Spring 04

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the Dean
D. Craig Brater, MD

Featured Articles:

Smooth Operator

IU surgeons are getting skillful and precise assistance in the operating room from a new team member. The da Vinci robotic system makes procedures less invasive and helps patients recover faster.

A Home Away from Hospital

The new Family Resource Center within Riley Hospital for Children offers to families of seriously ill children a chance to rest, reflect and learn skills to use when their children return home.

Artful Medicine

From complex medical illustration to anatomical sculpture, from video production to “bobbleheads,” the School’s Office of Visual Media is a valuable resource for the medical campus and public at large.

Liberation Through Education

He rose from poverty in Detroit’s mean streets to become one of the world’s premier neurosurgeons. Dr. Benjamin Carson and other leading health care experts shared their insights and experiences during IUSM’s Diversity Week.

Challenges, Choices and Changes

In the wake of World War II, the School of Medicine immediately embarked upon ambitious approaches to reshape medical education and expand its facilities and reach. This is the third of a four-part series looking back at IUSM’s past as it observes its centennial anniversary

News & Notes
• Wishard Hospital welcomes a new medical director
• Grants will greatly expand IU-Moi partnership’s ability to treat Kenya’s AIDS patients and implement a child vaccine program
• His research leads to a new drug therapy for prostate cancer—and his research of proteins helps scientists better understand a variety of disorders.

Alumni News

Viewpoint

In Memoriam

About the cover:
Frederick Rescorla, MD, assists lead surgeon David Canal, MD (not pictured), who is at the controls of a robotic unit near the patient. The technology is being used for more procedures at the Indiana University School of Medicine.