Traits to Treat: Personality in Medicine

Dave Etler and the Students of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

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Foreign Competition for Residency: The Data vs. The Rhetoric

The $100,000 H-1b visa fee landed in September 2025 like a fire alarm in the hallways of medicine—hospitals panicked, advocacy groups mobilized, and a lot of people predicted the international resident pipeline would collapse. Dr. Bryan Carmody, The Sheriff of Sodium rejoins co-h ... Show more

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Med School Stereotypes Shattered: What We’re Really Like Inside (Recess Rehash)

We've all got that mental image of medical students – the type-A perfectionists grinding through textbooks even on the porcelain throne, right? Well, our first-year medical students at Iowa are about to blow up every assumption you've ever had. The people memorizing a zillion ana ... Show more

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