Views from the Chair

June is that time for transitions. It may feel like we are in a month of saying good-byes, as some of our residency and fellowship…

I said in my last post that I would have more to say about the importance of our education mission, especially as it gets so…

Monday is Memorial Day, what many consider the start of the summer season. I’m thrilled to experience my first Iowa summer. Everyone tells me that…

This weekend, many in the United States will celebrate Mother’s Day. For those lucky enough to spend time or talk with their moms, I hope…

Let’s talk about the work being done by the department’s leadership team: the central office, Vice and Associate Chairs, Division Directors and Division Administrators. In…

The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) is one of the largest professional organizations in academic medicine, comprising faculty clinicians, chairs, administrators, division directors, and…

I learned an Iowa-weather-related phrase earlier this month: “Spring of Deception”! Despite the scary-sounding name, I’m choosing to look at that recent brief stretch of…

I am not a sociologist or even a psychologist, but I think an outsider’s perspective can sometimes be helpful. I started to talk about this…

Events this week have gotten me thinking about leadership. The most prominent event is the news that Dr. Isabella Grumbach has accepted the role of…