Medicine on the ice

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Two University of Iowa medicine alumni met by chance while serving patients at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The pair share how the unique experience has changed their outlook on medicine.

Congratulations to the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Celine Robins
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine bestows upon its outstanding graduates. In 2024, the awards were presented to: Paul McCray Jr., MD; Barbara McAneny, MD, MACP, FASCO; and Amber K. Brooks, MD.

Arnold Menezes: Five decades of excellence at Iowa

Thursday, April 11, 2024
What defines a legend? While the term is often applied to individuals who achieve even a modest level of success, a true legend transcends their accomplishments and awards. They challenge the status quo, upend preconceived notions and stereotypes, and change lives through their ideas and their actions. Arnold Menezes, MBBS, is a legend.

Unconventional path leads med alum to healing, mentorship

Thursday, February 8, 2024
Many physicians feel the calling to practice medicine from early childhood. For those with no physicians in their families, the decision is often less obvious. Iowa alum Allie Kim shares the story of hard work and self-discovery that led to her dream job.

Dr. Mom and Dr. Dad

Thursday, February 8, 2024
When Allie Kim (18MD, 21R), née Rapp, and Sung Kim (15MD, 20F) met for their first date at Sanctuary Pub in Iowa City, they were both in a busy season of life. Sung was a fourth-year medical student at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine; Allie was a first-year. “We were there for six hours, just talking,” Allie remembers. "Then he said, ‘Allie, don’t you have your anatomy final?’”

Simmonds and Gilbert provide dozens of full-ride scholarships to Iowa medical students

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Nicole Fleege: Coming home again

Monday, January 22, 2024
From a young age, Nicole Fleege, MD’s family told her she could be anything she wanted to be. She oscillated between dreams of being a doctor, a lawyer, or a veterinarian. However, when it came to deciding whether she wanted a career in medicine, she was hesitant. “I took a detour from medicine because my dad got cancer when I was a junior in high school and then passed away from lung cancer when I was a senior,” she explains. “So my first few years in college, I just wasn’t sure I wanted to do medicine.”

Medicine alumna dedicates career to health equity

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Melissa Palma (15MD) is many things these days—a physician, an educator, an advocate. But when it all began, she was an Iowan. “I like to tell people I spent K through 20th grade in Iowa,” she says.

2023 Award for Achievement: Anil Sood, MD

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

2023 Award for Service: Janifer Judisch, MD

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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Improving Health Outcomes Through Preventing Childhood Obesity Conference

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 8:30am to 4:30pm
Virtual
Join physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers and dietitians in a conversation about the prevention of, and the implications of, childhood obesity!

Join physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers and dietitians in a conversation about the prevention of, and the implications of, childhood obesity!
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Quad Cities Mini Medical School – Beyond the Bump: Latest in Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Medicine

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 5:15pm to 7:30pm
St. Ambrose University - Rogalski Center Ball Room

Exploring how maternal, fetal, and neonatal medicine affects everyone’s health

Maternal 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...

Quad Cities Mini Medical School – Beyond the Bump: Latest in Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Medicine promotional image

Quad Cities Mini Medical School – Beyond the Bump: Latest in Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Medicine

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 5:15pm to 7:30pm
St. Ambrose University - Rogalski Center Ball Room

Exploring how maternal, fetal, and neonatal medicine affects everyone’s health

Maternal 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...

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Alumni Day 2026

Saturday, April 18, 2026 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Once a Hawkeye, Always a Hawkeye