Gastroenterology Fellowship Graduation, 2024

The Department of Internal Medicine’s final fellowship graduation of 2024 took place at the Hilton Garden Inn in Iowa City on Friday, June 15. Guests arrived to a black-and-gold photo booth, complete with amusing props. After having their photos taken upon arrival, guests mingled during cocktail hour. Lush green salads topped each table as guests […]

A model for compensation

We are at the end of both the academic and the fiscal year, and as with every year, this has set in motion the review of the current year’s plans and goals, and planning for the next fiscal year with many targets to define. This work raises many questions: How many new faculty members will […]

Internal Medicine Residents Graduation, 2024

The skies on the evening of Thursday, June 14—the night of Internal Medicine’s Residency Graduation—trembled with excitement overhead Hancher Auditorium in synchronicity with the tenor of the occasion. As guests arrived, they were greeted by the warm, golden hour light of the windowed lobby, and an invitation to have their photo taken with friends, family, […]

Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowships Graduation, 2024

The Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowship Graduation, presented at the Courtyard by Marriott on Melrose on Thursday, June 13, showcased its trainees in one of the final Internal Medicine graduation events of the season. Family and friends gathered to celebrate with dinner and the presentation of awards, toasting the completion of both two-year programs. Opening remarks […]

Nephrology Fellowship Graduation, 2024

Every division has its own personality, and it is pretty clear within the first few minutes that “family-focused” is a big component for the members of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. They gathered at the Rapid Creek Cidery on the site of Wilson’s Orchard to celebrate the three graduates of their two fellowship programs. […]

Resident Graduation Photo Booth, 2024

On the evening of Thursday, June 16, graduating residents, their friends and family, and Department of Internal Medicine faculty and staff gathered at Hancher Auditorium to celebrate. On their way into the party, they stopped by the photo booth to commemorate the occasion.

Chief Resident Introductions, 2024–25

Rachel Anderson, MD My passion for internal medicine ignited during Morning Report in my third year of medical school. Watching the Chief Residents expertly guide a diverse group of learners, from first-time medical students to seasoned third-year residents preparing for fellowships, was truly inspiring. The process of clinical reasoning, from initial workup to final diagnosis, […]

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship Graduation, 2024

On the mild summer evening of Friday, June 7, staff, faculty, family, and friends of Endocrinology fellows Zi Tan, MD, and Amr Wahba, MBBCh, gathered at Wilson’s Ciderhouse to celebrate their graduation. Set in the lower level of the quintessential Iowan venue, above a sprawling green orchard outside, guests arrived to passed hors d’oeuvres and […]

Infectious Disease Fellowship Graduation, 2024

In lieu of their regularly scheduled Grand Rounds, on the afternoon of Thursday, June 13, Infectious Disease faculty and staff gathered in the decorated Smith Conference Room on the university campus to fete three graduating fellows: Nirmal Muthukumarasamy, MBBS; Abhishek Pandya, MD; and Thomas Wright, MD. Infectious Disease Fellowship Program Director Judy Streit, MD, took […]

Pulmonary Fellowship Graduation, 2024

A mark of any good party and maybe of how much the party guests all like each other is when the social hour lasts about twice as long as scheduled. The reunions, the introductions, the general catching up among colleagues, friends, and families becomes as important as the main reason they gathered in the first […]