On Saturday, October 28, we celebrated #InternalMedicineDay along with the American College of Physicians (ACP) and thousands of Internal Medicine physicians across the country. We did this by joining in the conversation, asking our clinicians, “Why did you choose Internal Medicine?” and “Why are you proud to be an Internal Medicine clinician?” We reached out […]
The following is an announcement from Richard M. Hoffman, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine. I’m delighted to announce that Dr. Wendy Fiordellisi has accepted my offer to become permanent Director of the General Internal Medicine Clinic at Iowa River Landing. Since agreeing to serve as Interim Director in March 2018, […]
The recent visit to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics by the Joint Commission has afforded the Department of Internal Medicine a unique and important opportunity to focus on specific areas of quality improvement. To everyone who made extra effort during the week of the JC’s review, you have my thanks and my congratulations […]
University of Iowa Healthcare hosted its 4th Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium on April 6 and 7, 2016. The goal of this conference was to promote a culture of innovation in quality and safety and improve performance in healthcare. This inter-professional event allowed attendees and participants to share ideas, strategies, resources, and successes […]