Service
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics serves as the teaching hospital and comprehensive health care center for the state of Iowa, promoting the health of all Iowans regardless of their ability to pay. The organization’s commitment to quality health care extends to patients from other states and nations. Over 200 health care specialties are provided by collaborating teams of physicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers, therapists, pharmacists, and other health care professionals and support staff.
Collaboration
University of Iowa Health Care describes the collaborative partnership between University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. UI Hospitals and Clinics also collaborates with the other health sciences colleges at The University of Iowa. Together, these organizations provide world-class patient care, health care education, and biomedical research to the people of Iowa and beyond.
UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Robert P. Kelch, M.D
Dean and Vice President for Statewide Health Services
UI College of Dentistry
David C. Johnsen, D.D.S.
Dean and Professor
UI College of Nursing
Melanie C. Dreher, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Kelting Dean and Professor
UI College of Pharmacy
Jordan L. Cohen, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
UI College of Public Health
James A. Merchant, M.D., Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Dean and Professor
Record year for UI health sciences
As a partner with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a component of the UI health sciences campus, the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine recorded several major accomplishments during the 2001-2002 academic year, including:
- Completion of long-awaited facilities
- Record support for research
- New initiatives in education
- An unprecedented gift accompanied by a new name
The new name—the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine—came in March 2002 after the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, announced a $63 million gift to the College. It was by far the largest gift in UI history.
Work continued throughout the year on the Medical Education and Biomedical Research Facility and other projects reshaping the UI health sciences campus, which also includes the colleges of Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health.
An October 2001 site visit followed by a February 2002 vote continued the Carver College’s full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
Record external support to the University ensured that some programs—most of them research—survived as the UI grappled with a budget crunch. Much of the $341 million in grants, gifts and contracts received by the University during the past fiscal year went to programs in the health sciences.
The Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health, was the single largest source of external funds, supplying nearly $184 million. The total was a 33 percent increase over 2001, placing the UI 10th among public universities in NIH awards.
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