About the people
Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s Quarterly Department Update. I think these hours are a useful way to discuss current events in the…
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Internal Medicine residency graduation, 2026
The evening we spend celebrating the achievements of our residency and its graduates is one of the department’s most important events of the year. The…
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Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship graduation, 2026
This year, the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine celebrated its graduating fellows at Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging in Oxford, Iowa. Though…
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Internal Medicine Honor Roll: June 2026
Below are those named to this month’s Internal Medicine Honor Roll—an employee recognition program where team members (clinicians, researchers, educators, trainees, staff, etc.) can recognize…
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Fellow Spotlight: Yolanda R. Villalvazo, MD, MPH
According to Yolanda R. Villalvazo, MD, MPH, the culture of “Iowa nice” is alive and well at UI Health Care and in the Iowa City community….
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Infectious Diseases fellowship graduation, 2026
Thursday evening, Infectious Disease faculty and staff celebrated the ID fellowship program’s graduating physicians: Alexandria Burrtness-Guard, DO; Yacob Sallam, MD; and Sebastian Sanchez Lopez, MD. The night kicked…
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Outstanding Resident & Teacher of the Year Awards, 2026
At last evening’s Internal Medicine Residency Graduation, the final three resident-chosen awards for the year were announced. The bulk of the awards had been announced…
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Resident Graduation photo booth, 2026
Thursday, June 11, graduating residents, their friends and family, and Internal Medicine faculty and staff gathered at Hancher Auditorium to celebrate the Class of 2026….
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Hematology and Oncology fellowship graduation, 2026
Friday night, while the rest of downtown Iowa City celebrated local artists at its annual Arts Fest, the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood &…
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Fellow Spotlight: Elizabeth Wittrock, DO
During her fourth year in medical school, an ICU rotation motivated Elizabeth Wittrock, DO, to pursue a subspecialty she has loved ever since: Pulmonary and…
