Panel Wants U. of Indiana to Increase Enrollment by 30 Per Cent

The Indiana University School of Medicine needs to take in 30 per cent more students over the coming decade to keep pace with the state's growing demand for medical professionals, a task force convened by the University says.

If the School does not increase its enrollment, Indiana residents will face a shortage of as many as 1,975 physicians by 2015, the task force said.

The IU School of Medicine is already one of the largest medical schools in the country, enrolling 280 new students each fall. Approximately half of the physicians who practice in Indiana either hold an M.D. from IU or have taken additional professional training there.

Source: "Task Force: IU Med School Should Boost Enrollment," Inside INdiana Business, December 20, 2006