Indiana University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Indiana University's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery program is a large, academic, tertiary/quaternary training enterprise spanning both a six-year integrated residency and a three-year independent fellowship, with one of the largest trainee/faculty complements in the country across eight training locations and three Level-1 trauma centers. The clinical environment is comprehensive and high-volume, combining adult and pediatric burn centers, craniofacial and pediatric plastics, microsurgery, hand, breast/oncologic reconstruction, community-based rotations, and cosmetic surgery, with faculty holding subspecialty fellowship training across the full breadth of the field. Research is structurally embedded rather than incidental - residents can plug into the Department of Surgery's broader surgeon-scientist infrastructure (SOQIC, GHREST, RISE, SENT) for protected research years, master's degrees, and national-level mentorship, and case volumes are described as meeting or exceeding ACGME minimums. Distinctive features include a funded month-long international elective in Kenya through the AMPATH partnership, walkable downtown Indianapolis campus consolidation, and strong institutional emphasis on academic presentation support and GME benefits.