
In the arena with Erin Conboy: Champion of rare disease cases is world champ in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Erin Conboy, MD, is co-director of the Undiagnosed Rare Disease Clinic at IU School of Medicine, solving the cold cases of genetic disease. She’s also a two-time world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

IU Faculty Collaborate with Kenyan Colleagues to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship
Although countries in sub-Saharan Africa face a high prevalence of infectious diseases, many countries lack the systems needed to track and combat one of the

Chandy John: Advancing global health through science, service and synergy
Chandy John, MD, is a globally recognized expert in pediatric infectious diseases. Appointed as a Distinguished Professor at Indiana University in 2024, he has built

Journey to MD: Vaught shares experiences from first semester on West Lafayette campus
First-year medical student Sarah Vaught enjoys the small class size and opportunities on the West Lafayette regional campus, where she participates in the Care of

Journey to MD: Moustapha steps into leadership as class president
Entering his second semester as an IU medical student, Mout-Maine Moustapha is already leading as president of the Class of 2028. Read the second installment

Narrative medicine: IU oncologist uses storytelling to promote humanism in medical practice
Laura Vater, MD, MPH, uses storytelling to promote humanism in medicine, focusing on wellbeing of both physicians and their patients.

Landrum is first woman to lead OB-GYN department at IU
Gynecologic oncologist Lisa Landrum, MD, PhD, is the new chair for obstetrics and gynecology. A former athlete and coach, Landrum emphasizes cooperation and inclusion on

Entrepreneurial duo forges path for medical student innovation at IU
Medical student entrepreneurs Brooke Stephanian and Sabin Karki hold two medical device patents and have a NASA research grant. They aim to expand entrepreneurship programming

IU educator delivers histotechnology to Asian nations
Debra Wood directs IU’s oldest distance learning program in histotechnology, training lab technicians throughout the state, nation and world.

'Hub of everything': Vice chairs work behind-the-scenes to achieve departments' strategic goals
Vice chairs for finance and administration at IU School of Medicine explain the key role they play in achieving departments' goals in education, research and clinical