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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Family Medicine

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.

Expert Interview

To schedule an interview with an IU School of Medicine investigator or learn more about research studies underway, contact the Communications team.
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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. 

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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.

Indiana Area Health Education Centers Network

Indiana Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (I-StARR)

The NIH-funded Indiana Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (I-StARR) program is designed to prepare outstanding primary care residents for careers in academic medicine and clinical investigation by providing them with mentored research experiences and research skill development during their residency training. I-StARR emphasizes research to improve health outcomes of high-risk populations with highly prevalent cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, which are frequently diagnosed and managed in primary care.

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