Feet on the Street

by Teresa Royer
Member Relations Specialist

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Fen-Lei Chang, the Assistant Dean & Director of Indiana University School of Medicine-Fort Wayne (IUSM-FW) at our own IPFW and Gina Bailey, the new Development Coordinator.

Dr. Chang has been with IUSM-FW for about a year and Gina just a few months so it was very nice to be able to meet the both of them and learn more about the school of medicine as I have been reading and hearing about this wonderful plus for Fort Wayne from time-to-time.

They told me that the initiative is to generate more physicians in Fort Wayne and expand their student body by up to 30% by the year 2015. I can’t help but think this is nothing but good news as it should have a “ripple effect” on the business community as well…

IUSM -FW has had a medical program since 1981 but only offered the first two years of training to their students. With the completion of their new building medical students will be able to complete all four years of medical training here before entering a residency without having to leave our wonderful city.

I found Dr. Chang and Gina both very down to earth and easy to talk to….