The West Lafayette campus is just one of nine IU School of Medicine campuses located throughout Indiana offering medical training and education.
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West Lafayette Campus

Offering a unique mix of clinical experiences thanks to strong support from local physician-educators.

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Indiana University School of Medicine—West Lafayette

IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette is located on the campus of Purdue University. Like all IU School of Medicine statewide locations, the West Lafayette campus offers community participation opportunities and exceptional clinical education through student groups, medical service-learning programs and other extracurricular activities, and a strong partnership with local clinical providers to ensure students get authentic experience in applying basic science concepts to real patient cases.

Students at this campus enjoy a close-knit learning environment, strong faculty and peer collaboration, small class sizes, and reputable and engaged clinical partners.

Led by medical education and research experts, IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette follows the school’s statewide core MD curriculum. Faculty at this campus and throughout IU School of Medicine stay current with their own medical education and are involved in research projects, ensuring that future physicians and medical researchers training here get the best possible learning experiences.

Emergency Contacts

Public safety emergency:
765-494-9999

After-Hours Emergency: 9-1-1

Non-Emergency: 765-494-8221

Facility-Related Emergencies:
765-496-0201
or 765-494-8221 (after hours)

Safewalk escort:
765-494-SAFE (7233)

24-Hour Mental Health Crisis Line:
800-909-6105

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The Campus Community in West Lafayette

Supportive classmates and faculty at IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette make it a unique environment for medical students.

Live and Learn in West Lafayette

From campus maps to policies and guidelines, medical students and their families can access campus-specific resources to better understand how to get around and make the most of their time at the IU School of Medicine West Lafayette campus.

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Meaningful support for students

Medical students at the West Lafayette campus can access a wide range of support services from IU School of Medicine as well as those available through Purdue University. These include academic advising, health and medical services, and more. Faculty offices located steps away from the classrooms boost student-faculty relationships. Community faculty are exceptionally welcoming to medical students in their practices.

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West Lafayette Campus Areas of Interest

West Lafayette News

IU medical students Mout-Maine Moustapha, Imran Hussein and Nathan Richardson sit at a table with laptops open as Moustapha points at the screen.

Journey to MD: What's it like to be a first-year student at IU School of Medicine?

IU medical students Mout-Maine Moustapha and Sarah Vaught share their insights about student life in Indianapolis and on a regional campus.

June 16, 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 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome expert educates health care providers throughout the world

Clair Francomano, MD, is one of the world’s foremost experts in Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders. She educates health care professionals and people worldwide through outreach work with the Ehlers-Danlos Society, YouTube videos and international lectures.

May 28, 2025

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Class of 1975 graduate celebrates 50 years with IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette

Patrick O’Neil, MD, Class of 1975, has been teaching at IU School of Medicine--West Lafayette for nearly 50 years. The campus honors him for his longstanding commitment to training physicians in Indiana.

April 04, 2025

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IU School of Medicine celebrates Match Day 2025

The Indiana University School of Medicine congratulates the fourth-year medical students who successfully paired with residency programs as part of Match Day 2025.

March 21, 2025