Learn about how IU School of Medicine is equipped to prepare the next generation of healers and transform health throughout the United States.

Preparing Healers. Transforming Health.

Indiana University School of Medicine is a national leader in medical research and education. With more than 60 academic departments and specialty divisions across nine campuses and strong clinical partnerships with Indiana’s most advanced hospitals and physician networks, the school is continuously advancing its mission to prepare healers and transform health in Indiana and throughout the world.

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With nearly 2,000 full-time faculty and the support of more than 3,000 volunteer faculty throughout Indiana, all teaching the physicians of tomorrow, IU School of Medicine is uniquely equipped to prepare the next generation of healers and transform health and wellness throughout the United States and beyond.

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Training physicians since 1903

When the Indiana University Board of Trustees approved the creation of a new medical department in 1903, it marked the beginning of what is now the IU School of Medicine. Since that time, the school has attracted the funding and resources needed to build modern medical facilities to train physicians and scientists, from the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children (1924) to the new Medical Education and Research Building (2025). From educating a relative handful of students on a small campus on the west side of Indianapolis, IU School of Medicine has grown into a research-intensive school training new generations of physicians at nine campuses across Indiana.

Fostering Excellence in Support of our Mission

At IU School of Medicine, we are committed to creating an environment where all members of our academic community — faculty, staff and learners — can excel. We are unified by our mission to improve the health of all Hoosiers, through excellence in education, research and clinical care.

All events, programs, groups, activities, educational, cultural and historical observances are open to all members of the Indiana University community.

Our work and our decisions are guided by that mission, our values and the enduring principles of the Hippocratic Oath. By upholding these values, we foster a culture of mutual respect, collaboration, and academic rigor — ensuring that excellence remains at the heart of everything we do.

Get to know the IU School of Medicine

IU School of Medicine is a statewide school that is educating future physicians and conducting advanced medical research throughout Indiana. To help the school’s future students, faculty, partners and donors understand what it’s really like to work and learn in this collaborative environment — and stay current on the progress of the School’s initiatives, a variety of information resources are available. Explore the newsroom and the research blog, where investigators throughout the school’s academic departments post updates about their work. To hear faculty researchers describe their work in person, find seminars, scientific presentations and other live events on the IU School of Medicine calendar.

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Exceptional education. Research breakthroughs. Collaboration that sparks creativity and innovation in health care.

Explore the work at Indiana University School of Medicine that's transforming health in Indiana and beyond.