Indiana University East and Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, in collaboration with the Indiana University School of Medicine, are creating educational opportunities for medical students in Richmond, while providing a connection to the community that could result in more practicing physicians in the east central Indiana area. Students pursuing a medical degree from the IU School of Medicine will be able to complete more of their third and fourth-year required clinical clerkships in Richmond starting this summer. A $500,000 commitment from the Vigran Family Foundation will help support the IUSM clinical clerkship program in Richmond. Additional funding is being provided by the Quigg Family Foundation and other donors, as well as through financial and in-kind support from Reid Hospital and IU East. Reid Hospital will initially offer five of the required clinical clerkships with plans eventually to offer more. These clinical experiences will include obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine and emergency medicine. In the future, rotations in neurology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, surgery, radiology and medicine sub-internship will be added. IU East is coordinating the students’ educational experience while in Richmond, serving as the liaison with the School of Medicine.

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