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.

Researchers with the University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) have launched a three-part project to improve screening and diagnosis of high blood pressure (hypertension) in postpartum women living in rural areas, with the long-term goal of improving treatment of this dangerous condition in this population.

Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of inherited conditions that affect muscle structure and function. It causes progressive muscle weakness, reduced mobility, a shortened lifespan, and, in some cases, severe cardiac and respiratory complications and neurological impairment.  There are many different types of muscular dystrophy, which are caused by various gene mutations that disrupt the…