The average medical student at the Carver College of Medicine has an average of 65 encounters with a simulated patient over the course of four years, preparing them for patient care. As graduation nears, take a look at the valuable role of simulated patients in medical education.
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Rithu Srikantha Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Residency Match: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York Specialty: Dermatology Q: How did you choose your specialty? A: After rotating in the dermatology department during third year, I fell in love with the patient population, the broad spectrum of...
Ethan Craig Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Residency Match: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis Specialty: Otolaryngology Q: How did you choose your specialty? A: Otolaryngology provided the blend of surgery and clinic that I was looking for while also presenting a variety of...
Jacklyn Engelbart Hometown: Anamosa, Iowa Residency Match: UI Hospitals and Clinics Specialty: General Surgery Q: How did you choose your specialty? A: I have a strong interest in the anatomy, procedures, cardiovascular system, trauma, and medical devices related to this. Surgery has a great mix of...
Aaron Lacy Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Residency Match: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Specialty: Emergency medicine Q: How did you choose your specialty? A: I was initially drawn to emergency medicine because of high-impact procedures and decision-making during crisis situations. However,...
The clinical trial treatment combined a powerful immune system activator with an immunotherapy agent and suggests it could be effective against advanced melanoma that has either not responded to or has progressed during therapy with the immunotherapy agent alone.
University of Iowa research indicates newly identified stem cells may hold key to regenerative therapies for lung disease.
Hometown: Ankeny, Iowa I did a year-long research fellowship through the Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Fellowship program from July 2016 - June 2017. I worked on 3 projects that year examining different aspects of muscular dystrophy. In one project, we examined a phenomenon where patients with...
Hometown: Union, Iowa Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, those that survive sepsis often have changes in their underlying immune function that renders them more susceptible to infection. The Badovinac Laboratory, the lab in which I worked, demonstrated that sepsis...
Hometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa In the department of neurosurgery we always have multiple projects running simultaneously! Our group has published several recent papers regarding the neurosurgical and endovascular management of patients with cerebrovascular disease. We have developed a microwave...