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Gift of Life: Bloomington med student donates bone marrow to Florida leukemia patient

IU School of Medicine—Bloomington student Matthew Blango flew to Florida to donate bone marrow, giving hope to someone he's never met. Bone marrow transplantation specialist Jennifer Schwartz, MD, explains what this "gift of life" means for patients with blood cancers and disorders.

Laura Gates  | Jul 28, 2026
Black-and-white portrait of Mout-Maine Moustapha in scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck.

Journey to MD: Lessons my first two years of medical school taught me

IU School of Medicine student Mout-Maine Moustapha shares insights at the halfway point of medical school, reflecting on personal growth while anticipating new experiences in

Mout-Maine Moustapha
Sarah Vaught uses tools on a manikin to practice opening its airway

Journey to MD: 7 lessons from the first half of medical school

IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette student Sarah Vaught pauses to reflect at the halfway point of medical school as she prepares to begin clinical clerkships.

Sarah Vaught
Myke Spencer in cap and gown speaking at podium

IU School of Medicine Class of 2026 president urges MD graduates to practice medicine with humility and compassion

Mychael Spencer, president of the IU School of Medicine Class of 2026, spoke about his nontraditional path to medicine during the school’s commencement ceremony, where

Laura Gates
Sydney Clements wears her tiara and sash while posing in front of a race car in the museum

Wearing the crown: IU med student promotes fitness for children as 500 Festival Princess

First-year medical student Sydney Clements is among 33 collegiate women selected to be 500 Festival Princesses. Her service projects include a running curriculum she presents

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Jay Hess speaks at the front of a lecture hall, wearing suit and tie

Spring 2026 All School Meeting: Dean Hess looks back on progress made in education, research, patient care

Dean Jay L. Hess addressed the IU School of Medicine community a final time during the Spring All School Meeting on April 16, giving a

Laura Gates
Three medical students in a dimly lit room assess the condition of an actor portraying an overdose during a simulation exercise with video screens behind them

Collaborative mass casualty simulation takes learning beyond the classroom for IU medical students

Mitch Krathwohl organized an immersive learning opportunity for first-year medical students in his FCP1 course. It was a collaborative effort involving Indianapolis EMS, Eskenazi Health,

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A large group of IU faculty and staff pose in the MERB simulation center

Cross-campus collaboration leads to success for simulation center's first large-scale event

The Medical Education and Research Building Simulation Center hosted its first large-scale standardized patient event, which came together in just one week through the power

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Lucia Li stand next to a health department worker and observes as a tattoo shop worker prepares to give a tattoo.

Public health meets medicine: IU medical students join county health departments aiming for a healthier Indiana

The Public Health Externship is an immersive experience allowing senior medical students to learn from Indiana's county health department workers about upstream interventions that make

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From left: SIG President Aaron Wills talks to Bralin Coleman, AJ Lahade and Brian Skertic.

Students launch AI in Medicine interest group

IU medical students started up an AI in Medicine Student Interest Group in February 2026.

Nick McLain