@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine is the US's largest, with expertise in Alzheimer’s disease, precision health, musculoskeletal health, global health and more.
White Coats for Black Lives.
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Last night, students, residents, faculty, staff and health care professionals in our community gathered to stand against systemic racism.
📷: Liz Kaye and Tim Yates
Karl Bilimoria, MD, (
@kbilimoria
) has been named the Jay L. Grosfeld Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery. He's a native Hoosier and proud alumnus with a passion for mentorship and expertise in developing large, innovative programs.
Statement of support for Dr. Caitlin Bernard from President Pamela Whitten and Dean Jay Hess:
“Dr. Bernard has always demonstrated concern for the well-being of her patients and the education of her students. It’s what makes her a well-respected doctor, researcher and educator.”
Today we hold our Department of Pediatrics,
@RileyChildrens
and IU School of Medicine community close as we mourn the loss of pediatric chief resident Chaniece Wallace, MD, and send our love to her family, friends and colleagues.
White coats on, masked up. The Class of 2024 is ready for anything. Today they gathered at each of our campuses to take the Physician's Oath, begin their journey in medicine and join the IU School of Medicine family.
#IUSM2024
This afternoon, we welcomed Bill Gates as he toured labs at the Indiana University School of Medicine and met with key faculty members to learn more about the expansive Alzheimer’s disease research happening right here in Indianapolis.
We are thrilled to welcome David Aronoff, MD,
@DMAronoff
as the next chair of
@IUSMDeptMed
! A highly respected physician-scientist in infectious diseases and reproductive health, Aronoff brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role.
For the 4th straight year,
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine set a school record for research funding from
@NIH
, demonstrating national leadership in critical fields like Alzheimer’s disease and pediatrics and providing a major boost to the Indiana economy.
Congratulations to Distinguished Professors Liana Apostolova
@ApostolovaLiana
, Aaron Carroll
@aaronecarroll
, Wade Clapp
@wade_clapp
and Debomoy Lahiri!
This is the highest academic title for IU's most outstanding and renowned scholars and researchers.
U.S.
@Surgeon_General
Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, will be the keynote speaker for our virtual graduation ceremony on May 15. Adams, the nation’s public health authority and a leader in the response to COVID-19, is an
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine graduate and former faculty member.
The number of Hoosiers currently in hospitals is the highest it's ever been. Gabriel Bosslet, MD (
@gbosslet
) joined Rachel Maddow on MSNBC last night to talk about the alarming potential of omicron to overwhelm the health care system in Indiana.
Dr. Gabriel Bosslet, Indiana pulmonologist, explains that even if the Omicron wave produces fewer hospitalizations, the hospitals are already full of Covid patients, so there's less room for even a small uptick. "We have no slack in the system."
Today we break ground on a new medical education and research building in downtown Indianapolis. The 11-story 325,000 square foot building will be the first new classroom space for the school in Indy since the 1950s. Learn more at
.
@StateHealthIN
officials called upon
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine to train a volunteer army of students to administer
#COVID19
vaccines. More than 430 medical students and 209 nursing students signed up to support vaccination efforts.
Researchers
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine are joining with scientists across the country to test a promising
#COVID19
vaccine. Our study site will enroll 1,500 Hoosiers from diverse communities who will help determine the best prevention for the virus.
“She has dominated the field of osteocyte biology for 30+ years. You cannot find an article on this cell type that does not cite one of her published works."
Pioneer of osteocyte biology Lynda Bonewald, PhD, named Distinguished Professor by
@IndianaUniv
.
Indiana University School of Medicine celebrated a historic Match Day, with a nearly perfect 99.7% of fourth-year medical students successfully matching to residency programs in Indiana and around the country.
#IUSMMatch2023
Today, we remember
@theTylerTrent
, whose legacy as an advocate for medical science and easing the suffering of other kids battling cancer will live on through the precision health research he has made possible at IU.
#TylerStrong
The IU School of Medicine is promoting one of its own to serve as the next leader of the Department of Urology.
Clint Cary, MD, MPH, MBA, has been named the new chair, succeeding Michael Koch, MD, who served in the role for 26 years. Learn more:
The second largest federally funded research program at IU School of Medicine will receive $48.8 million over the next five years, fueling the work of researchers as they seek to discover treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers from
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine have found a way to block anaphylaxis caused by peanut allergies. The groundbreaking discovery could lead to life-saving therapeutics for people with severe peanut allergies.
In honor of
@IndianaUniv
's bicentennial, we've awarded 11 highly accomplished students with four-year scholarships and unique leadership development. Meet the Bicentennial Scholars:
#IU200
A $7 million grant will enhance curriculum focused on social determinants of health, primary care skills and health systems science in order to provide doctors with the tools needed to offer better care to underserved communities.
This year, 11 students from IU School of Medicine were recognized among the
@IUPUI
Elite 50, the best of the best of graduate and professional students. Congratulations!
On
#NationalDoctorsDay
, we celebrate all of our brave colleagues in Indiana and beyond. Thank you for your tireless sacrifice, compassion and dedication to the health of all.
#HappyDoctorsDay
A
#MatchDay
as unique as the Class of 2020! Congratulations to our students who virtually celebrated matches last week. At this difficult moment, we need compassionate & resilient healthcare providers—and we're so proud the Class of 2020 is ready to step up.
#IUSMmatch2020
Today, Mary O’Daniel Stone and Bill Stone announced a $34.2 million gift to establish the Mary O’Daniel Stone and Bill Stone Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine–Evansville (
@IUSMEvansville
).
Today we are in mourning for those killed in the shooting at the Indy FedEx facility. Our thoughts are with all those impacted by this tragedy, and we are here to support members of our community feeling afraid or troubled after yet another senseless act of violence.
It’s a new day in Evansville, where today we dedicate the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, a building our medical students will share with students in other health professions from
@UEvansville
&
@USIedu
.
#IUSME
Investigators at IU School of Medicine received a new
@Alzheimers_NIH
grant to investigate the biology behind a gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease, with the hopes of developing a drug to treat the disease.
More than half of Hoosier counties don't have any practicing
#psychiatrists
. With the support of a $4.7 million grant, IU School of Medicine is hoping to help improve
#mentalhealth
in Indiana.
Today is Transgender Day of Visibility! To our trans and gender diverse loved ones, patients, and colleagues—today we celebrate you and recommit to the fight for equality. 🏳️⚧️💗🤍💙
#TDoV
Congratulations to IU’s Dr. Anantha Shekhar on being named
@BioCrossroads
’s Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year for his outstanding contributions toward advancing the life sciences in Indiana across academia, industry and healthcare!
#ILSS2018
Congratulations to Debra Rusk, MD, and Jill Henry, named outstanding IUPUI woman leaders as part of the 2021 Women’s History Month Leadership Awards!
#IUSMWomenLead
#WomensHistoryMonth
After strong leadership as interim chair through the
#COVID19
crisis, we have named Peter Pang, MD, MS, as the next leader of the Department of Emergency Medicine (
@IUSMEmergMed
).
The
@IndianaUniv
Simon Cancer Center has been named a comprehensive cancer center—the highest designation of
@theNCI
! This puts us in an elite group of cancer centers recognized for state-of-the-art research & cutting-edge cancer care.
#IUcomprehensive
Some heroes wear capes, some wear white coats and stethoscopes! Thank you to all the heroes at
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine on
#NationalDoctorsDay
.
A $15 million grant from
@Alzheimers_NIH
will support, enhance and expand innovative research on the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease at the Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
A $7 million grant will enhance curriculum focused on social determinants of health, primary care skills and health systems science in order to provide doctors with the tools needed to offer better care to underserved communities.
In this new role, Patricia Treadwell, MD, will serve as a critical advisor to the dean on matters of diversity, equity and inclusion spanning all of the school’s mission areas.
A graduate of
@IUBloomington
and soon-to-be-graduate of
#IUSM
, Ciersten Burks is a Hoosier through and through. Now, this Hoosier is headed to Harvard to complete her residency training in otolaryngology: .
#IUSM2018
#Match2018
.
@IndianaUniv
Pres. Michael McRobbie surprised Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, with the President's Medal for Excellence during the spring all-school meeting on zoom, in recognition of his transformative leadership overseeing all IU School of Medicine research.
Introducing the Class of 2023! We couldn't be more proud of these new scientists and health care professionals.
357 MD graduates
44 PhD graduates
7 combined MD/PhD graduates
77 MS graduates
143 associate- and bachelor-level graduates from
@IUSM_HPP
55 certificate graduates
Happy
#Pride
!
Putting action behind the words in our Honor Code: “a place that is diverse, welcoming and inclusive for all” and committed to “identifying and dismantling hate.”
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (
@IndianaCTSI
) has secured nearly $38 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health for the next seven years.
William Cooke, MD, ('01) was the only physician in Austin, Indiana, in 2015 when the rural southern Indiana town became the epicenter of the national opioid crisis and the worst drug-fueled HIV outbreak in U.S. history.
Over the past 26 years, Michael Koch, MD, has helped lead
@IUuro
to national prominence by expanding faculty expertise, enhancing education, research, and more:
Mental health is integral to well-being. Students and faculty across all IU School of Medicine campuses wore green shirts and ribbons today to recognize
#WorldMentalHealthDay
, raise awareness and show support for colleagues, friends, family and loved ones.
Medical students developed the curriculum for a new course on
#COVID19
, with the review and guidance of faculty. The virtual course is required for all 3rd and 4th year students—more than 700 students across all 9 campuses.
David Vega celebrated Match Day and got his positive COVID-19 test results on the same day.
"Yes, I tested positive for COVID-19. My story is to warn you that this is not the common cold or a regular flu. This virus is serious."
David's
#COVID19
story ➡️
Russell Ledet, MD, PhD, MBA (
@drrussellledet
) was just named a 2023 Indy's Best and Brightest winner by
@JACentralInd
! Learn about his journey to medicine from
@WTHRcom
.
Today we recognize and celebrate all the amazing patient care, scholarship and advocacy done by our residents and fellows throughout Indiana, especially during such a hard year. Thank you for all you do!
#ThankAResidentDay
@acgme
@iusm_gme
Thank you residents and fellows! We cannot thank you enough for your dedication, hard work, and vital contributions to patient care, education and research at IU School of Medicine. The future is bright!
#ThankAResidentDay
#ThankAFellowDay
Thanks to
@nytimes
contributor Susan Gubar for recognizing IU School of Medicine legend Hal Broxmeyer and his life-saving work with cord blood.
#cordblood
#stemcells
#cancer
In a new study,
@AnkurKalraMD
and team show a significant association between the race of a fellowship program director and demographics of the fellows, underscoring the importance of having faculty from marginalized and minoritized groups in leadership.
Andrew Cale has been recognized as one of IU's top graduate student teachers with the 2023 Lieber Memorial Associate Instructor Award! Andrew is pursuing a PhD in the
@IndyAnatEdPhd
program.
VADM Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, US
@Surgeon_General
will deliver the keynote address during our virtual commencement Friday at 10am on Facebook! Dr. Adams is the Nation’s Doctor, a member of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, and an
@IndianaUniv
School of Medicine graduate.
The
#ACGME
is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 ACGME Awards, shining a spotlight on their remarkable commitment, innovation, and valuable contributions to the
#GME
community. These deserving winners will be honored during the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational
Congratulations to the
#IUSM2022
students who found out their match today! We are incredibly proud of you and your accomplishments amid the challenges you've faced. The future of health care is bright!
#IUSMMatch2022
#Match2022
The new medical science building in Bloomington will be home to medical students and those from other health professions. We can’t wait to have this space full of activity this fall!
IU School of Medicine researchers set new record in
@NIH
funding in 2017 -- advancing
@IndianaUniv
into the top 33 NIH-funded medical schools in the nation:
"I could not in good conscience schedule my colleagues for these shifts that I knew were going to have these horrible outcomes for their pregnancies," said
@KimiChernoby
, MD, JD, the policy's lead author and former chief resident of emergency medicine.
As home to the largest medical school in the country with leading voices in medical research and clinical care,
@IndianaUniv
didn't have to look far for expert guidance in response to the
#COVID19
pandemic.
Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, joined an elite group as he received Indiana’s highest honor, the Sagamore of the Wabash Award. Shekhar leads IU School of Medicine’s research enterprise and is the founding director of
@IndianaCTSI
. Congratulations, Dr. Shekhar!
Peter Pang, MD, had been interim chair of
@IUSMEmergMed
for less than 6 months when the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the world. Through uncertainty, his leadership is helping the department forge a path forward for students, residents and patients.
#AAPI
Join us in celebrating
@btlamb
, our 2023 Watanabe Life Sciences Champion. His accomplishments will astound you. And he's not close to being done. Per usual, he accepts on behalf of others. Congratulations, Dr. Lamb (et al)!
#HopeontheALZHorizon
Details:
The IU School of Medicine class of 2024 matched 338 students with training programs in 39 states, including Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Washington University – St. Louis:
Kelvin Lee, MD, has been named the new director of the
@IndianaUniv
Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a world-recognized medical oncologist and multiple myeloma researcher, and "the ideal leader to build on the cancer center’s tremendous momentum."
We can't wait to celebrate
#MatchDay
, the day when students learn where they’ll be starting their residencies. Class of 2021, we're so proud of you and your accomplishments!
#IUSMMatch2021