Reflecting, learning, leading
The other side of a presidential election is a bit like recovering from a long fever. Even now, ten days later, this last one both…
Views from the Chair
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Lessons from a legend
Today officially marks one month for me in this new role. I can’t thank you all enough for the warm welcomes, the waves in the…
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Adapting to change
It’s already been more than two weeks since I started in this role. I’m so grateful to everyone who has been so welcoming and friendly….
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Greetings and thank you
The following message was sent to the department on October 1, 2024. Dear Colleagues – On my first day as Chair & DEO, a brief…
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Lessons, thanks, and the future
For the last 33 months, it has been my honor to serve as Interim Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. Nearly three years is…
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Leading change within the college
Over the last couple months on this page, I have revisited each of the department’s overarching missions and provided examples from among the countless ways…
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Our partners, our community members
Academic medicine has always been described as having a “tripartite mission,” and without a doubt, those three components—education, clinical care, and research—are tightly braided at…
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Where we excel in research and where we need to grow
In my recent post assessing our education mission I said that most of us chose careers at an academic medical center because of a passion…
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Our critical clinical work
In my last post I talked about the ways in which our approach to education makes us unique among our peers and even throughout the…
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Education done right in Internal Medicine
This week’s news that the newly named director of the University of Iowa’s Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Mark Burkard, will begin his job on…
