Indiana University School of Medicine Medical Educational Resources Program

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This community consists of a series of collections containing historical information about the Indiana University School of Medicine Medical Educational Resources Program (MERP) and its television station, WAT 21. The Indiana University School of Medicine created the media production unit in 1967 as part of "The Indiana Plan" to improve the quantity and quality of educational opportunities for medical students and practicing physicians statewide. Operating one of the nation’s largest closed circuit medical television networks, MERP’s dual mission was to develop and distribute materials to support both the medical school curriculum and continuing medical education (CME) programming.

Digitized video recordings of education programs produced by the Indiana University School of Medicine's Medical Educational Resources Program can be viewed in Indiana University Media Collections Online.

Photographs documenting the history of the Indiana University School of Medicine's Medical Educational Resources Program can be viewed in Indiana University Indianapolis University Library's Digital Collections.

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  • MERP and WAT 21 Television Station History  
    Research materials documenting the history of the Indiana University School of Medicine's Medical Educational Resources Program (MERP) and WAT 21, the FCC-licensed Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) station that operated out of University Hospital in Indianapolis.
  • MERP Memo Newsletters  
    Contains digitized copies of the "MERP Memo" newsletter published by the Indiana University School of Medicine Medical Education Resources Program between 1970 and 1980.