Scott Boden smiles, wearing a dark suit and red striped tie with IU emblem, standing in the light-filled atrium of the Medical Education and Research Building
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First-Gen: Dean Boden shares his journey from first-generation college student to medical school’s top leader

First-Generation College Celebration Day is Nov. 8. IU School of Medicine Dean Scott Boden shares his journey as a first-gen student, inspiring the 13% of IU medical students who identify as first-generation.

Laura Gates  | Nov 04, 2026
Jennifer Choi teaches residents in an operating room.| Photo by Tim Yates, IU School of Medicine

Department of Surgery trainees, faculty break field's stereotypes

Department of Surgery faculty and trainees are challenging old stereotypes and showing how empathy, teamwork and life beyond surgery are reshaping the field.

Sarah Lounsbury
Headshot of Agnes Zybura Wardrop on black background. She is light skinned with long, dark hair and is wearing glasses.

IU-trained neuroscientist helps fuel drug development at Indiana biotech startup

IU School of Medicine’s PhD programs serve as a workforce pipeline for Indiana biotech companies. Agnes Wardrop graduated with a PhD in medical neuroscience in

Laura Gates
Dean Scott Boden, in suit and red IU tie, mingles with two faculty members in the Medical Education and Research Building atrium.

All School Meeting highlights: IU School of Medicine’s new dean to visit all 9 campuses in first 50 days

Impact stories and awards show the school’s mission in action as Dean Scott Boden speaks at his first All School Meeting since becoming IU School

Laura Gates
Niki Messmore, Mary Slaughter and Ira Means walk through an alleyway littered with bedding and garbage while carrying supplies for street medicine.

House calls without walls: IU School of Medicine launches Street Medicine program to serve unhoused neighbors

Mary Slaughter and Niki Messmore founded the Street Medicine program at IU School of Medicine, a growing initiative that is reaching out to Indiana's unhoused population

Laura Gates
A man in a hardhat and orange vest labeled 'safety' walks through a NYC cemetery covered in dust and debris after 9/11

25 years later: IU emergency physician deployed to Ground Zero helps train doctors in disaster medicine

IU School of Medicine trains doctors in disaster medicine, a specialty which emerged following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Faculty member Christian Strachan recounts his experiences

Laura Gates
Laura Gates headshot; woman with brown hair wearing a light colored jacket with staircase in the background

Why I joined 5,300 Hoosiers in helping to create the nation’s largest dataset on musculoskeletal health

The FIT Core research study at Indiana University School of Medicine is part of a larger effort to make IU a world leader in musculoskeletal

Laura Gates
Bhavana Sivakumar stands with her hands together.

Cardiovascular imaging fellow studies biological changes in damaged heart muscle

Bhavana Sivakumar, a fellow with the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at IU School of Medicine, is researching the mechanisms behind the iron-containing molecule, heme, in

Angie Antonopoulos
Indiana School for the Deaf student practices a surgical skills exercise as an interpreter provides communication access.

Surgical Skills Center opens doors to the next generation of healthcare professionals

Through hands-on training and mentorship, the Surgical Skills Center is helping the next generation of healthcare professionals see a future for themselves in surgery.

Sarah Lounsbury
Jacob and Jeff Foy sit side-by-side at a table with a gold curtain behind them. They are both wearing Emergency the Musical T-shirts and dark colored blazers.

'Emergency the Musical' brings ER to the stage as IU’s emergency medicine program celebrates 50 years

"Emergency the Musical," written by father-son duo Jeff and Jacob Foy, is playing at The Tarkington from Aug. 27-30, coinciding with the 50th anniversary celebration

Laura Gates