The Special Achievement in Pathology M4 Award is given by the University of Iowa Department of Pathology in conjunction with the Iowa Association of Pathologists (IAP). This recognition is awarded to graduating M4s who showed exceptional interest in or aptitude for pathology or pathology-related research.

Featuring: Kathryn Eschbacher, MD; Marco Hefti, MD; Vincent Liu, MD, FAAD; Osorio Lopes Abath Neto, MD, PhD; Deqin Ma, MD, PhD; Steven Moore, MD, PhD; Anthony Snow, MD

Featuring: Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCh; Mohamad Eletrebi, MBBCh; Carol Holman, MD, PhD; Aaruni Khanolkar, MBBS, PhD; Juan Jose Sanchez Ramirez, MD; Brian Swick, MD, FAAD

Anna Merrill, PhD, DABCC received the Excellence in Interprofessional Education Award after being nominated by her peers and trainees and selected by the Graduate Medical Education Teaching Awards Committee.

Featuring: Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA; Zizhen Kang, PhD; Sivakumar Lingappa, PhD; David Meyerholz, DVM, PhD; Yuhang Wang, PhD

Featuring: Dustin Bosch, MD, PhD; Jonathan Davick, MD; Mohamed Eletrebi, MBBCh; Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA; Andrean Simons-Burnett, PhD; Sergei Syrbu, MD, PhD; Shujie Yang, PhD

Nominated by his peers for his leadership, innovations, mentorship, and service to the state of Iowa, Marco Hefti, MD has been recognized as one of the Five Iowa Physicians to Watch in 2026 by the Iowa Medical Society during their annual President’s Dinner on April 17, 2026 in Iowa City.

April's recipients are Abigail Burger, Jason Hackman, Tylyn Lang

Featuring: Sahaana Arumugam, BA, BS; Vladimir Badovinac, PhD; Lecia Epping, BS; Cori Fain, PhD; John Harty, PhD; Mariah Hassert, PhD; Mohammad Heidarian, MSc; Shravan Kumar Kannan, MS; Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD; Madison Mix, BA; Cassie Sievers, BS; Shaelish Shahi, PhD; Huy Gia Vuong, PhD

Aracely Miron-Ocampo successfully defended her M.S. thesis on April 13th, 2026, completing the Pathology M.S. program. Aracely’s thesis is titled, "Profiling the Nasal Microbiome in People with Multiple Sclerosis."