The past four months, the Internal Medicine Residency Program conducted hundreds of interviews with trainee applicants. Although some second-look visits from applicants are yet to come and there are some weeks to go before rank lists are due in anticipation of Match Day on March 20th, the busiest phase of the recruitment cycle has concluded. […]
Article: A Phase 1 Double-Blinded Trial to Evaluate Safety, Immunogenicity, and Dosing of Measles-Vectored Chikungunya Virus Vaccine (MV-CHIK) in Healthy Adults Authors: Patricia Winokur, Theresa E Hegmann, Hana M El Sahly, Evan J Anderson; DMID 15-0038 Study Group Journal: J Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 28:jiaf571. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf571. Online ahead of print Abstract: This study of […]
Earlier this week, the Division of General Internal Medicine hosted an event in the Medical Alumni Auditorium to celebrate the career of the retiring Mark C. Wilson, MD, MPH. A lineup of speakers highlighted the many contributions and achievements in his decades-long career at UI Health Care, and even shared a few of their favorite […]
For Alejandro Pezzulo, MD, associate professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, one of the most rewarding moments in his career transpired during a phone call with a parent whose child was enrolled in one of his recent research studies. “I got to tell this parent that because of her kid’s sample results, […]
Article: Overlooked and Underdiagnosed: Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Unexplained Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation Authors: Aaron A Sifuentes, Ghazaleh Goldar, Usamah M ElBakkush, Kaushik Gokul, Mohammed Mhanna, Peter Farjo, Paari Dominic Journal: JACC Adv. 2025 Nov;4(11 Pt 1):102246 Abstract: Background: Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) often manifests as unexplained ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) but remains significantly […]
A couple of our divisions and our residency program have traditionally held winter parties every year. But this year many of our divisions took the opportunity to build community, to recognize their teams’ efforts, and to provide a spot of warmth in the chilly winter months. So many of them happened in such quick succession […]
As January comes to a chilly close, I hope you all are faring well, wearing lots of layers, and tapping into self-care habits that make these winter days bearable. If winter gets you down, take heart that every day we get a little more daylight than the last one, that Groundhog Day is next week, […]
Incretin-based therapies, such as GLP-1s and GIPs, have transformed treatment for people with Type II Diabetes (T2D) and obesity. In turn, many clinicians have harnessed these medications to help patients achieve greater weight loss and improved glycemic control. As GLP-1/GIP use continues to rise, UI Health Care Endocrinologist Kathleen Robinson, MD, PhD, wanted to examine whether medical […]
The below announcement was sent to the Department of Internal Medicine earlier today by Chair & DEO Upinder Singh, MD. It is my great pleasure to announce that Judy Streit, MD, has accepted the role of Director for the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Streit has served as interim director since 2021 but has held multiple leadership roles within the division […]
In addition to selecting postdoctoral scholars for fellowship awards, the American Heart Association (AHA) recognizes and supports trainees in doctoral research programs. Kayla Henry, a PhD candidate in the lab of Chad E. Grueter, PhD, is one of the AHA’s recent Predoctoral Fellowship recipients. With her two-year, $70,000 award, Henry will study the genetic regulation of […]