Four years have passed since the last time this group of cystic fibrosis (CF) clinicians and researchers last met. They had much to discuss about the changes in the landscape since 2018, beyond even the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A far broader range of people diagnosed with CF have seen the approval of more […]
Elaine Demetroulis, MD, 1970–2022
We learned this morning that Dr. Elaine Demetroulis, a former interventional cardiologist in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, passed away. Dr. Demetroulis was associated with the University of Iowa for more than 25 years, starting with medical school at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and […]
23rd Annual Update in Infectious Diseases, 4/22/2022
Three years have passed since the last in-person version of this Continuing Medical Education conference hosted by the Division of Infectious Diseases. That year, 2019, a different pandemic took center stage in the programming as the division celebrated the 30-year anniversary of the founding of the HIV/AIDS Clinic at UI Health Care. It can be […]
Online presentation: Gene Expression Profiles from Human Islets Suggests Heterogeneity in Pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes – April 28, 2022
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, April 28 will be: Gene Expression Profiles from Human Islets Suggests Heterogeneity in Pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, April 28, 2022 Ivan C. Gerling, PhD, Professor of Medicine – Division of Endocrinology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Click this link on Thursday just before […]
Meet Our APPs: Jolene McAdam, MSN, ARNP
We are pleased to present the next in our weekly series introducing you to Internal Medicine’s Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to sharing information about where they work in the department, we asked them each to tell us a little bit about their “Why” (the sustaining pull for their work) and what relaxes them. (Read […]
Perceptions of risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in social and educational activities by infectious diseases and general pediatric healthcare providers, a pre-vaccine risk perception cross-sectional survey
Article: Perceptions of risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in social and educational activities by infectious diseases and general pediatric healthcare providers, a pre-vaccine risk perception cross-sectional survey Authors: Andrew B Janowski, Philip M Polgreen, Susan E Beekmann, Jason G Newland Journal: PLoS One. 2022 Feb 11;17(2):e0263767 Abstract: Background: The perception of the transmission risks of SARS-CoV-2 […]
Building a stronger organization together
Without translation, bench science is just knowledge. Similarly, soliciting feedback without application risks alienating your data source. Why respond to a survey if your answers just get filed in a drawer? It was with this belief and a respect for our members’ time in mind that we decided not to let last year’s Employee Engagement […]
IntMed members ready for the return
Mitigation strategies and vaccinations have brought the pandemic to a point where conference organizers have felt confident in resuming in-person events. Like almost everyone else, members of Internal Medicine were more than ready to make the journey, eager to learn from far-flung colleagues face to face, and to share the good work they have achieved […]
Romano Ibarra earns trainee scholarship, finds strength in community
Guillermo Romano Ibarra, a Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) candidate, recently received a Minority Trainee Development Scholarship (MTDS) from the American Thoracic Society (ATS). He will give an oral presentation and be honored during the Diversity Forum of the ATS’s International Conference on May 15 in San Francisco, CA. However, his road to the MTDS […]
Online presentation: SGLT2I: are we witnessing the dawn of a new era? – April 21, 2022
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, April 21 will be: SGLT2I: are we witnessing the dawn of a new era? 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, April 21, 2022 Reem A. Mustafa, MD, MPH, PhD, FACP, FASN, Associate Professor of Medicine – Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Director, Outcomes and Implementation Research, JGKI, University of Kansas Medical […]