The Indiana University Department of Medicine is known throughout the world for its excellence in education, research, and patient care. For many years the generosity of alumni, friends, and grateful patients has assisted the department in maintaining and advancing this position of leadership. There are many ways of making a gift to the department: an outright gift, a pledge payable over a period of years, a like-income gift arrangement or a bequest. A gift may be made in the form of cash, security, real estate, or personal property.