In graduation celebrations past, scores of family and friends gathered in a hall inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, posed tightly together for group photos, plucked appetizers from common trays, and hugged. Lots of hugs were shared. Things looked slightly different than that on Tuesday evening. A concern for safety had to match the amount of pride that […]
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, June 18, 2020, will be: Care of non-English speaking patients with COVID-19 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, June 18, 2020 Effects of COVID-19 on the Spanish-speaking Population in Iowa – Lisa Lavadie-Gomez, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine The Saddest Video Call of My Life – Rolando Sanchez, MD, Clinical […]
It is my pleasure to announce that Christie Thomas, MBBS, Professor of Internal Medicine, has been appointed Vice Chair for Faculty Advancement. This position is of unique importance to our department, providing guidance and oversight to faculty members as they advance through their career tracks and serving as a liaison to the Carver College of […]
In training for a career in clinical practice or research, leadership and management skills are becoming increasingly necessary for physicians-in-training. To stay ahead of the curve, institutions have begun implementing leadership training in their graduate medical education (GME) programs. With the increased interest in leadership training, some of our GME leaders published a systematic review […]
Article: Modulation of the Cardiac Sodium Channel Na V 1.5 Peak and Late Currents by NAD + Precursors Authors: Daniel S Matasic, Jin-Young Yoon, Jared M McLendon, Haider Mehdi, Mark S Schmidt, Alexander M Greiner, Pravda Quinones, Gina M Morgan, Ryan L Boudreau, Kaikobad Irani, Charles Brenner, Barry London Journal: J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2020 […]
Every year the Chief Residents deliver a Grand Rounds in Internal Medicine. Though social distancing kept Medical Alumni Auditorium mostly empty, hundreds still logged on to cheer these four beloved members of the department dazzle them in their role for one of the last times. Before that could begin, though, Manish Suneja, MD, Residency Program […]
Succeeding Paul Lindower, MD, as program director for the cardiology fellowships, Ferhaan Ahmad, MD, PhD, might have hoped for a less dramatic year but the pandemic had other plans. Adapting procedures to the presence of the coronavirus, all while ensuring that trainees satisfied their education requirements meant a lot of creative and quick steering from […]
The following award winners were announced by Manish Suneja, MD, Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, on Thursday, June 11. See photos from the announcement. François M. Abboud Internal Medicine Resident Award Thor Bjarnason Presented annually to recognize one or two Senior Residents in the Department of Internal Medicine who carried out the most […]
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, June 11, 2020, will be: Chief Resident Presentations 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, June 11, 2020 A mess o’trexate – Salman Ansari, MD Improving “Code Blues” Using Interprofessional Simulation Training – Brenden Boyle, MD Approach to eosinophilia – Andrei Schwartz, MD “Because he is old” – Jenny Strouse, MD Click […]
Article: Low FVC/TLC in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Is Associated With Features of and Progression to Obstructive Lung Disease Authors: Spyridon Fortis, Alejandro Comellas, Victor Kim, Richard Casaburi, John E Hokanson, James D Crapo, Edwin K Silverman, Emily S Wan Journal: Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 20;10(1):5169 Abstract: One quarter of individuals with Preserved Ratio […]