The Department of Internal Medicine’s final fellowship graduation of 2024 took place at the Hilton Garden Inn in Iowa City on Friday, June 15. Guests arrived to a black-and-gold photo booth, complete with amusing props. After having their photos taken upon arrival, guests mingled during cocktail hour. Lush green salads topped each table as guests […]
Internal Medicine Residents Graduation, 2024
The skies on the evening of Thursday, June 14—the night of Internal Medicine’s Residency Graduation—trembled with excitement overhead Hancher Auditorium in synchronicity with the tenor of the occasion. As guests arrived, they were greeted by the warm, golden hour light of the windowed lobby, and an invitation to have their photo taken with friends, family, […]
Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowships Graduation, 2024
The Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowship Graduation, presented at the Courtyard by Marriott on Melrose on Thursday, June 13, showcased its trainees in one of the final Internal Medicine graduation events of the season. Family and friends gathered to celebrate with dinner and the presentation of awards, toasting the completion of both two-year programs. Opening remarks […]
Nephrology Fellowship Graduation, 2024
Every division has its own personality, and it is pretty clear within the first few minutes that “family-focused” is a big component for the members of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. They gathered at the Rapid Creek Cidery on the site of Wilson’s Orchard to celebrate the three graduates of their two fellowship programs. […]
Resident Graduation Photo Booth, 2024
On the evening of Thursday, June 16, graduating residents, their friends and family, and Department of Internal Medicine faculty and staff gathered at Hancher Auditorium to celebrate. On their way into the party, they stopped by the photo booth to commemorate the occasion.
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship Graduation, 2024
On the mild summer evening of Friday, June 7, staff, faculty, family, and friends of Endocrinology fellows Zi Tan, MD, and Amr Wahba, MBBCh, gathered at Wilson’s Ciderhouse to celebrate their graduation. Set in the lower level of the quintessential Iowan venue, above a sprawling green orchard outside, guests arrived to passed hors d’oeuvres and […]
Infectious Disease Fellowship Graduation, 2024
In lieu of their regularly scheduled Grand Rounds, on the afternoon of Thursday, June 13, Infectious Disease faculty and staff gathered in the decorated Smith Conference Room on the university campus to fete three graduating fellows: Nirmal Muthukumarasamy, MBBS; Abhishek Pandya, MD; and Thomas Wright, MD. Infectious Disease Fellowship Program Director Judy Streit, MD, took […]
Pulmonary Fellowship Graduation, 2024
A mark of any good party and maybe of how much the party guests all like each other is when the social hour lasts about twice as long as scheduled. The reunions, the introductions, the general catching up among colleagues, friends, and families becomes as important as the main reason they gathered in the first […]
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Graduation, 2024
In his first year as Director of the Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship, Grerk Sutamtewagul, MD, has connected with each of the program’s trainees in turn. He could easily recognize what this year’s graduating fellows excelled at, and the impact they’ve had on the fellowship as a whole. “This class faced very difficult times during […]
Cardiology Fellowship graduation, 2024
On the evening of Friday, May 31, the Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship group kicked off the department’s graduation season. From tiny babies to tenured faculty, guests arrived in fine attire to enjoy an artful array of heavy hors d’oeuvres. The room filled with graduating fellows, their friends and family, and celebrating colleagues as the littlest among […]