Honors, awards, and other achievements earned by Internal Medicine personnel.
The full scale of a health care professional’s impact may not always be immediately apparent. Even with the rapport that develops between patients and providers throughout treatment and continued care, appointments offer only narrow windows into a patient’s growth and improved quality of life. To that end, administrative coordinators for the Lung Transplant Team organized […]
Last month at the meeting of the Iowa Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), David Stoltz, MD, PhD, was presented with the chapter’s Hero of Hope Award. This annual recognition honors individuals who support the organization’s missions with exemplary dedication. Stoltz is the director of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, […]
Below are those named to this month’s Internal Medicine Honor Roll—an employee recognition program where team members (clinicians, researchers, educators, trainees, staff, etc.) can recognize other team members who are doing great things. We are pleased to recognize their contributions! Nominate someone today! Shinya Hasegawa, Fellow Infectious Diseases Anonymous nomination Despite a busy two […]
When Martha Carvour, MD, PhD, thinks about improving health care systems, she does not begin by designing something new. She starts by asking the right questions. In her recent Grand Rounds presentation, Carvour referenced a Nature study that found that when people confront structural problems, they tend to add layers of complexity rather than remove barriers. Even when removing […]
Protected time and project funding play a critical role in supporting early-career investigators as they pursue innovative research. Mohanraj Sadasivam, PhD, a researcher in the lab of Craig T Morita, MD, PhD recently secured this support after being selected for the American Lung Association (ALA) Research Institute Team and earning a Catalyst Research Award to […]
Melissa Swee, MD, MS, MME, clinical assistant professor in Nephrology, will be presented with the Early Career Physician Award from the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) at the 111th AMWA Annual Meeting in San Francisco in March. The AMWA is the oldest multispecialty professional organization of women in medicine. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by an […]
In a routine established during his doctoral studies, Daniel Cook, MD, PhD, has attended the annual AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting in Chicago every spring. This April, that tradition will take on a new meaning when the American Society for Clinical Investigation honors Cook with a Young Physician-Scientist Award (YPSA). David Stoltz, MD, PhD, director for the […]
Below are those named to this month’s Internal Medicine Honor Roll—an employee recognition program where team members (providers, staff, etc.) can recognize other team members who are doing great things. We are pleased to recognize their contributions! Nominate someone today! Grerk Sutamtewagul, Clinical Associate Professor Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation Nominated by […]
Research fellowships can play a pivotal role in launching the careers of postdoctoral scholars, providing the support needed to establish themselves as independent investigators. With her recent selection for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Amira Zaher, PhD, is ready to launch. The ADA selected Zaher for her research training in beta cell […]
Earlier this month, it was announced that after more than 20 years as medical director of University of Iowa Health Care’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Kevin Doerschug, MD, MS would transition to a new role in the institution, Associate Chief Quality Officer. Below is a conversation with Doerschug about lessons learned and high points […]