May/June 2005, Volume 17, Number 2

In this issue:

• The making of a center of excellence — The Center of Excellence in Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
• From the Director — Strategic plan will provide direction
• Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. — Innovations that have made a difference in the lives of our patients, their families, and our work place
• Local sisters bequeath gift — The $750,000 Beulah & Florence Usher Endowment for Cornea and External Disease Will Support Research and Education
• NewsWorthy — Significant news events
• Close-up: A Calling To Care Half a World Away — Tsunami Relief
• UI physicians among 'Best Doctors in America'
• New Family Suite opens — New accommodations for families of children hospitalized in University of Iowa Children's Hospital
• National Hospital Week 2005
• 100 Great Nurses — Iowa Nurses Association recognized 100 Iowa nurses for excellence
• Above and Beyond — Recognizing people who demonstrate their commitment to excellence and service
• Milestones — Appointments, honors, retirements
• Marketing and Communications staff win awards