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As Terry Hayes approaches his final months in the Carver College of Medicine Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Services, he shares his biggest takeaways from an unprecedented year in health care.
MD students in the UI Carver College of Medicine take the USMLE Step 1 after completing their core clinical clerkships, which is typically midway through their third year. Sarah Dougherty reflects on her success.
A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) and also of milder disease, including loss of the sense of smell, according to a new University of Iowa study published in Nature . The study also showed that...
Finding highlights toxic effects of glucose on heart health
Prabhat Goswami, PhD, professor of radiation oncology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been selected as director of the college’s Biomedical Science Program.
Students in the University of Iowa Physician Assistant (PA) Program are approaching commencement after a year that has required plenty of flexibility and adjustment. Student body president Amalia Leveille reflects on training during a pandemic and the major strengths of the nationally ranked program.
Stanley Perlman, MD, PhD, is among the national experts advising the federal government on that decision, as well as how to prioritize distribution of the first doses of an approved vaccine.
Growing up in rural, northwest Iowa, Gabe Conley's pathway as a first-generation student in medicine seem universally different from other classmates and colleagues.
The winners of the 2020 University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) Clinical Awards were presented Oct. 26, 2020 at a special ceremony held online and at the UI Urmila Sahai Auditorium.
A team of cystic fibrosis experts with University of Iowa Health Care have been awarded a five-year, $11.5 million grant by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to research molecular therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease.