Our students aren’t passive learners. At Iowa, you’ll go inside the lab and contribute to world-renowned research working alongside faculty experts to explore the diverse realms of this department.

DPT Program

Our program consistently ranks among the top physical therapy programs in the United States. We are proud of the tradition of excellence that has been established here since the program’s inception in 1942.

100%

Employment rate after completing DPT program

# 3

2025 Ranking by US News and World Report

100%

NPTE pass rate

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Carver College of Medicine Events

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Improving Health Outcomes Through Preventing Childhood Obesity Conference

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 8:30am to 4:30pm
Virtual
Join physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers and dietitians in a conversation about the prevention of, and the implications of, childhood obesity!

Join physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers and dietitians in a conversation about the prevention of, and the implications of, childhood obesity!
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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Basic - Online Version (Zoom)

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Hardin Open Workshops: EndNote Basic
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ACB Seminar Series - Juan Rodriguez and Sahebgowda Patil

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Juan Rodriguez, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Yang Lab, will present a seminar titled “Regulation of Ide-mediated Hepatic Insulin Clearance by Nitrosative Stress."

Sahebgowda Patil, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Yang Lab, will present a seminar titled “Role of the Lysosome Enzyme GILT in Bone Marrow Adipocyte Function under the Context of Obesity."

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