Online presentation: Update in Internal Medicine – Self Assessment Module Part II – January 13, 2022

Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, January 13 will be: Update in Internal Medicine – Self Assessment Module Part II 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, January 13, 2022 Katherine Harris, MD, Clinical Professor and Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program Katherine White, MD, MME, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Outpatient Internal Medicine Clerkship Click this link […]

Khan named to ACC diversity leadership team

Arooj Khan, MBBS, second-year fellow in cardiovascular disease and rising chief fellow, was selected for the Women in Cardiology Section Leadership of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Khan credits mentorship from Mahi Ashwath, MD, MBA, FACC, clinical associate professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, and plans to continue to help women resolve the gender gap in […]

Dare to Discover, 2022

Since 2016, the University of Iowa’s Office of the Vice President for Research has sponsored a banner campaign around downtown Iowa City to feature researchers whose ideas are already making an impact on the world. The Dare to Discover campaign has at times focused on faculty members, undergraduates, and this year, a mix of learners at every […]

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Paradoxical Potentiation of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3 (ASIC3) by Amiloride via Multiple Mechanisms and Sites Within the Channel

Article: Paradoxical Potentiation of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3 (ASIC3) by Amiloride via Multiple Mechanisms and Sites Within the Channel Authors: Daniel S Matasic, Nicholas Holland, Mamta Gautam, David D Gibbons, Nobuyoshi Kusama, Anne M S Harding, Viral S Shah, Peter M Snyder, Christopher J Benson Journal: Front Physiol. 2021 Oct 15;12:750696. Abstract: Acid-Sensing Ion Channels […]

Teaching self-care alongside patient care

Physicians regularly counsel patients on essential healthy lifestyle habits: eat at least five servings of vegetables, get 30 minutes of exercise, and sleep at least eight hours each day. However, this can be easier said than done especially for medical students who are trying to balance their obligations to learning and practicing patient care with […]

How to obtain MOC credit for Update in Internal Medicine (ABIM) 2022

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits are available for attendance at the Internal Medicine Grand Rounds presentations held on January 6 and 13, 2022. Attendees can earn 10 MOC credits; participants need to log in to the ABIM portal, order the module, and submit their answers. Here are instructions on how to do so: Log in […]

Online presentation: Update in Internal Medicine – Self Assessment Module Part I – January 6, 2022

Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, January 6 will be: Update in Internal Medicine – Self Assessment Module Part I 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, January 6, 2022 Katherine Harris, MD, Clinical Professor and Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program Katherine White, MD, MME, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Outpatient Internal Medicine Clerkship Click this link […]

Amy Halvorson Bouffard joins Internal Medicine HR

The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome Amy Halvorson Bouffard, BSW, MBA, SHRM-CP, to our Human Resources team. Bouffard’s first day with us will be January 10. She will assume many of the duties previously held by Ann Howard, but, among her responsibilities, Bouffard will play a role in every aspect of the […]

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Musculoskeletal sarcoidosis: A single center experience over 15 years

Article: Musculoskeletal sarcoidosis: A single center experience over 15 years Authors: Sanjeev Patil, Carolyn A Hilliard, Masumi Arakane, Sreedevi Koppisetti Jenigiri, Elizabeth H Field, Namrata Singh Journal: Int J Rheum Dis. 2021 Apr;24(4):533-541 Abstract: Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) sarcoidosis presents with a variety of clinical phenotypes. Four subtypes of MSK sarcoidosis have been identified to date: […]