Spotlight

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Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.

Student success

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Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.
Madison Melchert at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; the school's mascot is painted on the wall in the background

Coming home: State champion returns to lead her alma mater

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.
a doctor standing in a hospital hallway

Making a difference for kids in the ER

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.

Health care

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Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.
Madison Melchert at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; the school's mascot is painted on the wall in the background

Coming home: State champion returns to lead her alma mater

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.
a doctor standing in a hospital hallway

Making a difference for kids in the ER

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.

Research

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Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.
Madison Melchert at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; the school's mascot is painted on the wall in the background

Coming home: State champion returns to lead her alma mater

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.
a doctor standing in a hospital hallway

Making a difference for kids in the ER

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.

Always a Hawkeye: Alumni stories

a woman standing in a medical education facility

Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.
Madison Melchert at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; the school's mascot is painted on the wall in the background

Coming home: State champion returns to lead her alma mater

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.
a doctor standing in a hospital hallway

Making a difference for kids in the ER

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.

Community impact

a woman standing in a medical education facility

Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.
Madison Melchert at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; the school's mascot is painted on the wall in the background

Coming home: State champion returns to lead her alma mater

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.
a doctor standing in a hospital hallway

Making a difference for kids in the ER

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.

Faculty and staff features

a woman standing in a medical education facility

Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.
Madison Melchert at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; the school's mascot is painted on the wall in the background

Coming home: State champion returns to lead her alma mater

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.
a doctor standing in a hospital hallway

Making a difference for kids in the ER

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.

Athletics

Rooted in rural Iowa: CRISP scholar builds a future in women’s health

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.
Madison Melchert at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; the school's mascot is painted on the wall in the background

Coming home: State champion returns to lead her alma mater

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.
a doctor standing in a hospital hallway

Making a difference for kids in the ER

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.