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![A man and a women holding a hand plow]( "The 1965 groundbreaking for University Hospital marked another milestone in IU School of Medicine's century-long expansion. For six decades after this ceremony, the school would keep building — research centers, cancer institutes, neuroscience facilities — but not a single new space where students learned to become physicians. (Photos Courtesy of IU Indianapolis Special Collections and Archives)")
What We Build
For six decades, medical education and research steadily outgrew their footprint. The Medical Education and Research Building marks a turning point — not just in ...
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![hands holding on surgery tools]( "A future surgeon practices suturing on a simulated skin pad in the Surgical Skills Lab. Mastering the technique here — on a surface designed to mimic real tissue — comes before moving to cadavers, and eventually, to live patients.")
Practiced Precision
No harm to patients, maximum realism. Inside IU School of Medicine's new Surgical Skills Center, the stakes are low by design — because when the ...
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![Three people sitting listening to someone else speaking]( "At IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette, classes of about two dozen students naturally foster close relationships. \"West Lafayette really is its own Professional Learning Community,\" said associate dean Matthew Tews.")
Community, Adapted
The learning community model that works in Indianapolis doesn't work in a campus of 30 students, or a region that stretches into Chicago. Here's how ...
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![two researchers working on a laptop and talking]( "Cassandra Jones-VanMieghem, who manages The Makerspace, works with a student on a print file. \"In a weird way,\" she says, \"we're sort of like their moms.\" (Photos by AJ Mast)")
A Makerspace for Medical Students
Need a skull to study at home? At IU School of Medicine, a 3D print lab gives medical students hands-on experience with the technologies reshaping ...
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![Photo of couple of people talking]( "Professional learning communities at IU School of Medicine are designed to help students form professional identities before they ever set foot in a clinic. (Photos by AJ Mast)")
Finding Community in the Nation's Largest Medical School
Inside the new Medical Education and Research Building, Professional Learning Communities make it feel just a little bit smaller.
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![Dean Jay Hess wearing coat talking to classroom]( "Dean Jay Hess, MD, PhD, MHSA, in the classroom. He arrived at IU School of Medicine in 2013 with a vision for what the school could become — and leaves it larger, better resourced and with a new building to help it continue preparing healers.")
A Farewell from the Dean
Jay Hess arrived at IU School of Medicine in 2013 with a vision for what the school could become. As he steps away, the Medical ...
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![Liz Agosto, wearing a white coat and standing in the anatomy lab]( "Liz Agosto, PhD, in the new anatomy lab at IU School of Medicine, where first-year students meet their first patients — body donors whose gifts make the work possible. (Photos by Tim Yates)")
The Room Where Medicine Begins
An open and bright anatomy lab at Indiana University School of Medicine influences how medical students move, learn and collaborate — while reinforcing respect for ...
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‘One of the Best Jobs Imaginable’
IU School of Medicine Dean Jay L. Hess announced this summer that he will step down from his leadership role in July 2026. We spoke ...
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Curing Cancer, Cultivating Leaders
Forever associated with the cure for testicular cancer, Lawrence Einhorn, MD, has also built another formidable legacy – training 50 years of IU oncologists.
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![Mason Gionte, wearing a white coat and stethoscope, sits in an exam room]()
Investing in the Future: Gionté Mason Aims to Serve Urban Communities
Gionté Mason is set to graduate from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2027.
