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The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine seeks qualified students who exemplify the interests, commitment to serve, and intellectual and conceptual skills that our college instills in all its faculty, staff, and students. The Admissions Committee values each individual’s unique experiences, strengths, and background.

Our Mission: CHANGING MEDICINE. CHANGING LIVES.®

As Iowa’s comprehensive academic health system, UI Health Care:

  • Provides high-quality care across Iowa and throughout the region.
  • Teaches and trains the next generation of physicians, scientists, and health care professionals.
  • Seeks research discoveries that advance understanding of human health and disease and lead to new therapies and treatments.
  • Offers programs and services to communities that address identified health needs and provide measurable improvements in health
    care access, health status, and the use of health care resources.

What sets the Carver College of Medicine apart

Distinction Tracks

Tailoring an education to who you are

University of Iowa Health Care

Diverse opportunities in specialties and locations

MD Curriculum

Curriculum focused on the student and hands-on experiences

Learning Communities

Creating a collaborative environment and identifying mentors

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College of Medicine Events

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts...
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Defense: Jordan Riley

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 1:00pm to 1:50pm
Medical Education Research Facility
"Transcription Factor Binding Enhances UV DNA Damage at Specific Loci within Their Binding Sites"Jordan Riley, MS CandidateMS Thesis DefenseAdvisor: Miles Pufall, PhD

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, July 10, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as: Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys Manually and automatically sending surveys Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of...
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