Bring On Tomorrow

IU trained. Community trusted.

Indiana University is shaping the future of healthcare—advancing real treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, cancer, and other complex conditions. But our impact doesn’t stop in the lab. IU-trained healthcare professionals bring that same innovation, empathy, and dedication to the patients and communities they serve. From research breakthroughs to trusted local care, IU is improving health outcomes for all Hoosiers.

IU DELIVERS

HOOSIERS HEALING HOOSIERS

Indiana University is building a healthier Indiana by bringing expertise and care closer to the people who need it. From strengthening emergency care in rural hospitals to expanding preventive services in trusted community spaces, IU is helping close gaps in access, improve health outcomes, and build stronger, healthier communities across the state.

Supporting rural areas

Improving access to healthcare

Indiana University is helping ensure mothers and children in rural Indiana have access to high-quality emergency care. Through a new partnership with the Indiana Department of Health, the IU School of Medicine is helping rural emergency departments strengthen obstetric and pediatric care with specialized training, updated equipment, and proven standards. By bringing IU’s statewide clinical expertise to communities across Indiana, the initiative is helping close critical gaps in care and improve outcomes for Hoosier families.

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Meeting people where they are

Care beyond the clinic

Indiana University is helping make preventive healthcare more accessible by bringing it into public spaces across Indianapolis. Through a partnership with IU Health, free blood pressure screenings and other health services are reaching people at local barbershops, connecting those at risk with follow-up care. IU researchers are evaluating the program’s impact—helping turn community connections into a model for improving health outcomes where people live, work, and gather.

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I’ve seen this program work: people who have gotten their numbers down, people who are taking care of themselves. If we can just save one person, I think we’re doing a good job.

Marvin Taylor

Owner, All in the Wrists Barbershop

IU Heals

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. LIFESAVING RESULTS.

Breakthroughs in research lead directly to better outcomes for patients like Reagan Lessick. When she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer, Dr. Rita Assi and her team at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center acted fast—delivering advanced, personalized treatment close to home. Today, Reagan is in remission and back to building her future.

Each year, 14,000 Hoosiers are diagnosed with cancer. IU’s discoveries and innovation in the lab translates into hope for those battling the disease in communities across the state.

Dr. Rita Assi walks through a hospital corridor with cancer survivor Reagan Lessick. Pink gloved hands work with breast tissue samples in a lab.

400,000+

lives saved by Dr. Lawrence Einhorn's pioneering treatment for testicular cancer
40,000+

Hoosiers are diagnosed with cancer each year, and 35% will lose their lives to the disease
5,000+

women and men have donated samples to the Komen Tissue Bank, the world’s only biorepository for normal breast tissue

From discovery to care

ADVANCING HEALTH. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.

Follow the latest stories and see how IU-trained healthcare professionals and researchers are improving health outcomes in communities across Indiana and beyond.

Health impact stories