The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine programs in physician assistant studies and physical therapy and rehabilitation science remain in the top five nationally—with the physician assistant program tied for the No. 1 spot—in the 2025-2026 edition of “Best Graduate Schools” from U.S. News & World Report.

Mgbechi Erondu, MD, MFA, serves as a clinical assistant professor in Stanford Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine. A pediatric palliative care specialist, Erondu simultaneously completed a Master of Fine Arts at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop during her medical training at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. We caught up with her to reflect on her career as a physician-writer.

A group of 17 University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty members will be honored for their work as scientists, scholars, and educators at the fifth annual Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, Teaching, and Service.

University of Iowa Health Care, in collaboration with Cooper University Health Care, has been awarded research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support a large clinical trial comparing two triage strategies for guiding thrombectomy, a life-saving intervention for patients with large vessel occlusion strokes. The landmark study aims to optimize emergency stroke care and improve outcomes for thousands of thrombectomy patients nationwide.

Match Day was March 21, 2025. This year, 163 students matched into 22 specialties across 32 states. One-quarter will stay in Iowa to train.

Andrea Fjelstul-Bonert is from Hopkinton, Iowa. As she awaits news of her next steps this Match Day, she shares how observing her father navigate a serious workplace injury drove her to find a passion for providing caring, high-quality patient care in rural communities.

Ashley Hurd-Jackson is from Cleghorn, Iowa. Ahead of Match Day, she shares her thoughts on why rural obstetrics and gynecology matters and the values she aspires to as a future physician.

Chandler Brown is from Marquette, Michigan. He shares his path to emergency medicine and how being active in student organizations has shaped his time at the Carver College of Medicine in this pre-Match Day Q&A.