A collaboration between IUP and the Center for Rural Pennsylvania on a study, “Understanding Physician Retention in Rural Pennsylvania,” will survey more than 6,500 physicians in rural practices and, to help with data analysis, 2,000 additional physicians, all in Pennsylvania.
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate is continuing his decades of support to the university and a lifetime of service to others with a gift to IUP’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Lt. Col. Barry Gasdek, US Army (retired), a 1964 education and distinguished military graduate of IUP, has donated $50,000 to the project.
During the Western Pennsylvania Regional Rural Health Summit on April 16, hosted by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, IUP President Michael Driscoll announced that an anonymous donor who is a first-generation college graduate of IUP from Indiana County has gifted $1 million to IUP for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
An anonymous donor has gifted $25,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
On March 25, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Torrance State Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania President Michael Driscoll and IUP’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine Founding Dean Miko Rose are featured on “Our Region’s Business,” a news show jointly produced by the Allegheny Conference and Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV.
The Center is funding the distribution of the state-wide research study “Understanding Physician Retention in Rural Pennsylvania: A Collaborative Research Study by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, IUP, and AHEC (Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center)” to more than 6,500 physicians in rural practices in the Commonwealth.
Today, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Conemaugh Nason Medical Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Penn Highlands Healthcare formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
The Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois has gifted $250,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
On February 11, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Clarion Psychiatric Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at IUP’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues its third season with an episode featuring Byron Stauffer, executive director of the Indiana County Center for Economic Operations. The episode is a discussion about the intersection of economic and workforce development with rural health in Indiana County.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine has received a $250,000 gift from an anonymous donor.
Today, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Theodore A. Lazzaro, owner and founder of Aestique Plastic Surgery of Greensburg, Shadyside, and Wexford, has gifted $50,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania to establish the Dr. Theodore A. Lazzaro Scholarship for students pursuing a degree in a healthcare field.
Since IUP's Council of Trustees approved exploring the possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at IUP in December 2022, the project has moved forward on all fronts: the founding dean and founding associate deans are in place; seven medical center and health agencies have inked clinical training affiliation agreements; and the initiative has generated some $30 million in support from federal, state, and private donors. Here's a look back at news about this exciting project during 2024.
