The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s Service Distinction Track deepens students’ engagement with the heart of the medical profession and shows them what it takes to make a real difference.

The winners of the 2024 University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) Clinical Awards were presented at a special ceremony held online and at the Urmila Sahai Auditorium in MERF.

Practical solutions to addressing social determinants of health in the ambulatory care setting. Listen in your browser or podcast app of choice; continuing medical education credit available.

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington’s disease, a devastating brain disease that disrupts mobility and diminishes cognitive ability, may also enhance early brain development and play a role in promoting human intelligence. “The finding suggests that early in life, the gene mutation is actually beneficial to brain development, but that early benefit later becomes a liability,” says Peg Nopoulos, MD, professor and head of psychiatry at the UI Carver College of Medicine.

Alumni notes and updates from the Fall 2024 edition of Medicine Iowa Magazine.

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is pleased to announce the 2024 cohort of the Stead Family Scholars Program. The goal of this program is to recognize and advance the development of outstanding early-career faculty who are becoming internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields of research.

Alumna Maria Story is innovating health care delivery in southeast Iowa with a keen focus on quality of life for dialysis patients.

James Byrne, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiation oncology at University of Iowa Health Care, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, recognizing his groundbreaking work aimed at improving outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Byrne is one of 40 early career scientists across the nation to receive this award, which is part of the NIH Common Fund's High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program that supports exceptionally innovative research projects led by early career investigators.