Students
Students at IUSM hark from both home state and out-of-state, at a ratio of 1,549 to 497. There were 3,950 applicants for the 2011-2012 cycle. The average GPA of that entering class was 3.70, and the average MCAT score was a 30.2/O.
The School is notable for its Tour the Life Student Blogs, in which medical students from all years write about their academic, clinical, and personal experiences at IUSM.
The School of Medicine offers several combined degree programs: the MD/PhD, MD/MBA, MD/MPH, and MD/MA. The MD/MBA is in conjunction with the Kelley School of Business. The MD/PhD program, which offers full-tuition and stipend to acceptees for all years of training, is one of 40 medical schools in the nation to be designated an MSTP by the NIH. Typically about five students a year are accepted into the MD/PhD program at IUSM. MD/PhD students can choose to conduct research with faculty at either the medical school or at Purdue University.
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