Indiana Med Schools Up Enrollment to Offset Physician Shortage

Indiana is set to have 88 percent more medical students next fall, due to Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Medicine’s expanded enrollment and the inaugural class at Marian University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indianapolis, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.

Combined, the two schools will register 526 students each year, an increase from the 280 students IU’s school enrolled before its expansion.

According to the report, Craig Brater, MD, dean of the IU School of Medicine, says the increase in enrollment will help offset the state’s physician shortage — if the students stay in Indiana after graduation.

Indiana Med Schools Up Enrollment to Offset Physician Shortage

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