The Department of Radiology announces the recipients of the Scot Heery Scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year. Three applicants were chosen whose work ethic and daily commitment to quality patient care most closely aligned with the values and character that Scot Heery portrayed in his distinguished career and expected of Radiation Sciences students.

Meet David Dick, PhD from the Department of Radiology!

An abstract by Mark Madsen, PhD, professor of radiology, was chosen to receive the 2016 Henry Wagner, Jr., MD, Best Abstract Award at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s annual meeting.

In a finding that could lead to better treatment of smoking-related lung diseases, a group of scientists from institutions across the country—including the University of Iowa—is reporting that about half of current or former smokers have respiratory symptoms similar to COPD and an increased risk for exacerbations or “flare-ups” of their symptoms, despite having normal lung function and not yet having received a COPD diagnosis.

The University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Department of Radiology, is happy to announce that the new Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) integrated residency program has been approved by the ACGME Radiology Review Committee, effective immediately.

Janet Pollard, MD, has been appointed to serve as the Associate Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program. Dr. Pollard completed her medical training at the University of Oklahoma in 2004.

We are extremely pleased to announce the results of the 2015-16 NRMP Match for the Radiology Residency Program at The University of Iowa.