As a University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine student on her pediatric nephrology rotation, Lyndsay Harshman (11MD, 14F, 18MS) noticed something about her young patients. Many children who had undergone kidney transplant later struggled to adhere to their medications—a difficulty that could lead to devastating health outcomes. Harshman, whose interest in children’s brain development began…

Graduates of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and their families and friends celebrated the college’s spring commencement ceremonies in May 2024. Share your photos and memories on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter using the hashtags #IowaMD2024 and #UIGrad2024.

Tick, tick. For people with epilepsy and their loved ones, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is “a ticking time bomb that creates anxiety and fear,” says University of Iowa neurosurgeon Brian Dlouhy, MD (13R, 14F). As the name suggests, SUDEP happens when an otherwise healthy person with epilepsy dies suddenly and without a clear cause. It’s responsible for more than 3,000 deaths in the…

Theranostics—a pioneering fusion of therapeutic and diagnostic technologies—is redefining the cancer treatment landscape, with University of Iowa Health Care blazing a path forward. “We know that radiation is probably the single most effective agent at treating cancers,” says John Buatti, MD, professor in the Carver College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology. “While radiation can…

Another Match Day is in the record books for the UI Carver College of Medicine, with all the excitement, laughter, and happy tears that come with learning where our students will take the next significant step in their careers. This year, 141 medical students will graduate from our college, of which 30% will go on to residency training in Iowa. They matched into 23 different specialties across 30…