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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 […]
Learners in the Carver College of Medicine are invited to provide examples of effective teaching at the end of each rotation. Read what our trainees had to say about Internal Medicine educators over the past year. Ashten Sherman, MD, Resident Submitted by Willow Cover Ashten was a great example of how a resident can lead, […]
With this week’s Fellowship Match Day, many of our graduating residents can breathe a sigh of relief as their next couple years come into focus. We are proud to announce below the members of our residency who have matched into fellowship programs beginning in the 2026–27 academic year. Match Day also allows us to update […]
Area clinicians got their fix of evidence-based updates during the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism’s annual continuing education conference last week. Presenters shared the latest research, technology, and patient care practices in diabetes and obesity management while overlooking the University of Iowa’s west campus from the fourth floor of the Levitt Center. Healthcare professionals socialized […]
A big part of the recruitment pitch is clear. At Iowa, candidates interested in subspecialty training past residency can find growing cohorts, expanded accreditations, and a menu of opportunities for multidisciplinary training tailored to their career goals. The numbers don’t lie: UI Health Care Internal Medicine’s Fellowship Programs have grown more robust, with expansion still […]
Because the Department of Internal Medicine at UI Health Care recognizes that the only constant in medicine is change, part of its mission is communicating new discovery to peer clinicians throughout the region. For decades, medical professionals have gathered to explain and explore updates in diagnosis and treatment in one of our oldest continuing medical […]
Last Friday, Iowa City’s Courtyard by Marriott hosted regional healthcare professionals to discuss developments within the Allergy/Immunology field. Fellows, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, residents, and students were welcome to the register for the event. Focused on immune dysregulation, this CME was fittingly classified an “Immune Mutiny.” Despite the revolutionary title, the day’s […]
Four UI Health Care Internal Medicine faculty members received 2025 VA Provider Awards at the Iowa City VA Health Care System’s (ICVAHCS) annual all-provider meeting. Below is the detailed announcement from Brad Dixon, MD, Chief of Medical Service at the ICVAHCS about the winning Internal Medicine members. Brian Olshansky, MD Chief of Staff Award for […]
The Carver College of Medicine has sponsored the Carver College of Medicine Student Medical Research Conference for more than six decades, the most recent of which took place on September 17-19. With 72 oral presentations, 74 poster presentations, and a keynote, the college celebrates the research that our medical students conduct and refine in a multitude […]
The second year of a new event can often be more challenging than the first. But that did not appear to be the case for the second annual Iowa Cardiovascular Summit: Advances in Electrophysiology and Heart Failure. A large crowd of area clinicians attended the first year’s two-day session, but the second year’s attendance appeared […]