Medical education is nothing new to Grerk Sutamtewagul, MD, and Will Zeitler, MD, MPH, who have both been involved in teaching since their medical school days. What is relatively new, however, are their roles as directors of the Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship, guiding fellows in the division’s specialized career tracks, or even helping them […]
Dear Colleagues, As we celebrate UI Health Care Week, it is timely to reflect on the commitment and dedication that all the members of our department and across the entire institution bring to our mission of providing world-class medicine to people from Iowa and beyond. I’m thankful to be part of a team of outstanding […]
Transitions are all around us right now. Commencement exercises this evening for our medical school graduates is obviously the most immediate marker of coming change. We are as proud as ever of Dr. Manish Suneja, our Vice Chair for Education and Residency Program Director, who will deliver their commencement address, the overwhelming favorite of these […]
Arul Mani, PhD, research assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, received a three-year, $231,000 career development award from the American Heart Association (AHA) for his project, microRNA-6236 regulation of post-ischemic skeletal muscle angiogenesis. Mani’s research interest is in peripheral artery disease (PAD), a narrowing of vessels that carry blood from the heart […]
Until 2017, University of Iowa Health Care had no coordinated referral program in place for proactively screening eligible patients for lung cancer. That year Sara Kraus, ARNP, DNP, FNP-BC, and Kim Baker El-Abiad, MD, both from the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, set out to change that. The […]
This January, UI Health Care began operations in one new clinic and reorganized another: the Diagnostic and Acute Care Clinics, located in the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC). Led by Soorih Shaikh, MBBS, MRCPi, MPH, the aim of these clinics is to reduce delays and increase quality in caring for people with cancer. The Diagnostic […]
The format of continuing medical education events are not typically a locus for innovation, choosing instead to leave that to the content itself. But the long-running Iowa Rheumatology Symposium delivered on both fronts late last month. For this year’s “Updates in Vasculitis” focus, the planning committee from the Division of Immunology scheduled a greater variety […]
This year, the Department of Internal Medicine had a record number of participants in University of Iowa Health Care’s Executive Leadership Academy (ELA). Designed as an enterprise-focused intensive program for appointed and emerging leaders, ELA hosts approximately 30 individuals who complete self-identified projects to increase the effectiveness of operational, research, or clinical teams. Participants start […]
Article: Integrated care models for co-occurring alcohol use disorders and alcohol-associated liver disease in rural communities: Telehealth considerations and opportunities Authors: Marcus Osman, Gopala Koneru, Andrea Weber Journal: J Rural Health. 2024 Jan;40(1):192-194 Abstract: Alcohol use disorders (AUD) and alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) have growing impacts on public health, yet many do not receive evidence-based […]
A study released last month commissioned by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) revealed that the United States is likely to face a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. In addition, this report also projected that the percentage of Americans 65 and older will increase by 34.1 percent, and those 75 and […]