Indiana University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a five-year academic vascular surgery-integrated residency at Indiana University, combining clinical training across five downtown Indianapolis teaching hospitals (IU Health University Hospital, Eskenazi Health, Roudebush VA) plus suburban preceptor sites, with two dedicated years of optional professional development/research built into the training arc. The program is embedded within a department that runs an extensive research infrastructure (SOQIC, T32-funded fellowships, RISE fellowship, multiple funded master's degree pathways) oriented toward producing surgeon-scientists, and offers cross-disciplinary tracks such as the Global Health Pathway with AMPATH-Kenya. Graduates transition to both academic and private practice in urban and rural settings, suggesting the program values flexibility and broad practice readiness rather than a single fixed career funnel. The presence of named, funded research tracks (SOQIC, RISE, Global Health/MPH, T32) signals that the program is structured to support residents who want to build a substantive research or global health portfolio during training, though this pathway is optional rather than mandatory for all trainees.