Teaching is the core of our identity at the University of Iowa and there are diverse opportunities for fellows with an interest in education to get involved. As the state’s only academic medical center, the University of Iowa prides itself on educating the next generation of healthcare providers. There are monthly opportunities to provide didactics to Carver College of Medicine students rotating on their neurology clerkship. Our medical students highly value the teaching from our Graduate Medical Education trainees, rating the quality in the top quartile nationally.

Opportunities also exist on a monthly basis to teach both adult and pediatric neurology residents. We provide lectures on epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology topics to residents most Thursdays each month. We also conduct simulations in our state-of-the-art Center for Procedural Skills and Simulation and host EEG practice workshops throughout the year. In addition to training neurology residents, we are routinely invited to provide foundational lectures for our primary care and psychiatry residencies.

The University of Iowa also serves as the primary clinical site for the Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technology Program through Kirkwood Community College. Fellows may elect to provide didactics or informal teaching to our END students.

Several regional conferences are held annually in Iowa City including the Iowa Neurologic Association’s Annual Meeting and the END Technologist’s Annual Symposium which offer fellows the opportunity to present to a wider audience.

For those looking to further develop their skills as a medical educator, the Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education offers a broad range of services to support medical education and scholarship. Fellows may choose to participate in monthly skills development workshops, self-instructional programs, and individual consultations to target their personal goals for growth. They also provide resources for educational research and scholarship.