The Department of Internal Medicine is fully committed to the complete spectrum of medical education.
The following is a message from Clinical Associate Professor of General Internal Medicine Jeydith Gutierrez, MD, MPH; Clinical Associate Professor of General Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Andrea Weber, MD; and Clinical Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Antonio Sanchez; MD. Alcohol consumption can have serious health effects, yet this is often under-discussed. April is Alcohol Awareness […]
The William R. Wilson Award The 2023-24 William R. Wilson Award goes to Greta Becker and Anna Clemens. These two have shown exceptional accomplishment in their clinical work in Internal Medicine. The Wilson Award was created in 1982 to honor the memory of an Internal Medicine faculty member who exemplified the finest in teaching, clinical […]
Patient Safety Awareness Week was held from April 15 to 19, 2024 at University of Iowa Health Care, focusing on the positive work being done in the area of quality assurance and patient safety. On Tuesday, April 16, the annual Quality and Safety Symposium was held, including a keynote speaker, lectures and discussions, and a […]
Led by Clinical Assistant Professor in General Internal Medicine, Matthew Soltys, MD, the Department of Internal Medicine Transition to Residency (TTR) course is a two-week elective offered through the Carver College of Medicine to fourth-year medical students who have applied to Internal Medicine residency programs, or are spending a preliminary year in Internal Medicine before […]
Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO, is a professor of medicine, the senior director for clinical research, and the director of the genitourinary oncology program at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute. He was invited by Yousef Zakharia, MD, onto the Iowa campus last week to deliver a Grand Rounds presentation and to meet with residents and […]
The following is a statement from Vice Chair for Education and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Manish Suneja, MD. It is with great pride that I announce the 2025–26 Chief Residents for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. The Chief Residents are chosen for their leadership skills, moral integrity, and clinical acumen and are the most […]
In the University of Iowa Internal Medicine Residency Program, becoming a skilled educator is regarded as crucial to developing a skilled physician. One way the residency program supports this development is through the Teaching Resident Rotation, in which primarily third-year residents spend time on the wards and in classrooms educating medical students on what they […]
Not only does the department keep an eye on all the publications that members produce each month (updated here), but Internal Medicine pays particular attention to those publications that include contributions from residents. The department’s commitment to training residents extends beyond the clinic and into research, exposing them to a variety of scholarship and research […]
Late on a Monday afternoon in March, Endocrinology fellows, faculty, and staff came together to create half-burst bloom paintings. The idea for the event came from first-year fellow Darin Bagar, MBBCh, who guided her colleagues through the steps, which involved mixing paint colors, pouring them onto a canvas and then tilting the canvas as color […]
Each year, the Department of Internal Medicine recognizes excellence in science and education through a growing series of inspired lectures, each of which celebrates the lives of the people for whom they are named. We look forward to hosting prominent professors for eight of these highlighted talks each year. Below is a list of upcoming […]