INDIANAPOLIS - These six couples have more in common than practicing medicine or conducting research: They’re married and each individual will share their particular areas of expertise with the public at the upcoming series of Indiana University School of Medicine’s Mini Medical School.

The six-week series of lectures, Feb. 12 through March 19, offers topics ranging from pediatric sleep disorders to the latest research of breast cancer. Each session begins at 7 p.m. with each couple member lecturing on their medical specialty.

You don't have to work in the health-care field to attend and appreciate the topics discussed at the Mini Medical School. One of the main goals of the school is to introduce and explain to the public - in everyday language - the latest issues and developments in health care and research.

At the completion of Mini Medical School, participants are given a certificate of achievement signed by the dean of the IU School of Medicine.

Moderators for the series are Stephen G. Lalka, M.D., professor of surgery, and Bette G. Maybury, M.D., clinical associate professor of neurology.

Speakers and topics for the spring session of Mini Medical School:

Feb. 12 Pediatric Radiology - Kimberly Applegate, M.D., M.S.
Forensic Psychiatry - George Parker, M.D.

Feb. 19 Sleeping Disorders in Infants and Children - Jennifer Wiebke, M.D.
Advances in General Surgery - Eric Wiebke, M.D.

Feb. 26 The Eye: Window To Your Body - Mimi Chung, M.D.
Hepatitis B and C -- Paul Kwo, M.D.

March 5 Central Nervous System Infectious Diseases - Karen Roos, M.D.
Neuromuscular Disorders - Robert Pascuzzi, M.D.

March 12 By The Skin of Your Teeth - Ginat Mirowski, M.D., D.M.D.
This Moldy House - Stephen Wintermeyer, M.D., M.P.H.

March 19 Cell Growth Regulation and Why It Fails - Linda Malkas, Ph.D.
DNA and Anti-Cancer Drugs - Robert Hickey, Ph.D.

Each session will be held at the Riley Outpatient Center at the intersection of West and Middle drives on the IU Medical Center campus. Cost for all six sessions is $35, and includes parking. For registration information, call 317-278-7600.

The IU Medical Group and Indianapolis radio station WIBC sponsor Mini Medical School, which is offered by the Indiana University School of Medicine Faculty Community Relations Committee through the IUPUI Division of Continuing Studies.

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Media Contact: Joe Stuteville
317-274-7722
jstutevi@iupui.edu

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