Faculty at IU School of Medicine—Fort Wayne are physician and PhD educators who are expert instructors in the fields of medical biochemistry, anatomy, histology, cell biology, embryology, microbiology, immunology, physiology, pharmacology and neuroscience. Six full-time and four part-time faculty serve as course directors for the Phase One foundational science courses. Additionally, approximately 530 local physicians and other experts in health care, such as nurses, social workers, ultrasound technicians, and blood bank technicians assist with specialized non-didactic sessions and serve as preceptors for students throughout the curriculum.
Northeast Indiana is home to major medical facilities and resources. The region is served by medical centers through IU Health, Parkview Health Systems and Lutheran Health. Six of these facilities (Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Hospital–Randallia, Parkview Dekalb Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, Lutheran Downtown, Dupont Hospital) as well as the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System's Fort Wayne Campus are in close proximity to IU School of Medicine—Fort Wayne's campus and provide clinical, research and service-learning opportunities.
These sites offer Phase Two clerkship opportunities in anesthesia, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, surgery, specialty in surgery (trauma, urology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, cardiovascular, ENT, transplant) and an elective.
Phase Three courses in critical care, radiology, emergency medicine and a sub-internship as well as numerous electives in various areas of medicine are also available through the clinical sites affiliated with the Fort Wayne campus.