The Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health began as a partnership between Eskenazi Health and Ball State University to provide internships in fields related to their academic majors to Ball State students with physical disabilities. One Ball State student interned in 2011, and the program was formalized in 2013 with only Ball State students participating until 2016.
Through 2022, a total of 162 students have participated in 325 internships. The program has grown to include students from 36 colleges and universities and 32 employers, including Ascend Indiana, BraunAbility, Christel House International, Conexus Indiana, Cummins, the Eiteljorg Museum, Eli Lilly and Company, Eskenazi Health, Health and Science Innovations, Ice Miller, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Lumina Foundation, Old National Bank, and the State of Indiana.
To fulfill its mission, the Fehribach Center engages in four components of programming: