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The cost of success
At IU School of Medicine, limiting student debt is a combination of scholarship gifts, controlling costs and sound financial advising.
A priest's new calling
Emily Wachner believes the scenic journey she has taken so far will, one day, make her a good doctor.
A musician's new tune
Rodolfo Gonzalez traveled the world playing and producing music before he came back to his roots in medicine.
An educator's next lesson
For 10 years, medicine remained on the backburner as Myke Spencer became a teacher, then a school administrator, then a principal.
Creating critical continuity for sickle cell patients
IU School of Medicine’s faculty strive to find ways to lower barriers for Hoosiers to access care and pursue research to advance treatments.
Urban Medicine: Caring for your diverse community
An estimated 83 million people live in areas without sufficient access to a primary-care physician. Indiana University School of Medicine is attempting to chip away at the problem.
Fighting Back
Former IU basketball star Ted Kitchel takes his fight against Parkinson’s disease seriously – in the gym to keep his motor skills sharp and outside it to raise funds for research.
Alzheimer’s Holy Grail
Finding a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease is the field's holy grail. Jeff Dage, PhD, has been searching for most of the past decade.
State of Emergency
IU School of Medicine strives to address burnout, mental health stressors and gender inequities faced by emergency medicine physicians.
VOICES AND INSIGHTS
Family Medicine chair aims to bridge the gaps in health care
Dr. Kola Okuyemi’s career as an academic family medicine physician has focused on research and training programs to improve the health of underserved populations and advance health equity.
Leading the Way
A landmark IU School of Medicine study of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease enters its fifth year — and has more insights to share.
A Decade As Dean
Dean Jay Hess brought a fresh perspective — and a game plan — to IU School of Medicine, elevating it to a higher level.
A Diamond in the Midwest
Steady growth made IU School of Medicine the nation’s largest medical school, but an overhauled curriculum, metric-driven decisions, expanded student services, and new residency programs aim to make it among the best.
ALUMNI STORIES
A prescription for improving the state's health
From her earliest memories, being a doctor was “just what I wanted to do.” Today, Lindsay Weaver, MD, is state health commissioner — Indiana’s top doctor.
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