clinical Sciences (respectively). We look forward to working with Mark and Butch to enhance learning and to transform the curriculum to meet our goals of preparing our students to be the best doctors they can be.
Fond Farewell
A farewell reception for Paula Wales, EdD, interim associate dean for undergraduate medical education, is planned from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, in the Morris H. Mills Atrium of the VanNuys Medical Science Building. Dr. Wales joined IUSM in 1996 as the Director of Educational Programs in the Office of Student and Curricular Affairs. She was named assistant dean for medical education in 2002 and interim associate dean for undergraduate medical education in 2011. In June, she will assume the position of Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Ross University School of Medicine in Miami. Please RSVP to Tracie Kelley at trkelley@iupui.edu by Friday, May 18.
The Office of Undergraduate Medical Education at Indiana University School of Medicine is located in the Robert M Long building on the campus of IUPUI. We are an administrative unit of IUSM; we work hand-in-hand with IUSM students and faculty in all aspects of medical education. Our vision is to cultivate a robust, dynamic curriculum that exemplifies IUSM’s core competencies and fully prepares our graduates to become outstanding physicians.
We are a community of learners who believe education is the most important mission of the institution and is our foundational core.
IU Office of Undergraduate Medical Education is dedicated to:
- Excellence that is demonstrated in the innovative conduct and continuous improvement of our competency-based undergraduate medical education program
- Respect for individuals who are affiliated with, or come in contact with, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Integrity that embraces the very highest standards of ethical behavior and exemplary moral character
- Diversity that is reflected through the curriculum and acknowledges all learners
- Cooperation that is exemplified through collegial communication and collaboration
The activites of the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education encompass three functional areas:
Program Evaluation. We promote academic excellence by providing oversight, management, and centralization of the IUSM’s program evaluation initiatives. We collect and analyze faculty and student educational data to ensure statewide equivalency, and report our findings.
Curriculum. Our faculty understands the importance of providing our students with an outstanding medical education. Our curriculum team is focused on the oversight and management of medical education curriculum statewide. We work to enhance/achieve program development and quality improvement of medical education.
Student Assessment. Our team is responsible for ensuring the development, oversight and coordination of student assessment, which includes Peer and Self-Assessment, OSCE, and Script Concordance exams. We collect and report statewide student assessment data with the purpose of providing feedback to IUSM centers, curriculum focused committees, and to medical students.
