The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce faculty members who joined us from January through May 2023 (start dates in parentheses). We are happy to welcome them to the department. Jason Allen, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor (2/1/23) Dr. Jason Allen joined the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine as a Clinical Assistant. Dr. Allen ..read more

Continuing medical education events are great ways for clinicians and researchers to exchange ideas. Presenters combine their clinical experience with extensive review of the current literature and distill it into key takeaways for attendees. That audience responds with feedback in the form of focused questions and by making it clear to presenters and organizers what ..read more

We are pleased to present the next in our weekly series introducing you to Internal Medicine’s Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to sharing information about where they work in the department, we asked them each to tell us a little bit about their “Why” (the sustaining pull for their work) and what relaxes them. (Read ..read more

I have mentioned before that one of my top priorities is to attract and grow diverse talent for discovery in outstanding clinical care, for shared discovery in research, and for education. As part of my role, I get to interact with Chairs of Internal Medicine at other institutions and hear their perspectives and experiences. It ..read more

Last week the Carver College of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Medical Education, which oversees residencies and subspecialty fellowships, hosted its annual Leadership Symposium. Teaching awards were presented following a short presentation. But first a research poster competition was held. More than two dozen posters were on display, and 15 of those posters were submissions from ..read more

Rising third-year medical student Carolina Gonzalez Bravo is the recipient of a research grant from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation. The foundation’s Grants for Emerging Researchers / Clinicians Mentorship (GERM) program is designed to nurture physician-scientist trainees across the country, particularly those from populations underrepresented in medicine. Awardees receive a stipend and ..read more

John Wilde, DO, clinical assistant professor in Palliative Care, has received a UIHC-CCOM Clinical and Educational Program Pilot Grant from the Carver College of Medicine. The program’s intent is for funded clinicians and educators to build data for a publication and future external grant support. With these funds, Wilde will explore clinicians’ perceptions and experiences ..read more

Article: Loss of Nf1 and Ink4a/Arf Are Associated with Sex-Dependent Growth Differences in a Mouse Model of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Authors: Wade R Gutierrez, Jeffrey D Rytlewski, Amanda Scherer, Grace A Roughton, Nina C Carnevale, Krisha Y Vyas, Gavin R McGivney, Qierra R Brockman, Vickie Knepper-Adrian, Rebecca D Dodd Journal: Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2023 Feb ..read more

Raul Villacreses, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, has received a K12 award from the National Institutes of Health. The K-series clinical scientist development grants are aimed at nurturing newly trained clinicians building research programs. Under the grant and the guidance of mentor Joseph Zabner, MD, Villacreses ..read more

We are pleased to present the next in our weekly series introducing you to Internal Medicine’s Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to sharing information about where they work in the department, we asked them each to tell us a little bit about their “Why” (the sustaining pull for their work) and what relaxes them. (Read ..read more