Julie Welch, MD

Dr. Julie Welch is Professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) and Vice Chair (VC) of Faculty Affairs and Development in the Department of EM at Indiana University School Medicine (IUSM). She completed a Faculty Fellowship in Mentoring with the IUSM Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development where she served as an Assistant Dean overseeing centralize mentoring initiatives and Programs for Women in Medicine and Science (2013-2015). She was appointed Director of Mentoring Training for the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (ICTSI) where she served for a decade. As a founding member of the IUPUI Mentoring Academy, she continues to serve as the faculty mentoring liaison for IUSM. Dr. Welch studies and champions issues surrounding physician wellness, faculty development, mentoring, work-life policies, and women in medicine. She currently divides her time between academic EM at IU Health Methodist Hospital and initiatives at the local and national levels. She has been recognized with the IUSM Clinical Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award, IU Trustee Teaching Award, EMRA National Mentorship Award, IUPUI Outstanding Women Leader Award, and AMA Inspirational Physician Honoree. In addition, under her VC leadership, the department received the 2021 ACEP Emergency Medicine Wellness Center of Excellence Award.