For Sean Westendorf, MD, practicing medicine in Waverly is more than just a job. Born and raised in the northeast Iowa community, he joined Waverly Health Center (WHC) in August 2025 as a family practice provider at Christophel Clinic. Westendorf now cares for neighbors, teachers, coaches, and friends who helped shape his journey.

James D. Byrne, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of radiation oncology with University of Iowa Health Care, was named one of two finalists for the 2026 BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation. The prize recognizes outstanding researchers working at the intersection of life sciences and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on translating scientific discoveries into practical…

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine continues to lead the nation in graduate health sciences education, earning the No. 1 ranking* in physician assistant studies and services and the No. 2 ranking in physical therapy and rehabilitation science in the 2026–2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools.

Magdalena Maginot, MD, wasn’t planning to stay in Iowa. Everything changed, however, when she enrolled in the Public Psychiatry Fellowship (PPF), a new fellowship program offered by the University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry.

Jace Leininger, a fourth-year medical student at the Carver College of Medicine, explains why he decided to become a doctor, what drew him to urology, the research he's been involved with, and more.

Neuroscientists at University of Iowa Health Care have demonstrated for the first time that noninvasive brain stimulation can alter the activity of a critical deep brain region involved in emotion and memory. Moreover, the study shows that personalizing the stimulation site using a patient’s unique brain connectivity pathway can increase the neuromodulation effect.

Adding TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia, and the effects lasted for at least six months, according to a new study led by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care.

Winterset native Bailey VandeLune recently matched at University of Iowa Health Care for her residency in emergency medicine. She explains her "desire and commitment to advocate for patients in rural communities and help improve access to care throughout the state."

On Friday, March 20, graduating medical students at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine discovered, simultaneously with their peers across the nation, where they would go for residency training

Nearly 100 Iowa high school students attended the first-ever Teens Go STEM event on the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine campus on March 7, exploring health care careers, participating in hands-on medical simulations, and more.