Building community
If there has been any lesson from the last few years, it is that what we achieve on our own cannot compare to what we…
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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Clinical excellence few can match
Being surrounded by top professionals delivering excellence on a regular basis can start to skew one’s perspective. The kind of excellence in clinical care we…
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The road ahead: Women in Medicine Month
The American Medical Association has designated September as Women in Medicine month. Last year, I asked a few of our women faculty to offer their…
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Further excellence in education
It is hard not to be regularly impressed with the ways in which our educators demonstrate excellence. To say that education innovation is just a…
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Focus on the fundamentals
Let’s cover the issue that is probably of greatest interest to you first, namely where things stand with Mercy Iowa City right now. Things are…
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New VPMA, new opportunities, same great fundamentals
I think we all knew that the arrival of Dr. Denise Jamieson, our new dean and vice president for medical affairs, was likely to bring…
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Research is a team sport
Today our community will be feeling a little fuller than usual. RAGBRAI riders are arriving and will be with us until tomorrow morning when they…
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Recommitment to innovation
Welcome to the new academic year! It is an excellent time to set new intentions and goals for success, to build new habits, and to…
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Taking stock
An odd coincidence of the calendar means today’s post aligns with the end of the 2022–23 academic and fiscal years. As we are also now…
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Our fine fellows
For many, fellowship graduation is the last formal stop on a very long road that began in medical school or maybe even before. It is…