From its inception in 1970 until 1974, Indiana University School of Medicine - Muncie at Ball State University (IUSM-Muncie) was housed in the Cooper Science building on the Ball State University (BSU) campus. The facility was shared with the BSU departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Nursing.
In 1975, the IUSM-Muncie moved to a permanent home adjacent to Ball Memorial Hospital. Once a residence hall for nursing students, the second floor of the Maria Bingham Hall was remodeled to house the classrooms, laboratories, and offices for the IUSM-Muncie. The location was ideal. Located a floor above the Family Practice Center and across a small parking lot from the hospital, the students now had an opportunity to interact with physicians on a regular basis and to experienced first hand the application of primary care medicine. In 1982 the third floor of the Maria Bingham Hall was remodeled as part of the IUSM-Muncie's expansion into a second year medical education program.
IUSM-Muncie's new home is located at the intersection of Gilbert Street and Celia Avenue just south of Ball Memorial Hospital. The new facility, which was designed by the architectural firm of Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Inc., includes over 20,000 sq. ft. on three floors.
The first floor of the building houses the Ball Memorial Family Practice Clinic thus continuing to provide the ongoing personal contact between medical students enrolled at the IUSM-Muncie and "real world" practitioners. The basement of the new facility includes a "state of the art" Gross Anatomy lab for use by first year students. The second floor houses classrooms, laboratories, a library and administrative offices for the IUSM-Muncie. The two student lounges provide access to kitchen facilities (refrigerator, stove and microwave), and cable TV. Students also have access to a library within the IUSM-Muncie along with access to Ball Memorial Hospital's library, Ball State University's library, and internet access to Indiana University Medical Center Library in Indianapolis. The new facility also includes a new computer testing lab with 18 workstations, a new student lab for use in the Histology/Microbiology/Immunology course, along with seven faculty research labs. All students have access to E-mail and the internet.
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