Preserving and restoring quality of life
Monday, April 21, 2025
Steven Hudak (04MD), FACS, a reconstructive urologist who serves as the urology residency program director at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas, often tells trainees that when he started medical school, he had almost no familiarity with urology, much less reconstructive urology.
Caring for her community
Monday, April 21, 2025
Wanakee Carr (14MD) grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. From a young age, her parents taught her to see her education as a means by which she could be a support to her community. Carr now fulfills that role practicing obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) in Des Moines—work that she didn’t expect would become her calling when she first started medical school.
Alumna Q&A: Mgbechi Ugonna Erondu (17MD)
Monday, April 7, 2025
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.
Humanities and the art of medicine
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
By supporting scholarship in ethics and the arts, the UI Carver College of Medicine’s Humanities Distinction Track gives medical students space to explore the artistic and philosophical side of medicine during medical training. Students have completed projects ranging from novels, memoirs, and poetry collections to scholarly writing, photography, and more in search of a deeper understanding of medicine.
Carr provides care for community where she was born
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
University of Iowa medicine alum Wanakee Carr finds meaning in the care she provides as a doctor practicing obstetrics and gynecology in the Des Moines area. She describes helping bring a new child into the world as “such a beautiful experience.”
Not your traditional teacher: How this PA educator is making a lasting impact
Friday, February 7, 2025
For Marc Doobay, MPAS, PA-C, the road to a career as a physician assistant (PA) and becoming a passionate educator and advocate for the field isn’t one’s usual path. Initially pursuing a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, he soon realized his true calling lay in the PA profession—a choice driven by his desire for balance and a connection to the patient-centered, team-based care model.
Q&A with Radiation Sciences alumna Samantha Nguyen
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Little-known fact: In addition to graduate programs in medicine, physician assistant studies, and biomedical sciences, the UI Carver College of Medicine offers undergraduate degrees in radiation sciences and nuclear medicine technology. We chatted with Samantha Nguyen, a first-generation student who earned a Bachelor of Sciences in Radiation Sciences at the University of Iowa, about her career path and what her day-to-day looks like now.
The meaning of service
Thursday, October 31, 2024
For some medical students, the calling to serve others is not just the foundation for their careers—it’s their guiding star. The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s Service Distinction Track exists to help these students gain experience working with medically underserved, marginalized, and rural populations during medical school and inform them on important topics related to service-oriented health careers.
The quiet pleasures of a career in rural medicine
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Carver College of Medicine grad Kyle Glienke reflects on his calling to rural and agricultural medicine and his place in Storm Lake, Iowa — the community he loves.
The life-saving impact of a PA career
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
The University of Iowa Physician Assistant Studies and Services Program has a long history of producing outstanding medical professionals, and Stephen Rumelhart, PA-C, is a shining example of this tradition. A proud alum, Rumelhart’s journey through the world of medicine has been marked by dedication, hard work, and a commitment to patient care.
2025 University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Awards
Friday, September 5, 2025 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Established in 1998, the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor the college bestows upon its graduates.Throughout the country and world, our alumni are changing medicine and changing lives through innovations in health care delivery, medical education, biomedical research, and service to their communities. Each year, a select group of these outstanding individuals are honored for their achievements with Distinguished Alumni Awards.This...
2025 Iowa Medicine Alumni Reunion Weekend & Homecoming
Friday, September 26, 2025 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Click here to book a room in our hotel block.Friday, Sept. 26 - $25 ticket price3 p.m. Welcome Reception and Toast to the 50th ClassBig Grove Brewery, Iowa City, IowaShuttle to parade location5:45 p.m. Homecoming ParadeDowntown Iowa CityParade float reserved for the 50th reunion class. Other reunion attendees are invited to walk in the parade.Shuttle back from parade locationSaturday, Sept. 27 - Free to attend, RSVP needed8 a.m. Alumni and Friends Tailgate beginsMedical Education and Research...
Documentary premiere: Breath by Breath
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
DOCUMENTARY PREMIEREJoin us for an inspiring journey as we premiere a documentary film that chronicles the lives of individuals affected by cystic fibrosis and the groundbreaking research at Iowa that led to advances in treatment.Q&A SESSIONThe film screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Michael Welsh, MD, University of Iowa physician-scientist and recipient of the 2025 Canada Gairdner International Award for his pioneering cystic fibrosis research.Reserve your ticket today. Free...
Sioux City Mini Medical School – Beyond the Bump: Latest in Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Medicine
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5:15pm to 7:30pm
Exploring how maternal, fetal, and neonatal medicine affects everyone’s healthMaternal and fetal medicine isn’t just for babies. Pregnancy and birth outcomes affect everyone’s health. Join us for an educational event to explore the latest from Iowa’s research leaders and how advancements in maternity care and neonatal medicine support critical health needs in our state.This evening program will help you understand pre-eclampsia, fetal movement monitoring, and how the neonatal immune system...