Few academic programs are as demanding as medical school, and few face more high-stakes drama than a fourth-year med student. Iowa Magazine followed one future physician through her final year at the Carver College of Medicine—a journey shaped by family tragedy and a calling to provide care for rural Iowans.

The five-year award will provide funding for three surgical trainees each year to complete a two-year research fellowship in basic science or clinical research, helping prepare the next generation of surgeon-scientists and cancer researchers.

Colin P. Kenny, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Iowa Department of Surgery, has been awarded a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to support research focused on understanding how melanoma adapts and progresses.

When a patient develops a serious bacterial infection, doctors often need to begin treatment before lab results show which antibiotics will work. Researchers at the University of Iowa hope a new machine learning model can make those early decisions more accurate by giving a clearer picture of which drugs are most likely to be effective for each patient.

Recent reports on Iowa's cancer rates have raised concerns, so encouraging news about progress against the disease is especially welcome. Late July and August have seen major advances in three new treatment options for some of the deadliest cancers, offering real hope of improved survival for patients. These new therapies are cause for celebration for everyone involved in caring for patients with…

On Friday, August 14, 2026, first-year medical students were welcomed with a ceremony commemorating the next step of their health careers.

Nick Lembezeder says his education in public health and medicine at the University of Iowa is preparing him well to reach his goals — while also helping to fill a physician shortage in the state.

Patients treated at the University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are getting up on stage together as part of a pilot improv therapy program run by Kristin Bowers, MA, LMHC. Bowers runs a support group for patients with OCD in the division of Interventional Psychiatry. Her patients experience a wide range of OCD subtypes, ranging from fear of…

For the third-straight year, University of Iowa Health Care was ranked the No. 1 “most humanizing” health care brand in the United States, according to a recently published brand report drawing on in-depth research from more than 29,000 consumers. The Humanizing Brand Experience report by the brand experience company Monigle ranks more than 220 brands across 75 markets with consumers ranking…

Targeting metabolic energy production may lead to new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases