Diversity is theme at IU med school:

Health care disparities and access issues are among the topics to be discussed this month when the Indiana University School of Medicine hosts its fourth annual Diversity Week.

The week, which runs from Jan. 15 to Jan. 20, will include daily presentations at noon in the Emerson Hall auditorium on the IUPUI campus, according to school officials.

Events begin Jan. 15 when IUPUI hosts its 36 th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner at the Indianapolis Marriott downtown. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first female black astronaut.