Richard Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is a nationally recognized spinal cord injury researcher who has led the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine physical therapy department for the last twenty years. Under his research-driven direction, the program has consistently maintained a top five U.S. News & World Report ranking and has become the benchmark used by physical therapy departments…

A new study from University of Iowa researchers examining seat belt habits among pregnant and postpartum women finds that while most report wearing seat belts regularly, many also frequently unbuckle during travel, revealing an important but often overlooked safety risk. Motor-vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of pregnancy complications and maternal death in the United States. In this…

When Ron Muhlenbruck was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2005, he came to the University of Iowa — then a rising leader in neuroendocrine tumor research. Twenty years later, Iowa remains the only U.S. institution to receive specialized federal funding twice for this rare cancer.

The Gold Foundation Humanism Honor Society recently held its Spring Celebration, recognizing new students, trainees, and faculty members who are leaders for their compassion, empathy, and professionalism in patient care. The society is supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

Inspired by her sister and years of volunteering, Madeline Ungs hopes to support patients with disabilities as they navigate medical care.

Long hours. Routine cases. Always being on call. When Jason Keonin first considered becoming a general surgeon in a rural area, he held these preconceptions about the job. But with advanced technologies and a flexible team structure, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine grad has found work-life balance and a meaningful, challenging career in small-town northwest Iowa.

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.

Being there for patients on their best and worst days is what drives Kenzie Theisen to show up each and every day. As a new graduate of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, that has been Theisen’s North Star on her nontraditional path to a Bachelor of Science in radiation sciences.

As a second-year medical student, Spencer Peterson was on his first day of the labor and delivery rotation when his wife, Julia, went into labor. The University of Iowa Health Care team he would spend weeks learning from would help deliver his son, Wesley. “The physicians rounding on the unit that day said, ‘You'll learn a lot of things today about labor and delivery,’” Spencer recalls. …

New findings from researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine provide a clearer understanding of the cognitive processes that occur in the prefrontal cortex that guide timing-related thinking and behaviors.