Continuing Our Legacy
This week, I had the pleasure to attend a portion of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 89th Annual Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. For five…
Views from the Chair
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Investments in Our Research Mission
The Department of Internal Medicine is a national and international leader in cutting-edge research in diverse areas. Many of our faculty, fellows, and trainees are…
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Grand Rounds and Other Avenues of Outreach
The tradition of Grand Rounds is a hallowed and necessary one, a chance for us to briefly step back from the individual patient’s bedside to…
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Teamwork Advances All of Our Missions
The recent visit to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics by the Joint Commission has afforded the Department of Internal Medicine a unique and…
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The Broad Scope of Internal Medicine Research
An essential component of our role as academic physicians is to promote a culture of research and inquiry among our students. In addition to providing…
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Rising to the Task
Patient satisfaction scores are on the rise in our Medicine Specialty Clinics. This is encouraging news that reflects the results of a team-based focus on…
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Training, Discovering, and Reviewing
The Mechanisms of Parasitism training program, recently renewed for another 5 years by the National Institutes of Health, has been running at this institution for…
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Raising Internal Medicine’s Profile
We all recognize that one measurement does not tell us who we are or what we can achieve; instead, they are helpful guideposts to tell…
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Recognizing Our Impact
Every member of a department with as long and storied a history as ours will appreciate the ways in which their actions could have a…
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On the Cutting Edge of Compassionate Care and Innovation
Providing compassionate care that is tailored to the unique needs of all that we serve is woven into our DNA in Iowa. Few of our…