Indiana University School of Medicine Arnett Program

Program Identity & Fit

The IU School of Medicine Family Medicine Residency at Arnett is a community-based, unopposed program in Lafayette, IN, launched in 2018, that leverages IU School of Medicine's academic infrastructure while functioning with the autonomy of a smaller community site outside Indianapolis. Its defining structural feature is a longitudinal curriculum model spanning cardiology, dermatology, behavioral health, gynecology, outpatient pediatrics, POCUS, sports medicine and geriatrics, layered alongside traditional block rotations in inpatient adult, obstetric, and pediatric care (including a Riley Children's rotation for higher-acuity pediatrics). The program supports named tracks in Global Health, Adult Hospital Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, reflecting faculty interests in substance use treatment, gender-affirming care, and POCUS, and graduates have pursued ambulatory care, hospitalist medicine, urgent care, and geriatrics fellowship. Research is present but not emphasized as a defining feature; the program's stated values center on broad clinical competency, community practice retention, and individualized interest development within family medicine.