Family Medicine Research

In an effort to develop real solutions to society’s problems to improve the health and lives of the residents of Indiana, the Department of Family Medicine research faculty and staff collaborate on a variety of research projects that offer new vision and hope for Indiana’s health care utilization and system outcomes. Together, the Department of Family Medicine’s Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy and other departmental investigators work collaboratively to support this mission.

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Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy

The Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy provides expert technical assistance and research expertise on health workforce issues, evaluations, and strategic planning support. Through partnerships with state agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, health professionals, employers, and community advocates, the Bowen Center analyzes complex health workforce challenges to inform policy and programming. Topics such as supply, demand, and distribution of health professionals in Indiana, Medicaid enrollment, and policies affecting health professionals are central service activities. Other expert research activities include producing technical resources from the collection and management of health workforce information, and the tracking and analyzing of the impact of policy trends across different states to inform evidence-based policy decisions in Indiana. Hannah Maxey, PhD directs the IU School of Medicine Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy.

Health-Education Research

The educational arm of the Department of Family Medicine is active in health-education research at the national and international levels. The department’s Indiana Area Health Education Centers Network has secured federal funding from Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). Other research includes continuous improvement in educational settings, faculty development, flipped classroom, behavioral health integration and tobacco cessation.

Research News

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Medical students to present research projects at summer symposium

The IU School of Medicine community is invited to learn more about medical students’ summer research projects at a July poster symposium on the Indianapolis campus.

June 25, 2025

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Basic science researcher blends academic, industry experience to lead Alzheimer's drug discovery efforts

Timothy Richardson is a research professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine and helps lead the TREAT-AD drug discovery center.

June 16, 2025

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Research space utilization highlight: Q&A with John Leck

John Leck is the director of space planning and utilization at the IU School of Medicine. He discusses his new role, background, and the importance of space utilization in research.

June 12, 2025

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IU medical scientists, Purdue engineers meet at symposium to foster collaborative research

Scientists, physicians and engineers representing gathered to share groundbreaking work, raise important questions and plant the seeds of future research collaboration and innovation.

June 12, 2025

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IU neurologist's research leads to first FDA-approved drug to treat neurofibromatosis type 1

Patients who participated in the clinical trial of the new therapy not only experienced reduction in NF1 and plexiform neurofibromas tumor volume, but also reported significant improvements in pain severity and overall health-related quality of life.

June 10, 2025