Underrepresented in Medicine Visiting Residency

Indiana University School of Medicine is working to diversify the workforce by graduating more physicians from underrepresented groups and ensuring that all trainees are prepared to provide culturally competent care for patients from all walks of life. The Underrepresented in Medicine Visiting Residency supports residents who want to pursue a fellowship and provides them with the opportunity to spend time at our facilities.

This request must be initiated at least 90 days in advance of the requested start date (shorter timeframes may be denied or delayed). All required documents, licensure, and modules must be received, valid, and completed prior to the requested start date.

Early communication with the program director/coordinator of the program in which you desire to rotate is critical. All visiting rotations are subject to approval by the appropriate program director/coordinator.

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Submissions for the Underrepresented in Medicine Visiting Residency are accepted on a rolling basis. Requests must be submitted 90 days in advance of the desired start date.

Application

Eligibility

Eligible participants must be full-time residents currently enrolled in an ACGME-accredited training program who are in good academic standing at Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredited U.S. and U.S territories medical schools.

Preference will be given to applicants whose personal statements establish that their background and/or perspective will contribute to the school's diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

Participating programs

Program	Contact	Email
Adolescent Medicine	Lyn Terrell	lynterre@iu.edu
Adult Anesthesia	Anita Batza	abatza@iupui.edu
Clinical Radiology	Wade Chatmon	wchatmon@iupui.edu
Gastroenterology	Dr. Umer Bhatti	ubhatti@iupui.edu
Obstetrics & Gynecology	Ava Warrenfelt	avawarre@iu.edu
Orthopedics	Tina Lee	tinlee@iu.edu
Orthopedic Trauma	Yohan Jang	yjang@iuhealth.org
Otolaryngology	Jane Adamson	jaadamso@iupui.edu
Pediatric Anesthesia	Serena Mahoney	semmitch@iupui.edu
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Cardiology	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Child Protection	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Critical Care	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Developmental Pediatrics	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Endocrinology/Diabetology	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Gastroenterology	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Hematology Oncology	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Hospitalist	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Infectious Diseases	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Neonatal/Perinatal Med	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Nephrology	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric PM&R	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Pulmonary	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Pediatric Rheumatology	Jessica Darling	jpdarlin@iu.edu
Surgery	Mark Falimirski	mfalimir@iupui.edu

Financial assistance

The program will pay a $2,000 stipend only to out-of-state visiting residents to support costs associated with participation. Participants will receive compensation upon successful completion of the rotation.

Application process

Contact the program to which you are applying and complete the Visiting Residency program application, which includes:

A personal statement discussing career goals
A letter of recommendation (preferably from the department which the learner is submitting an application)
An up to date CV (Curriculum Vitae)
A letter from your residency program director stating that the applicant is in good standing.

Review the Visiting Resident Request Overview guide and ensure all information needed for a visiting appointment is provided to the program so that your visit request can be submitted by the program to the Office of Graduate Medical Education.

Length of rotation

Rotations are four weeks in duration and are subject to space availability.

Other eligible programs

If you are a successful candidate in this program, and are invited back for a fellowship interview, then you qualify for the Underrepresented in Medicine Residency and Fellowship Second Look Program. This program provides funding to support residency or fellowship interview visits to the IU School of Medicine. Support is available for up to $500 for an out-of-state candidate.

For more information, please email us at iusmdiv@iu.edu.