Preparation for an event as important as celebrating the graduation of our Internal Medicine residents starts months in advance. Because the department anticipated an event under pandemic precautions in which everyone—despite their vaccinations—would still need to remain socially distant and masked, the planning committee commissioned a series of pre-recorded videos that everyone could watch together. […]
At last week’s Internal Medicine Residency Graduation, the final two resident-chosen awards for the year were announced. The bulk of the awards had been announced the day before at Grand Rounds. Outstanding Intern of the Year – Christian Anderson, MD, PhDOutstanding Junior Resident of the Year – Ian Kidder, MDOutstanding Fellow of the Year – […]
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, June 10 will be: Contemporary Breast Cancer Care: Updates for the Internist12:00-1:00pmThursday, June 10, 2021 Sneha Phadke, DO, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Click this link on Thursday just before noon to join the presentation:https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/93808300890 This Grand Rounds presentation […]
This is the next part in a series of posts on editing, styling, and formatting curriculum vitae. Section II: Teaching Next up in this CV series we’ll review the Teaching section, and I have provided a sample of Section II with different types of entries. The first subsection here (A) should include all teaching assignments, […]
The Division of Infectious Diseases said congratulations and farewell to their graduating fellows in two formats. First, in familiar and pandemic-safe style, guests were invited to attend a virtual celebration. Afterward, those who wanted could also attend an in-person event with refreshments, some gift-giving to the graduates, and a few group photos. At each of […]
Takaaki Kobayashi, MD, a third-year Infectious Disease (ID) fellow, received a Jonathan Freeman Scholarship from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). The Jonathan Freeman Scholarship nationally recognizes eight ID fellows who demonstrate a passion for hospital epidemiology and health care improvement. After publishing more than 30 epidemiologic research articles and case studies, Kobayashi […]
Article: Integrin α9 regulates smooth muscle cell phenotype switching and vascular remodeling Authors: Manish Jain, Rishabh Dev, Prakash Doddapattar, Shigeyuki Kon, Nirav Dhanesha, Anil K Chauhan Journal: JCI Insight. 2021 May 24;6(10):147134. Abstract:Excessive proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) remains a significant cause of in-stent restenosis. Integrins, which are heterodimeric transmembrane receptors, play a […]
At the beginning of the year I mentioned that I would be watching numbers in The Loop, and not only has our Fully Vaccinated Employees number grown well past an amazing 15,200, but the number of inpatients with COVID-19 has been hovering in the single digits and even briefly turning zero for most of the […]
As much a recognition of four remarkable gastroenterologists and their graduation, the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology also celebrated the ability to just be together again. At the Coralville Marriott on last Friday evening, a few dozen division members–faculty, fellows and just a couple plus-ones for the graduates themselves–came together to eat, laugh, and pose […]
Desmond Barber, MD Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, I was fortunate enough to watch my dad serve our community as a firefighter and EMT. I saw the dedication and pride he took in his job as well as the respect that he earned in our community. I remember the stories people would tell me about […]