Department Picnic

Every autumn the Department gathers at one of our local parks (Kent Park, the Corallville Lake, City Park) for a picnic. Everyone is invited - children included (and we try to provide enough entertainment to keep even the youngest happy).

Paintball

Over the last several months, a group of residents has developed a regular "paintball" competition at a local club. Mostly residents - but faculty are welcome.

Resident Graduation

In mid-June we bid farewell to our graduating CA3s. This is largely "hosted" by the graduates themselves - and includes a great "resident and faculty roast" - no holds barred.

Golf Tournament

After the residents' graduation ceremony, the graduates host a "faculty-residents" golf tournament at a local course. Duffers are welcome--any bets made are off the record. Beware of Dr. Choi!!

New Resident Welcome Party

Shortly after graduation, we also welcome our newest resident members. In 2007, the party was held in tents at Dr. Todd's - again, lots of food, free beer and a chance to meet your new colleagues.

Hawkeye Athletics

The UIHC is located just across the street from Kinnick Stadium and down the road from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena - homes, respectively, to the Hawkeye football and basketball teams. Residents are eligible for staff tickets. If you like Big-10 level athletics, here it is.

A Message from the Xenon Society...

Most anesthetics live a pretty cushy existence, inside fancy bottles, some with fancy brand names, shielded from damaging light, and stored in a cool place. But that isn't the case for all anesthetic gases. One of them has to live in the unpredictable, uncontrolled, unbearable hell we call - the atmosphere. That's right, I'm talking about Xenon. Just because you have a place on the periodic table doesn't mean you have a place at the dinner table of anesthesia. Until now fractional distillation of Xenon has been prohibitively expensive. And fractional distillation is how we refine crude oil to produce gasoline, butane and petroleum jelly. Think about it people! We can't sit by as Xenon is continually treated like crude oil.

So what are we going to do about it? Through some back channel sources I have heard that there are trace amounts of Xenon in the bubbles of carbonated beverages such as soda, sparkling water and even fine malted beverages such as Olde English. You can't think about such vital topics on an empty stomach either.

We cannot rest until there is a Xenon cassette for the Datex-Ohmeda. We can't wait four more years. Xenon has been taking it one day at a time and trying to be a team player. Until there is a place for Xenon, there will be no justice. No justice, no peace. Join the revolution.

To contemplate these issues, continue the debate and to conduct research, residents meet monthly (after Clinical Case Conference) at a local xenon-distribution facility (most commonly known as The Vine).