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The first successful school was the private LaPorte University School of Medicine (LPSM) founded in 1841. The first proprietary school was the Indiana Central Medical College (ICMC) founded in Indianapolis in 1849; it served as the medical department of Indiana Asbury University, today known as DePauw University.
In 1975, the IU School of Medicine established the first state Rheumatology Division which was housed in Long Hospital. [2] Indiana University erected a marker commemorating the historical impact of Robert W. Long Hospital on the development of the IU Medical Center and Indianapolis healthcare in 2007. [14]
The old Indiana Medical College building was in dire need of repair, and it was decided to replace the building with a larger facility. Following the United States entry into World War I in 1917, Indiana University trustees approached Governor James P. Goodrich to create a new medical training school in Indianapolis. [2] The new building would ...
The Indiana University School of Medicine began pushing for a new medical science building in the early 1950s to increase their research capabilities on the Indianapolis campus. The Indiana General Assembly approved the $4.5 million construction of medical building in 1953. The medical science building was the largest single expenditure at that ...
James William Fesler (1864-1949) was an Indianapolis attorney and served on the IU Board of Trustees from 1902 to 1936. He served as Vice President of the Board from 1916-1919 and President from 1919-1936. The building was named in honor of Fesler for his role in the early history of the Indiana University School of Medicine. [19] [20]
In 2004, Coleman Hall was renovated by Mussett, Nicholas & Associates, Inc. [2] In 2007, Indiana University erected a historic marker outside Coleman Hall to commemorate its impact on the history of Indianapolis healthcare, women’s healthcare, and its contribution to the IU School of Medicine. [3]
In 1908 the Purdue School of Medicine was absorbed into the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). IUSM would continue to lecture in the building until 1956. [5] Lecture topics included nervous system development, 'manic-depressive psychosis,' insanity classification, and circulation of the brain and spinal cord. [7] Students from nearby ...
In 1905 the Indiana Medical College merged with the School of Medicine of Purdue University–Indianapolis, and it remained on the campus until 1907. [2] The Indiana Medical College, the School of Medicine of Purdue University, and the alumni group of the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons had passed a resolution in 1906 rejecting affiliation with Indiana Medical College.