The IUN campus is home to the Northwest Center for Medical Education . This is one of eight regional campuses of the Indiana University School of Medicine . Admission into the medical school is determined by the main center in Indianapolis. Students may attend medical school here for three of the four years. In addition to lecture and laboratory instruction, students also study actual medical cases.
Students study each case for a week with the guidance of a faculty tutor.
The program is designed to foster the desired physician's characteristics by achieving a balance between knowledge, skills and attitude. These units reflect the basic science disciplines yet emphasize a clinical approach to problem solving. The first four steps are completed during the first year. The last two steps comprise the second year of study. The Northwest Center is the only campus in the Indiana University system with this program.