Open to all current residents, the Pathway to Indiana Visiting Residency program supports qualified trainees whose backgrounds, experiences or perspectives promote improved health for all Hoosiers including those from medically underserved communities.
This program is designed to:
- Encourage residents, including those from diverse backgrounds, to apply to IU School of Medicine's fellowship programs.
- Increase awareness of opportunities in academic medicine.
- Prepare trainees to provide culturally competent care for patients from all walks of life.
- Provide mentorship opportunities to trainees within their field of interest.
A visiting resident can expect:
- At least 75% clinical experience being direct exposure to the subspecialty.
- Exposure to fellowship didactic content.
- Meeting with program leadership.
- Opportunity for fellowship interview.
- Connection/matching of the visiting resident with a current fellow (preferable) or faculty if fellow connection is not feasible.
Eligibility
All applicants must be full-time residents in good academic standing at their home institutions. Applicants without an interest in applying to fellowship will not be considered.
Program Requirements
Applicants must prepare a personal statement indicating their genuine interest in the specialty and how fellowship would integrate into their future career plans. Individual programs may require additional supporting documents.
Applicants will send the required materials to the department contacts via email. Once they have been granted a rotation slot from the department, applicants are eligible to apply for the Pathway to Indiana funding.
Program Contacts
| Program | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Nephrology | Ayman Hallab, MD | ahallab@iu.edu |
| Adolescent Medicine | Corrie Hays, MD | haysco@iu.edu |
| Lyn Terrell | lynterre@iu.edu | |
| Pediatric Endocrinology |
John Fuqua, MD |
jsfuqua@iu.edu |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
Shaina Hecht, MD |
smhecht@iu.edu |
| Burn Surgery | Rhonda Gerding | rgerding@iu.edu |
| Craniofacial Surgery | Gregory Borschel, MD | gborsche@iu.edu |
Pathway Funding
- The program provides financial support to offset the cost of an away rotation at IU School of Medicine.
- Once an applicant receives confirmation of acceptance from the department, they must complete a separate application to apply for funding.
- Applicants accepted in the Pathway to Indiana Program will receive $2,000 for out-of-state travel, which will be paid upon the successful completion of the four-week rotation.
- Funding is awarded and dispensed on a rolling basis. Recipients will be made aware of funding decisions as soon as possible, within a month of receipt of the complete funding application (i.e. answers to funding specific questions and receipt of funding specific letter of recommendation).
Rotation Requirements
- IU Indianapolis Campus Health immunizations
- Current year flu vaccination
- TB surveillance
- N95 mask fit testing
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Home program letter of approval
- Certificate insurance (malpractice coverage)
- Background check
- License form
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) form
- Copy of medical school diploma
- Curriculum vitae (CV)