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Preventative Psychological Protective Equipment (PPPE)

At times like these, we need to be more deliberate about our psychological needs. What “Preventative Psychological Protective Equipment (PPPE)" do we need to be our best selves as we meet the demands of this difficult time?

Jennifer Hartwell, MD | Mar 31, 2020

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Alabd with his mom, Magdolen Tawadros, and older brother, Andrew Alabd, MD, at his white coat ceremony at the start of medical school

How a future urology resident turned grief into new goal to help others

Few things can prepare a 15-year-old boy to move to the other side of the world. But for Andre Alabd, that new world was turned

Christina Griffiths | Mar 25, 2020

IU faculty in the fight against COVID-19

Faculty physicians and researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine are working tirelessly to prepare for COVID-19 patients, treat those infected and learn more about

Christina Griffiths | Mar 23, 2020

Dr. Jonathan Fridell performs a pancreas transplant

IU School of Medicine surgery faculty reach pancreas transplant milestone

The Abdominal Transplant Division of the Department of Surgery has reached a significant milestone: more than 1,000 pancreases transplanted alone or in combination with other

Marco Gutierrez | Mar 23, 2020

Jeffrey Denune and Chandan Sen display prostheses at a conference

Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering developing improvements in prosthetic technology

Jeffrey Denune, a clinical research prosthetist, and Sashwati Roy, PhD, professor of surgery, are working to create a better prosthetic socket to improve residual limb

Marco Gutierrez | Mar 18, 2020

A graphic reads "Taking action during COVID-19" with two abstract viruses in the background

Take Action: How Learners Can Help in the Wake of COVID-19

How can medical students help with the community's response to COVID-19? Here are some initial ideas, which may change and update over time.

Niki Messmore | Mar 16, 2020

Emily Scott cares for a patient at Riley Children's Hospital

40 Under 40: Pediatrics faculty member honored by Indianapolis Business Journal

Emily Scott, MD, was named on the Indianapolis Business Journal 40 under 40 list for her work as a vocal advocate for reforms to better

Ashley Wilson | Mar 11, 2020

Overcomer: Meet military doctor-in-training Angel Jones

Angel Jones didn’t always know she wanted to be a doctor or that she would serve her country in the U.S. Army, but she knew

Laura Gates | Mar 10, 2020

"They don't have what IU has."

Despite visiting 16 different schools during the match process, Ruben Vasquez says he always thought the same thing at each interview: ‘They don’t have what

Christina Griffiths | Mar 09, 2020