From modest beginnings, and the challenges of the Great Depression and the Second World War, the medical school has grown to meet the demands of every generation, becoming the leading resource for not only the education of physicians and for the conducting of medical research but also for the care and treatment of patients at the multi-hospital medical center. Today, the school boasts an annual income of over $1.5 billion, with over 2,000 full-time faculty teaching 1,350 MD students, and over $250 million in external research funding.
William H. Schneider is Professor Emeritus of History and Medical Humanities at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. He is author of The History of Blood Transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa, and editor of Rockefeller Philanthropy and Modern Biomedicine.