P.M. Wallach is professor of medicine, Dolores and John Read Senior Professorship in Medical Education, executive associate dean, Educational Affairs, and chief academic officer, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7444-5374 .
D.R. Birnbaum is educational affairs innovations director and Scholarly Concentrations Program director, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4344-6630 .
Acad Med. 2022 Dec 1;97(12):1765-1772. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004940. Epub 2022 Aug 16.
The history of Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) dates to 1871, when Indiana Medical College entered into an affiliation with Indiana University in Bloomington to offer medical education. In 1971, the Indiana General Assembly passed a bill to create and fund a distributed model for medical education for which IUSM was responsible, an innovative approach to implementing a statewide medical education program. IUSM became one of the first U.S. medical schools to implement what is today known as a regional medical campus model. This regional medical campus system has permitted IUSM to expand enrollment based on national and local concerns about physician shortages, increase access to care locally, support expansion of graduate medical education, and provide opportunities for research and scholarship by faculty and students statewide. This effort was made possible by partnerships with other universities and health care systems across the state and the support of local community and state leaders. The model is a forward-thinking and cost-effective way to educate physicians for service in the state of Indiana and is applicable to others. This article highlights milestones in IUSM's 50-year history of regional medical education, describes the development of the regional medical campus model, recognizes significant achievements over the years, shares lessons learned, and discusses considerations for the future of medical education.
印第安纳大学医学院（IUSM）的历史可以追溯到 1871 年，当时印第安纳医学院与布卢明顿的印第安纳大学建立了合作关系，提供医学教育。1971 年，印第安纳州议会通过了一项法案，创建并资助一个分布式医学教育模式，由 IUSM 负责，这是实施全州医学教育计划的一种创新方法。IUSM 成为美国首批实施今天所谓的区域医学校园模式的医学院校之一。这种区域医学校园系统使 IUSM 能够根据全国和当地对医生短缺的关注扩大招生规模，增加当地的医疗服务机会，支持研究生医学教育的扩张，并为全州的教师和学生提供研究和奖学金机会。这一努力得益于与该州其他大学和医疗保健系统的合作以及当地社区和州领导的支持。该模式是为印第安纳州培养医生服务的前瞻性和具有成本效益的方法，适用于其他地区。本文重点介绍了 IUSM 在 50 年区域医学教育历史中的里程碑，描述了区域医学校园模式的发展，认可了多年来的重要成就，分享了经验教训，并讨论了医学教育的未来考虑因素。
