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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.

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Matthew Tews, DO

Associate Dean and Director, IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette

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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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Our Campus Community

Supportive community and unique scholarly concentration programs make IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette a top choice for many medical students. 

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Crossroads Student Outreach Clinic

Biomedical Engineering and Applied Medical Technology Scholarly Concentration

Care of Hispanic/Latino Patients Scholarly Concentration

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

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Exploring the Care of Hispanic and Latino Patients scholarly concentration

Ray Munguia-Vazquez, MD, MSc, PhD, and Cecilia Isabel Tenoria, MA, share details on the Care of Hispanic and Latino Patients Scholarly Concentration, in which students improve care for Hispanic and Latino patients by learning and applying culturally appropriate medical care and improving their Spanish-speaking fluency.

August 24, 2026

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Exploring the Biomedical Engineering and Applied Medical Technology scholarly concentration

Craig Goergen, PhD, Aaron Lottes, PhD, and Ray Munguia-Vasquez, MD, MSc, PhD, share details on the Biomedical Engineering and Applied Medical Technology Scholarly Concentration, which helps medical students develop an understanding and the application of biomedical engineering for the ethical design, development and translation of medical and related technologies.

August 24, 2026

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IU names executive vice president for university clinical affairs and dean of IU School of Medicine

Scott D. Boden has been named executive vice president for university clinical affairs at Indiana University and dean of the IU School of Medicine.

May 28, 2026

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Journey to MD: 7 lessons from the first half of medical school

IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette student Sarah Vaught pauses to reflect at the halfway point of medical school as she prepares to begin clinical clerkships.

May 26, 2026

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IU School of Medicine celebrates hundreds of new doctors, scientists at 2026 graduation

Indiana University School of Medicine graduated hundreds of new doctors and scientists at its annual commencement ceremony on May 15. 

May 15, 2026