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10 hidden rules of applying to medical school
Friday, April 24, 2020
Applying to medical school can be a stressful experience for even the most capable student. Faculty and admissions staff at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine have compiled a list to help you tackle the application process and get ahead of the curve.
First in Iowa: UI Health Care officially starts new convalescent plasma clinical trial
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
University of Iowa Health Care researchers have started a new clinical trial to determine if plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients can help treat patients currently hospitalized with the disease.
Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia have developed a vaccine that fully protects mice against a lethal dose of MERS, a close cousin of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Like everything else, Match Day is different this year
Friday, March 20, 2020
Today is still Match Day – the day when graduating medical students across the country find out where they will do their residency training. But with the COVID-19 pandemic up ending everyday life across the country, it may be the most unusual Match Day ever.
Kalyn Campbell: From Navy training to medical school
Friday, March 13, 2020
The transition to medical school can be tough. For Kalyn Campbell, a fourth-year student in the Carver College of Medicine, it helped to know she wasn’t alone.
Luci Howard: Forging her own medical school experience
Friday, March 13, 2020
Lucille (Luci) Howard grew up in Clutier, Iowa, a small, rural town with a population of 200 people. The daughter of a cake decorator and iron manufactory worker, Lucille was the first in her family to pursue higher education.
Victor Hatcher: Embracing opportunities
Friday, March 13, 2020
For fourth-year Carver College of Medicine student Victor Hatcher, the biggest takeaway from his time at Iowa has been the opportunities he’s been given.
U. Iowa scientists pinpoint a brain region that stops breathing in pediatric epilepsy
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Finding could help predict risk for sudden unexpected death due to epilepsy (SUDEP).
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