Lessons, thanks, and the future
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…
Author: Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD
Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD; Interim Chair and DEO, Department of Internal Medicine;
Kate Daum Endowed Professor; Professor of Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine; Professor of Radiation Oncology
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Leading change within the college
Over the last couple months on this page, I have revisited each of the department’s overarching missions and provided examples from among the countless ways…
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Impact of frailty in hospitalized patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Article: Impact of frailty in hospitalized patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation Authors: Shafaqat Ali, Manoj Kumar, Yehya Khlidj, Emily Hendricks, Faryal Farooq, Waleed…
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Where we excel in research and where we need to grow
In my recent post assessing our education mission I said that most of us chose careers at an academic medical center because of a passion…
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Our critical clinical work
In my last post I talked about the ways in which our approach to education makes us unique among our peers and even throughout the…
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Education done right in Internal Medicine
This week’s news that the newly named director of the University of Iowa’s Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Mark Burkard, will begin his job on…
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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…
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A lasting impression
Tonight the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine will celebrate the graduation of their fellows, members of five different subspecialty programs—general cardiovascular disease, cardiac electrophysiology, transplant, interventional,…
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The legacy of leaders at Iowa
Transitions are all around us right now. Commencement exercises this evening for our medical school graduates is obviously the most immediate marker of coming change….
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Emphasize our many unique strengths
A study released last month commissioned by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) revealed that the United States is likely to face a shortage…
