For 50 years, Donald Brown, MD, has served the University of Iowa, the Carver College of Medicine, the Department of Internal Medicine and the people of this state wearing many different hats. He is a cardiologist, a colleague, a recruitment champion, a teacher and a mentor, a leader, and a friend. Now after five decades […]
At an event next month, Donald Brown, MD, will receive a 2023 Collegiate Teaching Award. Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development, this award acknowledges faculty who “demonstrate unusually significant and meritorious achievement” as instructors in an academic year. Brown was nominated by Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD, Interim Chair & DEO, and Manish […]
DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, Eleventh Edition, the newest in a series of updates of the classical clinical manual, will hit the market this Friday. At one time, this well-known text was required reading in nearly every medical school in North America. It was conceived and first penned by Elmer DeGowin, MD, a member of the department’s […]
Throughout his adolescence, Donald Brown, MS, MD, had the privilege of having many different role models, but none had as large an impact on his initial career choice as his Explorer Scout leader, John Tyrell. As a young boy growing up in Manchester, Iowa, Brown first found his love for science while working at his […]
Last month the Iowa Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) held its annual meeting, coinciding with the CME conference Progress and the University of Iowa’s Homecoming. Besides giving the ACP members a chance to reconnect and share ideas, it was also a chance to recognize excellence among its members. The Laureate Award is […]