Indiana University School of Medicine is a committed leader in physician education, medical research and clinical care. Through the successful pursuit of funding, collaborations and talent, the school’s achievements across medical specialties are recognized nationally; yet IU School of Medicine is making extraordinary advancements in specific areas of expertise.

Strong partnerships with Indiana hospitals and global biomedical companies enable IU School of Medicine to generate research and implement discoveries in ways that truly benefit individual patient outcomes and overall population health. Collaboration with other universities and schools within Indiana University through federally funded research centers and institutes led by IU School of Medicine faculty is quickening the path from laboratory to treatment.

These critical areas of medicine are particular areas of focus and strength at IU School of Medicine.

Faculty physicians and medical researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are deeply committed to improving the health of people throughout the state. Innovative programs, including CARE Plus, the Opioid Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) project and Indiana Area Health Education Centers Network, boldly tackle the most pressing health issues in Indiana.

Indiana University School of Medicine recruits top global researchers studying Alzheimer’s disease, and these investigators receive generous grant awards and international support to advance their studies. Through advanced research facilities and clinical care service centers, IU School of Medicine is committed to ending the suffering of Alzheimer disease and other dementias.

IU School of Medicine is a statewide school that is educating future physicians and scientists throughout Indiana. To stay current on the school’s work and progress in these areas of expertise and other areas of medicine, explore the newsroom and research blog, where faculty physicians and investigators throughout the school’s academic departments post updates about their work. To hear faculty describe their work in person, find seminars, scientific presentations and other live events on the IU School of Medicine calendar.