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Michael O’Donnell, MD, received a $300K research award from the @BladderCancerUS to develop a new tool for personalized bladder cancer treatment. It will help identify the best options if the first can’t be used due to side effects or allergies. uiowa.pulse.ly/3aa4mnnhyc

✈️ MD student Lily Anderson is in rural India with the Himalayan Health Exchange. She’s worked in clinics in Bir and Tabo, taught at the Tibetan Children’s Village, and will finish the summer with mobile clinics across Spiti Valley.




📍This summer, MD student Jay Miller is in Himachal Pradesh, India with the Himalayan Health Exchange. He’s worked in clinics in Bir, taught at the Tibetan Children’s Village, and is now heading to remote villages near the Indo-Tibetan border to set up mobile clinics.



Research never stops—and neither does our commitment to “Changing Medicine, Changing Lives.” 🔬🌙

Rounding@IOWA brings Iowa’s providers the relevant, impactful continuing medical education they need, on demand. In this episode, Dr. Gerry Clancy and Mary Kay Kusner discuss how doulas can support patients and clinicians in end-of-life care. Listen now: libsyn.pulse.ly/finc82ht59

Congratulations to Alan Reed, MD, MBA, and Anthony Panos, MD, who were both recently elected to serve on the board of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Thank you for your service to the medical community! hrsa.pulse.ly/rybyuxfyr7

Each person has a unique gut microbiome—or as @IntMedatIowa researcher Terry Wahls (82MD, 86R) calls it, a “gut garden.” 🌱 Her tips on how diet, fermented foods, and time outdoors nourish this essential ecosystem: foriowa.pulse.ly/ccahgjied0

"I have shed many tears with, and received many hugs from, elderly Iowa farmers after they told me that after their surgery, they’ve been able to help with the harvest for the first time in years." Q&A with Bradley Erickson, MD, MS: uiowa.pulse.ly/eau0e54h7t

UI researchers led by David Stoltz, MD, PhD, were awarded a $11.8 million grant to study primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare, genetic airway disease. @IntMedatIowa uiowa.pulse.ly/bsjyaoc09c

A peek inside the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last month. To date, the program has trained 150 students. 🧬✨ @UIowaGenetics



A commitment to the next generation 🩺💛 As vice president of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), Distinguished Alumna Awardee Karen Brasel (91MD) spearheaded the transition to competency-based assessment in training, which promises better preparedness for surgeons.…

Research genius matched with heart 🔬💛 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient JP Clancy (90MD) directs an international clinical trial network responsible for 17 FDA-approved therapies to date. uiowa.pulse.ly/s7ct0kfrre

Leadership and integrity in trauma surgery 🏥💛 Dionne Skeete (01R), recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award, is a tireless champion for patients, learners, and the health care community in trauma and acute care surgery. uiowa.pulse.ly/4ez90rxwv3

Breaking stigma to serve patients 👐💛 David Paulsrud (59MD) earned the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his commitment to serving patients with substance use disorder. uiowa.pulse.ly/rvnp5dgyxf

Compassionate leadership to drive patient experience 📋💛 Lisa Didion’s (05MD, 08R, 09F) Distinguished Alumna Award recognizes achievements in patient safety and quality as chief medical officer for University of Mississippi Medical Center. uiowa.pulse.ly/pfjygumshc

A champion for health care access and education 🩺💛 Daniel Runde (09MD, 16MME) earned the Distinguished Alumnus Award for supporting patient-centered medicine and fostering a culture of compassion for medical learners at Iowa. uiowa.pulse.ly/i3ppiilgso

What does it take to succeed in graduate school? 📚🩺 Aspiring doctors and more joined our Summer Health Professions Education Program, exploring careers and getting valuable face time with faculty.


