Heather Kowalski, MD
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7 MIN READ

What it's like to specialize in pediatric orthopaedic surgery

Heather Kowalski, MD, a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at University of Iowa Health Care, feels privileged to help children through scary, stressful times.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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3 MIN READ

Innovative health systems use data to advance health equity

Earn CME and find out how smart health systems use safety and quality-improvement reporting processes to address health inequities.

Health Equity
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6 MIN READ

Teamwork can help save the lives of Iowa patients in cardiac arrest

University of Iowa Health Care’s extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation program can save lives when standard treatment hasn’t worked.

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Scope of Practice
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

Top health tips neurologists want you to know

Neurological conditions affect more than one in three people worldwide. Learn what neurologists want everyone to know about key brain health topics.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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12 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about kidney stones

One in 10 people will get kidney stones at some point. Ryan Steinberg, MD, a urologist at the University of Iowa Health Care, shares more.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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8 MIN READ

Training physicians to serve rural communities, close care gaps

For medical students interested in practicing in small towns, University of Iowa Health Care has a program to build pathways for rural physicians.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight
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6 MIN READ

Two-week course preps students for internal medicine residency

The elective at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine aims to build graduating medical students’ confidence in tackling new roles as residents.

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Preparing for Residency
Health System Spotlight
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6 MIN READ

How these health systems help patients sort fact from falsehood

Smart health systems empower doctors to give patients the knowledge they need to take preventive health action. Learn more with the AMA.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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5 MIN READ

AI is already reshaping care. Here's what it means for doctors.

Nearly 700 AI-enabled devices have earned FDA approval. Learn how the AMA is working to ensure that health care AI works for patients and physicians.

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