Carver College of Medicine faculty, students and staff members gathered May 6 for the Humanism in Medicine Celebration, an annual event that promotes compassion and integrity as key components of medical education.

Gwen Beck, MD, clinical associate professor in internal medicine, and Adam Ziemann, M4, were named the 2009 recipients of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The award honors a faculty member and a student who demonstrate the highest standards of respect and sensitivity in their interactions with patients, colleagues, and the public. (more…)

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Med Ed Update asked UI undergraduate students Jamie Hansen and Jarrett Hothan – student writers/interns with UI Health Care Marketing and Communications – to each cover one of the plenary sessions of the conference, “The Examined Life: Writing and the Art of Medicine,” held April 29-May 1 at the Carver College of Medicine, and to write about what they took away from the presentations. (more…)