Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, October 1, 2020, will be: Addressing Clinical Inertia in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes12:00-1:00pmThursday, October 1, 2020 Ayotunde Dokun, MD, PhD, FACE, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Click this link on Thursday just before noon to join the presentation:https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91978299583?pwd=ZEtNVEJ1K0UwU0xQektqVFQ5YUhudz09 This Grand Rounds […]
The following is the next installment in a series on writing for publication from Kris Greiner, medical and scientific editor in the Design Center. Explore her suite of editing services. It’s another tip on writing your affiliation(s)! When noting an affiliation, such as on the title page of a manuscript, think largest to smallest: University, Department, Division, Section. Because […]
William Sivitz, MD, Emeritus Professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, received a four-year, $1.26M grant from the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. His project, “UCP1 and the Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration in Brown Adipose Tissue by Oxaloacetate,” will examine the metabolic control of the citric acid cycle in brown fat. Sivitz recently […]
Our residency program has been working to find ways to make sure our interns feel welcome and part of the IntMed family as the newest arrivals. Because many of the traditional activities have been pre-empted by the pandemic, from tailgates to any indoor activities, the Resident Wellness Committee invited interns and their families to City […]
Article: Lifetime History of Sexual Assault and Emergency Department Service Use among Women Veterans Authors: Mark W Vander Weg, Anne G Sadler, Thad E Abrams, Kelly Richardson, James C Torner, Craig H Syrop, Michelle A Mengeling Journal: Womens Health Issues. Sep-Oct 2020;30(5):374-383 Abstract:Background: Although sexual assault survivors are at increased risk for adverse physical and […]
This week’s Views from the Chair falls on the last Friday of September, which is Women in Medicine month. Instead of writing his own column, Dr. Abel asked a number of women faculty members for their thoughts on the subject without any other prompt or guidance. We are grateful for these contributions. Isabella Grumbach, MD, […]
Over the coming weeks, the Department of Internal Medicine will introduce faculty members who joined us in 2020 (start dates in parentheses). We are pleased to welcome them to the department. Prakash Doddapattar, MSc, PhD – Research Assistant Professor (8/6/20) Dr. Prakash Doddapattar was recently appointed to the rank of Research Assistant Professor in the […]
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, September 24, 2020, will be: Patients’ Experiences with COVID-1912:00-1:00pmThursday, September 24, 2020 Presented by:Loreen Herwaldt, MD, Professor, Infectious Diseases Click this link on Thursday just before noon to join the presentation: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95251872923 Please note that attendance is capped at 1,000. This Grand Rounds presentation will be recorded […]
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center released the following announcement today. The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center is pleased to announce the results of its tenth round of pilot and feasibility research grants. These grant awards fund innovative pilot projects by early career investigators who are entering the diabetes research field, or established investigators […]
Article: Recent insights on the use of topical steroids in eosinophilic esophagitis Authors: Aditi Reddy, Divya Ashat, Arvind R Murali Journal: Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jul 7;1-11. Abstract:Introduction: Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is an immune-mediated, chronic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus. Topical steroids have been used in the management of EoE for over 15 years. […]