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Marian University Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine 100% of our Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of '26 placed into residencies! Evans, founder and president of AIT Laboratories, and many others.

Since announcing plans to build Indiana's first medical school in over 110 years, Marian University has received support from a variety of organizations including the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Suburban Health Organization (SHO), St.Vincent Health, Community Health Network, Ascension Health, Michael A. The Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-COM) and School of Nursing are housed together in the Michael A. Evans Center for Health Sciences. The Evans Center is located just a few minutes from the heart of downtown Indianapolis, giving students, faculty, and staff endless educational, research, and social opportunities.

Check out this Franc Notes post, in which Sabrina Andrei, OMS-2, shares insights from Dr. Elizabeth Cunningham on the ar...
10/21/2026

Check out this Franc Notes post, in which Sabrina Andrei, OMS-2, shares insights from Dr. Elizabeth Cunningham on the art of psychiatry, where medicine meets human connection, relationship-building, and holistic patient care.

https://hubs.la/Q04BX1Dv0

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to the All About Giving event hosted by the Omega Chapter of Sigma (Internation...
10/19/2026

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to the All About Giving event hosted by the Omega Chapter of Sigma (International Nursing Honor Society) and the Student Nurses Association. The event will feature a 60-minute episode of a docuseries exploring organ donation and transplantation, followed by a Q&A with the executive producer.

Date: Monday, November 16, 2026 • Time: 6 p.m. • Location: Lecture Hall 2

MU-WCOM Students Shine in D.C.!Congratulations to third-year osteopathic medical students McKenzie Stewart and Shivani P...
10/16/2026

MU-WCOM Students Shine in D.C.!

Congratulations to third-year osteopathic medical students McKenzie Stewart and Shivani Patel on their oral presentation "Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury with Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations" at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine national conference in Washington DC this week.

The research was overseen by Marian's Director of Physical Therapy, Stephanie A. Miller, PT, PhD, in collaboration with Krista Kaufman, OTD, MS, OTR/L, and Elliot Cohee, PT, DPT, NCS, from NeuroHope.

Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) access emergency services and hospital care to a greater extent than the general population.

This research indicates that individuals with SCI who avoid emergency department visits and hospitalizations reported better health-related quality of life. Notably, greater perception of fatigue increased emergency department visits or hospitalizations.

These findings highlight the importance of monitoring fatigue as a potential indicator of future healthcare needs and reinforce the valuable role of community-based outpatient programs like NeuroHope in supporting physical, mental, and social well-being.

Check out this Franc Notes post, in which Katelyn Wischmeyer, OMS-3, shares insights on how primary care providers can b...
10/15/2026

Check out this Franc Notes post, in which Katelyn Wischmeyer, OMS-3, shares insights on how primary care providers can better integrate mental health screening, compassion, and resources into routine patient visits.

Scan the QR code or click the link below to take a read!

https://hubs.ly/Q04yhWH70

Huge congratulations to Austin Layton, OMS-3, on an incredible string of research achievements!Austin has been hard at w...
10/14/2026

Huge congratulations to Austin Layton, OMS-3, on an incredible string of research achievements!

Austin has been hard at work advancing clinical research across multiple institutions. Most notably, his first-author case report on an incarcerated recurrent right Amyand inguinal hernia was recognized as Research Article of the Year by Beyond the White Coat (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y4k0)!

Check out his recent 2026 publications:
1. Incarcerated Recurrent Right Amyand Inguinal Hernia Managed with Laparoscopic TAPP Repair and Appendectomy Following Prior Open Repair — Beyond the White Coat (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y4k0), Vol. 2, p. 86
(Co-authors: Lily House, OMS-II, Madison Lather, OMS-IV, Bianca McAravey, OMS-II, Michael Burchett, DO)

2. Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Third Trimester Requiring Multistent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention — Case Reports in Cardiology (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y8M0)
(Co-authors: Steven Liu, Hollace Chastain)

3. CT-Negative Fish Bone Impaction in the Pyriform Sinus Requiring Operative Removal — Cureus (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y5f0) (Co-authors: Madison Lather, Bianca McAravey, Lily House, Michael Burchett)

We are so proud of our students pushing the boundaries of surgical research, clinical presentation analysis, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Click the links to take a deeper look at Austin's publications!

Check out this Franc Notes post, in which Maya El-Chal ‘28 shares valuable advice from Dr. Amanda Mathews for medical st...
10/12/2026

Check out this Franc Notes post, in which Maya El-Chal ‘28 shares valuable advice from Dr. Amanda Mathews for medical students navigating specialty choices and residency.

Scan the QR code or click the link in below to take a read!

https://hubs.la/Q04yhV2C0

MU-WCOM students, faculty, and staff! The annual MU-WCOM Faculty Costume Contest is right around the corner. Mark Octobe...
10/08/2026

MU-WCOM students, faculty, and staff! The annual MU-WCOM Faculty Costume Contest is right around the corner. Mark October 26th at noon on your calendar and help us raise money to support IWIN Foundation, an Indiana-based Breast Cancer organization.

MU-WCOM Faculty, whether you’re defending a title, trying to take back the throne, or attempting to bring home a win for the first time, WE WANT YOU in costume. Bring your creativity and competitive spirits!

MU-WCOM faculty & staff, be sure to sign up to participate! https://hubs.la/Q04zt3vf0

It’s Time for Home Repairs for Good’s 2026 FALL REPAIR FEST Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.   Home Repairs ...
10/07/2026

It’s Time for Home Repairs for Good’s 2026 FALL REPAIR FEST
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Home Repairs for Good is a local nonprofit focused on providing critical home repairs for adults 62 years or older or with a disability, who own their own home, and are living in Marion County at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. We provide these repairs at no cost to the homeowners we serve so they can age in place safely.

Since Home Repairs for Good launched in 2013, we have completed more than 6,500 repairs and served nearly 2000 homeowners in need in Marion County!

Event Description: Fall Repair Fest (FRF) is Home Repairs for Good’s signature community engagement event and is designed to recruit 100+ volunteers (18yo+) from across the community to serve together over a 3-4 hour time period and provide minor exterior repairs, major yard clean up, gutter cleanings and replacements, etc. for homeowners in a targeted neighborhood area of need. No skills are needed to volunteer—just a heart to serve. FRF provides volunteers the opportunity to work alongside colleagues/friends or “new” friends from the community, walking away when they’re done seeing the tangible impact of the repairs they made and the gratitude from the homeowners they served. But it also provides the unique opportunity to see housing instability up close and to gain a better understanding of the work behind it.

This is the 6th year for Fall Repair Fest, and we are honored to have CareSource step up to serve as the Presenting Sponsor for this year’s event! We are excited to return to the northeast area neighborhoods and to again work with Edna Martin Christian Center as our lead community partner. We will kick off the event at EMCC’s Leadership and Legacy Campus with a continental breakfast so volunteers have a chance to socialize, hear remarks from community leaders and learn about their assignments before they break into work teams to tackle their projects in the surrounding neighborhoods. We anticipate 10-12 homeowners will be served during the event, addressing multiple projects per homeowner.

Click the link to learn more & sign-up!
https://hubs.la/Q04z8TCW0

Care packages packed and ready to ship! Huge shoutout to our OMS-1 and OMS-2 students for coming together during our sec...
10/06/2026

Care packages packed and ready to ship!

Huge shoutout to our OMS-1 and OMS-2 students for coming together during our second D.O. Good Hour, hosted by SAOAO and Sigma Sigma Phi!

Thanks to student leaders Afeson Beyene, Ethan Hensly, and Lauren Morris, along with faculty guides Dr. Akbar and Dr. Fuchs—our team packed 200 care packages for ETV program students across 6 states (IN, OH, KY, MO, MD, AZ).

What is D.O. Good Hour?
Scheduled right after major exams, it gives students a chance to decompress, connect, and serve alongside local partners, building their osteopathic identity one afternoon at a time.

Want to get involved?
Open to all graduate health profession students!

Sign up link: https://hubs.la/Q04z8TV70

Dr. Erin McClelland, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at MU-WCOM, recently traveled to Capitol Hill as...
10/01/2026

Dr. Erin McClelland, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at MU-WCOM, recently traveled to Capitol Hill as part of the American Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) Hill Day.

Joined by fellow microbiologists Dr. Nicholas Moore, Dr. Dwayne Baxa, and Dr. Nilanjan Lodh, the team met with lawmakers including Congressman Baird and staff for Senators Banks and Young to emphasize the vital need for consistent federal research funding and public health support.

Thank you to Dr. McClelland and her colleagues for leading the charge and advocating for the scientific community!

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3200 Cold Spring Road
Indianapolis, IN
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Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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