Wenjie Yu, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Welsh Lab in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, has won a prestigious Parker B. Francis (PBF) Fellowship in Pulmonary Research.
internalmedicineiowa.org/2024/03/27/yu-…

The University of Iowa was the first institution in the nation to award advanced degrees in creative writing, theatre, and music. 📜🎭🎻

Guillermo Romano Ibarra came to Iowa for our cystic fibrosis research program and got involved right away. His work on the interplay between mucus, salt, and respiratory disease also has implications for asthma and chronic bronchitis. #DiscoverUI spr.ly/6014Vu5fn

We held our first MICU APP simulation session this week!
-Needle decompression
-Chest tube placement
- Ventilator management of complex ICU patients
We all walked away feeling more confident in our skills and was a great team building experience
🖤💛Proud of this team🖤💛

The University of Iowa’s ECMO education course is the second in the U.S. to earn endorsement from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, cementing the university’s place as an international leader in the advanced life support technology. spr.ly/6017RX5YP

Making the Rounds Wrapped: #2
In September, Carver College of Medicine presented former Pulmonary Division Director Joseph Zabner, MD, with the 2023 Distinguished Mentor Award. Former trainees and colleagues presented on how his guidance helped shape their careers.
internalmedicineiowa.org/2023/09/08/zab…

#7: In April, Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, MD, Pulmonary Medicine assistant professor, received his first R01 from the @NIH_NHLBI to further investigate the mechanisms that clear respiratory tracts of pathogens.
internalmedicineiowa.org/2023/04/14/abo…

X strikes again! While we resolve that [tag] up there to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, we'll also add University of Iowa PCCM Fellowship.

#9: Our Pulmonary Medicine trainees fled the Iowa winter to attend the Physician Scientist Career Development Retreat in Oceanside, CA, hosted by the [tag] Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a longtime partner of the Lung Biology Research program at Iowa.

🔗: internalmedicineiowa.org/2023/02/16/iow…

Today, a special guest from Pulmonary department University of Iowa PCCM Fellowship for our Special ID Grand Round, Dr. Struble, presented with Dr. Suzuki on the topic “Cavitary Lung Disease: Medical Emergency or Exercise in Patience.” Interesting to hear about bronchoscopy.

What a day.

#Hawkeyes

Special guest on the Hawkeye dance cam...the Lasso way.

#Hawkeyes

Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa.

Home.

Rare lungs cells reveal another surprise with implications for #cysticfibrosis Congrats to Ian Thornell, Paul McCray and team Carver College of Medicine Internal Medicine at Iowa on this Journal of Clinical Investigation pub!

8 a.m. -> Winter Coat⁠
Noon -> Sweatshirt⁠
4 p.m. -> T-shirt⁠
8 p.m. -> Light Jacket⁠

Congratulations to Drs Ann Broderick, Herbert Berger, and Jeydith Gutierrez on their win of the inaugural Iowa City VA Health Care System Chief of Staff Awards.

Read about the categories and why these three deserved to win: internalmedicineiowa.org/2023/10/19/win…

Cricothyrotomy Simulations!!! The final step in the airway crisis’ algorithm. You hope that it never comes to this, but we feel much more prepared after our training sim. Best airway training in the country here at Iowa! Big thanks to Kevin Doerschug, MD and Desmond Barber!

That Sunday in Kinnick when Hawkeye fans broke the record for the most watched women's basketball game in history.

Hawkeye Wave Iowa Women's Basketball style. 👋🖤💛