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USMLE raises Step 2 passing score

The USMLE Management Committee recently raised the minimum Step 2 CK score required to pass from 214 to 218. This change starts July 1.

Medical Student Education  | Jun 18, 2025
The fourteen members of the First Year Experience Committee

Meet the 2025 First Year Experience Committee

Class of 2029: Learn more about the First Year Experience (FYE) Committee members who are here to help you transition smoothly into medical school.

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IU medical students Mout-Maine Moustapha, Imran Hussein and Nathan Richardson sit at a table with laptops open as Moustapha points at the screen.

Journey to MD: What's it like to be a first-year student at IU School of Medicine?

IU medical students Mout-Maine Moustapha and Sarah Vaught share their insights about student life in Indianapolis and on a regional campus.

Laura Gates
A hiker's boots stepping on a log in a forest.

Take a hike (for better health)

Priyanka Thomas of the IU School of Medicine Wellness Coalition reminds you that summer is a great time to hike.

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Red Match Day envelope

Match on My Mind: Be smart on social media

Deb Rusk, MD, recommends projecting a positive image on social media ahead of Match season. 

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IU med students Dillon Bille, Adrian Morales, Colten Duvall, Luke Haag, Adhitya Balaji and Oliver Hobson pose for a photo in front of the Indy 500's Snake Pit.

Students assist in medical care at Indy 500's Snake Pit

IU School of Medicine students assisted in medical care at the 2025 Indy 500 Coors Light Snake Pit at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25.

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Orange lines frame outside while inside, it says "FUTURE: The National Conference for the Future of Family Medicine."

Be part of family medicine's FUTURE at July 31 conference

Medical students in Phase 1 and Phase 2 with an interest in family medicine should consider the FUTURE Conference, being held in Kansas City from

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Oliver Strobel speaks from the podium at graduation, wearing his graduation regalia

Two callings, one mission: PhD graduate highlights importance of both scientists and clinicians as brother graduates with MD

Oliver Strobel and his brother Julian both graduated from the IU School of Medicine, Julian with an MD and Oliver with a PhD. Oliver spoke

Laura Gates
Okoruwa giving MD commencement speech

MD graduate urges Class of 2025 to carry legacy of care and compassion into residency

Since she was a young girl, Precious Okoruwa knew that she was destined to become a doctor.

Jasmin Cheairs
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Match on My Mind: Preparing your Match materials

Deb Rusk, MD, assistant dean of Student Affairs, offers insight into three critical Match materials—the MSPE, Noteworthy Characteristics and the Personal Statement—and invites Phase 3

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