May 8, 1998
TWO NEW ADMINISTRATORS JOIN INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY
INDIANAPOLIS -- Two new faces have been added to the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty, filling key administrative positions at the nation’s second largest medical school.
Michael Koch, M.D., began his duties as the new chairman of the Department of Urology on April 23. On May 1, Joseph Chu, M.D., M.P.H., assumed his new position as associate dean for student and curricular affairs.
Dr. Koch succeeds John Donohue, M.D., who served as chairman of the urology department for 23 years, retiring in 1994.
Dr. Koch said he is very interested in developing the urology oncology program by building the clinical practice and by increasing the focus on both clinical and basic science research.
“I am interested in expanding the urology practice at IU, particularly in prostate and bladder cancers,” he said. “Indiana currently is a world leader in the treatment of testes cancer. I would like to bring its reputation for the treatment of prostate and bladder cancers up to the same level.”
Dr. Koch received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School.
Dr. Koch was on faculty at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine since 1987 where he was an associate professor and the vice chairman of the Department of Urology. He was actively involved in redesigning hospital functions to improve efficiency and patient care. He also served as the chief of urology at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Nashville for the past 11 years.
Dr. Chu’s appointment as associate dean also includes professorships in medical education, public health, and obstetrics and gynecology.
Dr. Chu said he will assess the needs and desires of the students before forming any concrete plans. He is, however, a strong advocate of computer literacy and student research.
“My main hope is to be able to give students the opportunities to learn things that they need to know to develop their careers,” he said.
Dr. Chu, a native of Chicago, most recently was assistant dean for curriculum at the University of Washington School of Medicine. A faculty member since 1981, he served as an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Department of Epidemiology with the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and the Division of Public Health Sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Dr. Chu received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and his master’s degree in public health from the University of Washington School of Public Health.
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