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Portrait of Fourth-year Carver College of Medicine student Kara Rueschenberg.

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Hometown beginnings inspire future family physician

MD candidate Kara Rueschenberg hopes to be the kind of family medicine physician she saw growing up: a community leader and trusted confidant across generations.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
https://md.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2026/05/hometown-beginnings-inspire-future-f…
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