CHAPTER 4. STATEWIDE MEDICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
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Chapter 4. Statewide Medical Education System
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Statewide medical education system established
Sec. 1. There is established the Indiana statewide medical
education system.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Centers located around state
Sec. 2. The Indiana statewide medical education system must
include centers for comprehensive medical education established in
cooperation with existing medical and educational institutions in the
following:
(1) Gary.
(2) Fort Wayne.
(3) Lafayette.
(4) Evansville.
(5) South Bend.
(6) Terre Haute.
(7) Muncie.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Center locations
Sec. 3. The centers are the following:
(1) The Gary center on the campus of Indiana
University-Northwest shall be known as Indiana University
School of Medicine-Northwest.
(2) The Fort Wayne center on the campus of Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne shall be known as
Indiana University School of Medicine-Fort Wayne.
(3) The Lafayette center on the campus of Purdue University
shall be known as Indiana University School of
Medicine-Lafayette.
(4) The Evansville center on the campus of the University of
Southern Indiana shall be known as University School of
Medicine-Evansville.
(5) The South Bend center on the campus of the University of
Notre Dame shall be known as Indiana University School of
Medicine-South Bend.
(6) Indiana University School of Medicine-Terre Haute (on the
campus of Indiana State University).
(7) The Muncie center on the campus of Ball State University
shall be known as Indiana University School of
Medicine-Muncie.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Center directors
Sec. 4. A director shall be jointly appointed for each center in the
Indiana statewide medical education system by the office of dean of
the Indiana University School of Medicine and the local cooperating
state educational institutions. The director holds a joint appointment
with the local cooperating state educational institutions.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Local advisory councils
Sec. 5. An advisory council shall be appointed by each local
center to provide as effectively as possible for a high degree of
support and advice from the lay and professional communities.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Development and expansion of center programs
Sec. 6. The administration of the Indiana University School of
Medicine shall plan and implement the orderly development and
expansion of a medical education program in each center in
cooperation with the director and staff of the cooperating state
educational institutions.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Fiscal administration
Sec. 7. The dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine is
responsible for the fiscal administration of the medical education
programs established in each center. The director of each center shall
submit budgets for review and approval by the dean of the Indiana
University School of Medicine.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Faculty appointments
Sec. 8. Joint faculty appointments shall be made by the Indiana
University School of Medicine and the participating state educational
institutions.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Responsibilities of Indiana University School of Medicine
Sec. 9. The Indiana University School of Medicine is responsible
for:
(1) selection, admission, and assignment of students;
(2) curricular development and evaluation; and
(3) accreditation.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.
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Periodic evaluations
Sec. 10. To insure continuing educational excellence, the Indiana
University School of Medicine shall provide for periodic, systematic
evaluation of the Indiana statewide medical education system in
cooperation with the governor's commission on medical education or
its successor body.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.285.