We are proud to present the incoming Intern Class of 2024. We wanted to take the opportunity to go a little past the names and faces and learn a couple things about them. We asked them each to tell us about why they chose Internal Medicine at Iowa for their residency. And, now that they […]
Article: Association of diabetes mellitus with dementia- and non-dementia-related mortality amongst women: a secondary competing risks analysis of the California Teachers Study Authors: Cathleen Morgan, Bradon Annegers, Matthew K Taylor, Sara Shuger Fox, Tyler J Titcomb Journal: Eur J Neurol. 2024 Jul;31(7):e16294 Abstract: Background and purpose: The prevalence of dementia is rapidly increasing. Attempts to […]
The department asked current members to share a memory or a note of gratitude to let outgoing Interim Chair and DEO Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD, know just what her nearly three years in the role has meant to them. Name: anonymous Have really appreciated your work to communicate clearly and regularly, and your warmth with […]
Elizabeth Bowen, MD, clinical assistant professor in Endocrinology; Nitin Pagedar, MD, MPH, professor of Otolaryngology; and Zachary Urdang, MD, PhD, postdoctoral research scholar, were awarded a $15,000 pilot grant from the University of Iowa College of Engineering for their project “Using Machine Learning to Predict Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism.” Funding from this grant will be used […]
The following is reprinted from the September 23 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. It’s been an exciting first year for Yi Huang, MD, PhD, who joined the University of Iowa’s Department of Internal Medicine—Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation—and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center as a new faculty member […]
We are proud to present the incoming Intern Class of 2024. We wanted to take the opportunity to go a little past the names and faces and learn a couple things about them. We asked them each to tell us about why they chose Internal Medicine at Iowa for their residency. And, now that they […]
The 58th Internal Medicine Research Day will take place with afternoon sessions on Thursday, September 26. [add to Outlook calendar] The in-person event will feature a Keynote Lecture, invited short talks, and poster session. Schedule: 12:00-1:00pm Keynote Presentation – Medical Alumni Auditorium, E331 GH Metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity Samuel Klein, MD William H. Danforth […]
Article: Vessel and Airway Characteristics in One-Year Computed Tomography-defined Rapid Emphysema Progression: SPIROMICS Authors: Sarah E Gerard, Timothy M Dougherty, Prashant Nagpal, Dakai Jin, MeiLan K Han, John D Newell Jr, Punam K Saha, Alejandro P Comellas, Christopher B Cooper, David Couper, Spyridon Fortis, Junfeng Guo, Nadia N Hansel, Richard E Kanner, Ella A Kazeroni, […]
For the last 33 months, it has been my honor to serve as Interim Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. Nearly three years is unusually long for an interim, but I have been grateful for the extra time to shepherd several projects farther down the road. I am indebted to those who have held […]
Again this year, Internal Medicine residents participated in the American College of Physicians (ACP) Clinical Vignette Competition, presenting perplexing cases to their peers and a panel of judges. Moderated by Chief Residents Marie Finkbeiner, MD, and Luke Morrey, MD, the competition began with 25 concurrent presentations across two spaces in University of Iowa Health Care. […]