The IU School of Medicine (IUSM) was founded in 1903 – only the fourth medical school in the United States, after Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and Western Reserve, to require two or more years of collegiate work for admission. The school awarded the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree to its first class of 25 in 1907. For a photographic look at our history, visit our award winning centennial celebration web site. And visit the IUSM medical libraries history of medicine collection for bibliographic and other details on medical history in Indiana and around the U.S. Also check out the new History of Women at IUSM site, an informative look at women’s role in the history of the IU School of Medicine.
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Now that two COVID vaccines have been authorized by the FDA, questions arise. Today, a physician from Indiana University School of Medicine answers five reader questions.
Most people felt they were doing OK – with lots of TV and news updates.
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A pulmonologist at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis provides a firsthand look at how the hospital is preparing to allocate resources and supplies in response to coronavirus.
World TB Day awareness rally and skit featuring young people on March 24, 2018 in Mumbai, India.
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Today is World TB Day. With attention turned toward coronavirus, it might seem too much to think about. But there's a lot to consider about the role of young people in stopping both diseases.
Other cultures view dementia differently. Could they help us be better caregivers?
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More than 16 million people in the U.S. take care of people with dementia. Could we learn something from how other cultures view dementia as more of a social disease rather than a lonely one?
Membantu orang tua memutuskan untuk memvaksinasi anak mereka mungkin cuma masalah komunikasi.
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Despite the rise of scanners, robots and other new medical technologies, the physician’s hand remains one of medicine’s most valuable diagnostic tools.
In 1947, Time magazine dubbed him “the greatest man in the world.” He was one of the world’s most famous organists, whose scholarly studies of Bach remain definitive today. As a theologian, he produced…
Helping parents decide to immunize their children may be a matter of communication.
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Chief of Medicine for Eskenazi Health; Bicentennial Professor for Indiana University, Pulmonary & Critical Care Attending Physician, Indiana University School of Medicine