Indiana University Health Center

Mission Statement:

Indiana University serves as an educational institution whose mission is to provide educational instruction, research and professional service within a range of knowledge areas which are constantly changing but which are delineated by custom tradition and regulation.

As a sub-specialty support service of Indiana University, the IU Health Center on the Bloomington campus has a mission to provide clinical, consultative, educational and research services to the University community.

Within this framework, the IU Health Center will provide, to eligible individuals, (see eligibility statement) mental and physical health programs on a cost - effective basis within the applicable legal, ethical, medical and administrative model. These include but are not limited to:

1. Acute medical and psychological diagnosis, assessment, treatment or intervention.

2. Routine preventive health programs including screening tests, physical and gynecological exams, contraception/sexuality education, fitness testing and other programs aimed at improving lifestyle.

3. Adequate support to sustain the individual who has a chronic medical or psychological problem to help them achieve their educational goals.

4. Health and Wellness patient and staff education including:

a. Programs to aid students in coping, with the varied stresses of university life.

b. Programs to educate students about lifestyles that will be beneficial to their long-term emotional and physical well being.

c. Programs to expand or enhance IUHC s staff's professional skills and knowledge.

5. Professional consultation to the campus community, which includes faculty, staff, administrators and other University Services; to the local health care community and to professional organizations when deemed appropriate.

6. Opportunities for on-site experience for advanced students in the health professions curriculum; including medical student externships, psychiatric resident rotations, psychology interns and social work field placements, Master's level nursing student clinical rotations, health educator internships and other apprenticeships that are appropriate.

7. Participation in research and other educational programs when such participation can be shown to be beneficial to the Health Center in fulfilling its primary role of patient care.

Hugh J. Jessop, Director
May 4, 2003