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Rita Somogyi smiles into the camera in front of a green background.
Spirit of Medicine

Quick thinking: New resident finds connections between fencing and medicine

Whether she’d be holding an epee or a scalpel, Rita Somogyi likes situations that keep her on her toes and moving quickly. She likes being part of a team that can win in competition or work together to find solutions to patients’ problems.

Orthopaedic Surgery faculty member Khusboo Desai, MD, MS, explains a bone repair technique to a student during IU's Perry Initiative outreach event in 2023.
Spirit of Medicine

IU has great success with first Perry Initiative

Fewer than 8 percent of the nation’s orthopaedic surgeons are women, but groups like The Perry Initiative work to boost that number by holding outreach programs across the country. During these events, female high school, college and medical students who are interested in science, engineering and medicine have the chance to interact and learn from female professionals in the fields they aspire to join.

Trauma fellows (from right) Samantha Nino and Peyton Keeling stand with program director Roman Natoli, MD, PhD
MedEd Matters

Survey shows success of trauma fellowship

Graduates of the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery’s Trauma fellowship overwhelmingly agree that the education they received prepared them to handle the demands of working in a Level 1 trauma center and made them more effective researchers.

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