Summer 05

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the Dean
D. Craig Brater, MD

Featured Articles:

Healthier and Free

Quality of life and mobility are among the rewards dialysis patients are reaping from new technology being tested at IU Hospital.

Back to the Future

IUSM surgical expertise teams with Purdue’s technological prowess for a device that one day might get spinal cord injury patients back on their feet.

Teaching Teachers About Autism

A new program at Riley’s Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center reaches out to Hoosier educators and others to help them better understand and interact with children with autism.

Routed for Residency

And when the last envelope was drawn, 259 IUSM students matched to residency positions throughout the country.

News & Notes
• Four graduating students add more than just “MD” after their names
• Student health fair saluted by national organization
• The Northwest Center gets a new director
• Student scholars earned dollars
• Chairman appointed to head Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Alumni News
Highlights from the Spring Medical Alumni Weekend and updates on your fellow classmates.

Viewpoint
The argument of individual rights in opposing public smoking ordinances is a smokescreen that chokes the rights and health of others.

In Memoriam

About the cover:
The medical school experience at IUSM is a rich mixture of education, patient care and research, and there is no better symbol for that experience than the stethoscope as depicted in this photo illustration by Indianapolis graphic designer David Stahl.