Nolan Ford spent much of his childhood at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital watching his sister fight cancer. The experience motivated him to pursue a medical career.
Events
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Huxing Cui, PhD
Monday, August 17, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Huxing Cui, PhD Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Presentation: Staying awake for dinner: Is there a role for leptin?
Hardin Open Workshops - Twitter for Academics ZOOM
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Twitter is more than just a social media tool. It has developed into a vibrant real-time information network used by health care providers, scholars, and scientists. Come to this hands-on session to learn the basics of twitter, advanced techniques such as searching, and examples of its use in the Health Sciences. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
TriNetX Analytics Training
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
TriNetX analytics training TriNetX Analytics is a new functionality within the TriNetX toolset. You will be able to explore and compare cohorts, review cohort characteristics and compare outcomes of interest. We will demonstrate how to use these tools and give examples on best practices for when to use these different measures. After this training you will have a basic understanding of the Analytics toolset and how it can be applied to research questions for your studies.
News
The Carver College of Medicine will hold its 26th annual White Coat Ceremony at 3 p.m. Aug. 14 for first-year students beginning their medical education at Iowa.
Drs. Ferguson and Hock received a prestigious Innovation Grant from the American Medical Association (AMA) as part of the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Program.