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  • Giovanni Rodriguez stands with her arms crossed over a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck. She has long wavy dark hair. A quote next to her portrait reads "My time at IU School of Medicine opened a lot of doors and opportunities for me to explore my interests."

    From IU to Harvard

    An IU School of Medicine alum thrives in elite company.

    Bobby King  |  Dec 17, 2024
  • Lindsay Weaver speaks at a podium during a press conference during COVID

    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.

    Laura Gates  |  May 29, 2024
  • water color painted portraits of the alumni award winners who include Mason Goodman, Sharon Singleton, Daniel Hayes, Richard Rink, Allison Brashear, and Brandon Brown.

    The Difference Makers

    IU School of Medicine recognizes graduates whose work recognizes its enduring message to provide compassionate care, train future healers, and use research to transform health. ...

    Bobby King  |  Jan 19, 2024
  • Dean Hess with his arms crossed in a home library

    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.

    Bobby King  |  May 03, 2023
  • Lester Thompson, MD, flanked by Dean Glenn Irwin, Jr., MD, and Thompson's father, Calvin, at the 1968 IU School of Medicine graduation.

    Lucky Medicine

    A memoir by Lester Thompson, MD, '68 tells the story of his father's dream, a special gift and what it took to navigate the 1960s. ...

    Bobby King  |  Feb 01, 2023
  • mercy poses with her hand on a hip and head tilted back

    A Little Mercy Can Help

    Mercy Odueyungbo aims for expertise and empathy to come through as she helps dermatology patients on her tv show.

    Bobby King  |  Mar 18, 2022
  • Gary Dunnington, MD, poses for a portrait.

    Building Better Surgeons

    Surgeons traditionally learned their craft with a scalpel in hand in a pressure-packed operating room. Gary Dunnington, MD, envisioned a better way, starting a ...

    Bobby King  |  Nov 04, 2021
  • A professor teaches some of the first students at IU School of Medicine—Terre Haute

    State of Medicine

    Fifty years ago, Indiana was short on physicians. Cities pitched ideas for a new medical school. In response, IU School of Medicine devised an innovative ...

    Matthew Harris  |  May 28, 2021
  • Early students in lab at IU School of Medicine-Terre Haute

    Origin Stories: 50 Years of Regional Campuses

    Since their creation in the early '70s, IU School of Medicine's eight regional campuses have each gone from fledgling outposts offering first-year courses to full-blown ...

    Matthew Harris  |  May 28, 2021
  • James Gilman giving a tour to U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams.

    The Problem Solver

    From his days at IU School of Medicine to leading the nation’s largest research hospital, James Gilman has spent his career overcoming obstacles to offer ...

    Chelsea McClellan  |  May 21, 2021