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Resident Life

Joining the Indiana University School of Medicine—Bloomington Emergency Medicine Residency will prepare you for a lifetime of confidence and competence across clinical settings. Benefits of training at the Bloomington Emergency Medicine Residency include:

  • protected conference didactic time
  • annual stipend for CME 
  • travel to two conferences during your time in residency

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Why Bloomington?

Bloomington is regularly listed as one of the best towns in the Midwest. For our residents, it offers a rare combination of patients, education opportunities and lifestyle. The city is home to Indiana University, bringing individuals from all over the world, and with them medical considerations not regularly seen in the United States. We are surrounded by rolling hills, forests and lakes, offering a wide range of outdoor activities. Bloomington offers excellent dining and entertainment options, one of the best music schools in the world and Big Ten sports.

For families, Bloomington has excellent housing, schools and child care resources. IU hosts excellent music, theater, sports and many other activities. There is a wide range of festivals and events in Bloomington and in the surrounding areas. The Indianapolis airport is perennially voted best in the country and is only about an hour’s drive away.

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Taylor Hero, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Practice

"I am from the small town of Spencer near Bloomington and completed my undergrad at Indiana University. I completed my residency through IU in Indianapolis. Upon completion, I moved back to Bloomington for my career to be close to family and because of the small town feel combined with an abundance of opportunities for professional development that come with the undergraduate campus, regional academic health center and new residency program."

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