UnityPoint Health Names Schroeder Radiation Oncology Medical Director
UnityPoint Health has named Samuel Schroeder, MD, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, as of November 1, 2026.
ChildServe Names Wendy Woods-Swafford, MD, First Chief Medical Officer
ChildServe is pleased to announce that Wendy Woods-Swafford, MD, MPH, will join the organization as its inaugural Chief Medical Officer, a newly established role that reflects ChildServe’s ongoing commitment to clinical excellence and exceptional pediatric care, on January 11, 2027. Dr. Woods-Swafford currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for UnityPoint Health - Des Moines and as a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Blank Children’s Hospital, where she provides inpatient and outpatient care.
Iowa Medical Student Gains Rural Care Experience at Waverly Health Center
For University of Iowa medical student Charis Edwards, spending part of her summer at Waverly Health Center (WHC) offered more than clinical experience. It gave her a firsthand look at rural medicine.