The Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum
The Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum (OSAC) is the group of 35 professionals that most directly facilitates the activities of medical students at the Carver College of Medicine. Our mission is to provide an environment of scholarship and humanism in which our students can become the well-rounded physicians of tomorrow, fully prepared to enter into their professional lives focused on the well-being of their patients and communities.
OSAC consists of ten units, each focused on an aspect of student life. Among our duties are the selection of students that will thrive in this academic environment; to facilitate the delivery of a medical curriculum that provides the best didactic and practical learning experiences possible; to provide opportunities for students to experience the world through research, service, travel and the humanities; and to support students throughout the learning process.
Highlights
The Examined Life: Writing and the Art of Medicine
April 29 to May 1, 2009: The Carver College of Medicine will host a three-day conference focusing on the links between the science of medicine and the art of writing. Learn more...
Match Day
March 18, 2010: During Match Week, fourth year medical students find out where the next phase of their training, residency, will take place. A time of great anticipation and excitement! Learn more...
UPDATE: This year's match results are now available! Also, be sure to visit the photo gallery. Congratulations to all the M4s and their families!
Graduation
May 14, 2010: The College of Medicine’s graduation reception will be held from 2:00-4:00 pm on Friday May 14, 2010, at the Medical Education and Research Facility. Family and friends are invited. Learn more...
White Coat Ceremony
August 21, 2009: The White Coat Ceremony is an auspicious experience as students enter medical school. In the presence of family, guests, and faculty members, students are ceremonially "cloaked" with their white coats. Learn more...
The Learning Communities Institute
Each year, at the Association of American Medical Colleges' annual meeting, schools from across the nation get together to discuss the use of learning communities in medical education. Learn more...
Emergency Hotline
The Office of Student Affairs has established an emergency hotline for use in the event of a weather-related or other emergency. Please call (319) 384-1704 for recorded information on class cancellations.
Photo Galleries
Research Day 2009
On September 11, 2009 medical students participating in research presented their work to both the judges and to their peers. Approximately 400 students and faculty participated in the event throughout the day. Each year Research Day ends with a celebratory banquet where the very best presentations are awarded certificates and nominal cash awards. see the gallery...
Jump Rope for Hope 2009
The Bean Learning Community's annual Jump Rope for Hope benefits the Iowa City Shelter House. Students compete for endurance and speed, winning prizes donated by area businesses. See the gallery..
White Coat Ceremony 2009
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation presents the White Coat Ceremony, in which students take the Hippocratic Oath and are cloaked in their white coats as a symbol of their entry into a humanistic profession. See the gallery...
Master Calendar
AnnouncementsRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
The Office of Student Affairs
1216 MERF
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2600
(800) 342-2978
(319) 335-8278
Fax: (319) 335-8643
Emergency Hotline: (319) 384-1704
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