A new year, a new phase
Clearing a path for clinicians, researchers, and educators all to perform as effectively and efficiently as possible and to be appropriately recognized for their efforts…
Views from the Chair
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Transitions
It is a busy time for us all as we close the books on one academic and fiscal year and ready ourselves to write new…
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Lessons from an ongoing pandemic
The beginning of June represents the home stretch for the academic year. This month will be filled with a number of transitions, most notably our…
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Commitment to community
Being a member of a community comes with a lot of benefits. You have people around you who give you encouragement, who invest in your…
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The privilege of educating
The combination of graduation and spring seems appropriate, blooming flowers and all. We are some weeks off from our own graduating trainees finishing but the…
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Building a stronger organization together
Without translation, bench science is just knowledge. Similarly, soliciting feedback without application risks alienating your data source. Why respond to a survey if your answers…
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A celebration of women
On Wednesday, the University of Iowa held its annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women. In addition to scholarships to deserving undergraduate and graduate…
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The education thread
One week later, and I am still thrilled by what an excellent Residency Match Day our department and the Carver College of Medicine had. After…
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Investing in our future leaders
Last week I had the good fortune to attend the meeting of the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM), sponsored by the Alliance for Academic…
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Your feedback answered
It would be nice if recent events were not so eventful and that we could talk about other things, but you must play the cards…