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Meet Tamika Dawson-Knox, MD: Former student now leads medical school pipeline program
Tamika Dawson-Knox leads the Master of Science in Medical Science program, which she passed through 25 years ago on her way to becoming an MD.

Laura Gates  |  Apr 23, 2024

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Sotto headed for Associate Vice Chancellor post in Pittsburgh
Sylk Sotto, MBA, MPS, EDD, will depart Indiana University School of Medicine to join the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences as Associate Vice Chancellor for

Caitlin VanOverberghe  |  Apr 17, 2024

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First-gen grads boast 100% residency match rate
Makayla Morning, Class of 2024 president, is among 47 first-generation IU School of Medicine graduates now heading into residency programs throughout the United States.

Laura Gates  |  Apr 02, 2024

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Women's History Month honorees advocate for equity
Six IU School of Medicine students, faculty and staff received 2024 Women’s History Month Recognition Awards from the IUPUI Office for Women.

Laura Gates  |  Apr 01, 2024

Chelsea and Cameron Fathauer, dressed in cap and gown for his law school graduation, holding their four small children

HEALING LOVE: IU medical student shares journey supporting spouse after traumatic brain injury
Chelsea Fathauer doesn’t appear much different than her IU School of Medicine peers—but she feels older. She brushed with death as a child. Then her

Laura Gates  |  Mar 22, 2024

Nation's largest early-onset Alzheimer's study drives diversity
LEADS, led by Liana Apostolova, MD, has received $78 million in National Institute of Aging (NIA) funding since it launched in 2018. It's also the

Ben Middelkamp  |  Mar 13, 2024

Morgan Jivens, DO

Psychiatry resident leading DEIJ efforts for department, school
Morgan Jivens, DO knew when she started medical school that she wanted to someday be a psychiatrist. Now a third-year psychiatry resident at Indiana University

Christina Griffiths  |  Feb 21, 2024

Jasmine Lee, MD, performs surgery in an OR.

“It just stole my heart.” Resident pursuing career in academic medicine, pediatric surgery
When Jasmine Lee, MD, was in medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, she was skeptical about pursuing a career as a

Christina Griffiths  |  Feb 19, 2024

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Weaver carries ER experience into role as Indiana health commissioner
Emergency Medicine faculty Lindsay Weaver, MD, became Indiana state health commissioner in June 2023 and now leads the Health First Indiana initiative. 

Laura Gates  |  Jan 30, 2024

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Barbie!
Since Barbie’s creation in the 1950s, she’s gone through some drastic makeovers. The popular children’s toy created by Mattel boasts the slogan “you can be

Christina Griffiths  |  Dec 19, 2023