Sarah E. Wiehe, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Community and Translational Research
Co-Director of Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Professor of Pediatrics
Jean and Jerry Bepko Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health
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410 West 10th Street, Suite 2000
Indianapolis, IN 46202 - PubMed:
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Bio
Sarah Wiehe, MD, MPH is Associate Dean for Community and Translational Research and the Jean and Jerry Bepko Scholar in Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Wiehe is also Co-director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). As part of the Indiana CTSI, she directs Community Health Partnerships, WISE Indiana, and Research Jam. As a pediatrician and public health researcher, her research specialty is leveraging existing data to improve health inequities among children, adolescents, and young adults. She actively partners with patients and community stakeholders to guide research questions, design studies, and disseminate findings. Dr. Wiehe is also a Research Scientist at Regenstrief Institute and an Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Dr. Wiehe serves as a member of the United States Preventive Services Task Force which seeks to improve health by making recommendations about clinical preventive services.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fellowship | University of Washington |
| 2004 | MPH | University of Washington |
| 2001 | Residency | University of Washington |
| 1998 | MD | University of Chicago |
| 1994 | BA | University of Chicago |
My research focuses on health equity issues among children, adolescents, and young adults. I work collaboratively with academic and community partners to identify salient research questions, link existing data and uncover existing resources, investigate mutable factors contributing to structural and systemic injustice, and build sustainable infrastructure that promotes translational and impactful research. My work has resulted in a curated data set of Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana clinical, public health, and justice data sources from 2000 to present and involves partnerships with many community-based agencies. Using these individually-linked, longitudinal data, my team and I study the social determinants of health, patterns of healthcare and social service utilization, justice involvement and residential mobility in order to identify opportunities for intervention among vulnerable populations.
My clinical interests focus on serving children and their families who face systemic and structural inequities through prevention, compassion, and empowerment. I serve by listening and offering guidance to my patients and their caregivers while embracing cultural humility and a partnership approach to healthcare provision.