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Emily Fitz, MD: Educator, emergency medicine leader, medical director, mother, leading education and advocacy to save lives

IU School of Medicine | May 17, 2024

Johnson, Blazin to lead FCP2 team

Amy Johnson, DO, FACP, FAAHPM, and Lindsay Blazin, MD, MPH, have joined the IU School of Medicine team as Foundations of Clinical Practice 2 (FCP2) statewide course director and assistant state course director, respectively.

Medical Student Education | May 17, 2024

Kacena Named a 2024 Chancellor's Professor

Dr. Melissa Kacena, PhD, MS, Vice Chair for Research and Edward H. and Yvonne J. Boseker Professor of Orthopaedics, has been named a 2024 IUPUI Chancellor’s Professor. This is the most distinguished appointment an IUPUI faculty member can attain.

Keeley Higley | May 13, 2024

Some faculty titles are changing. Here's why.

Titles and promotion criteria for certain Indiana University Health affiliate faculty have begun to change. Learn why, how we got here and who is affected.

IU School of Medicine | May 13, 2024

Fighting Friedreich’s ataxia: A pediatric cardiologist’s journey of innovation and collaboration

R. Mark Payne, MD, has pioneered a promising treatment for Friedreich's ataxia, a degenerative nervous system condition with no present cure. Payne's journey with his drug, CTI-1601, involved extensive collaboration with numerous organizations, partners and colleagues over the last two decades. His innovative approach and entrepreneurial spirit have resulted in a treatment that offers new hope to patients and their families.

Jackie Maupin | May 07, 2024

Shanks Featured in BackTable Podcast

Dr. Anthony Shanks, professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at Indiana University School of Medicine, was a guest on the BackTable OBGYN Podcast episode titled “IR/OB Collaboration in Treating Postpartum Hemorrhage.”

Keeley Higley | May 07, 2024

Dean Jay Hess and other IU School of Medicine leaders at front of room with crowd, answering questions at Spring 2024 All School Meeting.

2024 Spring All School Meeting Recap

Highlights from the Spring 2024 All School Meeting, presented by IU School of Medicine Dean Jay L. Hess, MD, PhD, MHSA.

Kola Okuyemi sits at a desk with pen in hand

Meet Family Medicine Chair Kola Okuyemi, advocate for health equity

Dr. Kola Okuyemi’s career as an academic family medicine physician has focused on research and training programs to improve the health of underserved populations and advance health equity.

Laura Gates | Apr 30, 2024

headshots of Linda DiMeglio and Viral Shah

IU endocrinologists receive esteemed JDRF awards for contributions to type 1 diabetes research

Two IU School of Medicine faculty members have been recognized for their significant contributions to type 1 diabetes research by the leading global research and advocacy organization for the disease, JDRF. Linda DiMeglio, MPH, MD, was announced as the co-recipient of the 2023 George Eisenbarth Award for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention, and Viral Shah, MD, received the 2023 Mary Tyler Moore and S. Robert Levine, MD, Excellence in Clinical Research Award.

Jackie Maupin | Apr 23, 2024

Tamika Dawson-Knox in light colored blouse with black jacket, standing in front of staircase in a medical school building

Meet Tamika Dawson-Knox, MD: Former student now leads medical school pipeline program

Tamika Dawson-Knox leads the Master of Science in Medical Science program, which she passed through 25 years ago on her way to becoming an MD.

Laura Gates | Apr 23, 2024