Q&A with Bailey Brooks, MD
Where you work: I have worked in the Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines since I graduated residency in 2024. Typical day in your shoes:For me, each day is a little different. I staff our general psychiatry resident clinic on Monday mornings and see my own patients in clinic in […]
Q&A with Robert Smith, MD
Where do you work? I retired from full time work at the VA Hospital in Iowa City in 2010 and from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa several years later.Those last years were supervising third year residents one day a week in the outpatient clinic at the Iowa City Mental Health Clinic. […]
Q&A with Brian Masterson, MD
Where you work Currently I am a Senior Behavioral Health Medical Director in Optum. This is the operational subsidiary of United Health Group. Typical day in your shoes My typical day is to focus on how to improve the healthcare experience of patients and providers. My team focuses on creation of the integrated care model to improve […]
Q&A with Shannon Jans, MD
Where you work: During the week I work at MercyOne Genesis Psychology Associates in Davenport, IA. I also work occasional weekends at the University of Iowa covering the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). Typical day in your shoes: Mornings are hectic with getting my three young kids ready for daycare/school. I then work as an outpatient […]
Q&A with Jennifer Johnson
Where do you work?I work primarily at MercyOne Psychiatry Residency Clinic. I also cover the adult inpatient units at Clive Behavioral Health, typically one weekend per month. Typical day in your shoes?Most of my day is spent in clinical care, seeing adult patients in the outpatient setting. Occasionally I provide resident supervision in the clinic and […]
Q&A with Abraham Assad, MD
Where do you work? I am employed by the Iowa Medical and Classification Center, but most of my work is with individuals in jails all across the state. Typical day in your shoes? I spend most of my time doing competency evaluations. It is not always clear if a person who has been accused of […]
Q&A with Brooke Olson
Where do you work? Senior Resident at University of Iowa Health Care Typical day in your shoes? As a senior resident, I’m completing electives at UIHC with a focus in public, community, and rural Psychiatry, with a half-day of Psychiatry clinic at the 501 Housing First Apartments in Iowa City. My current elective is being […]
Aaron Kauer, MD
Where do you work? I am a Clinical Associate Professor at University of Iowa Healthcare and work on the main campus in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic. Typical day in your shoes? Most of my time is spent seeing patients and families in our outpatient psychiatry clinic where I am the co-medical director. […]
Q&A with Michael Flaum, MD
Where you work: Pretty much wherever I happen to be, as long as I have my laptop and a decent internet connection ( i.e., I am able to do most of my work remotely these days.) Typical day in your shoes: Happily, that varies from day to day. I am currently working ~ 2/3 time, […]
Q&A with Samuel Kuperman, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP
Where you work: My office is currently in the Medical Education Building, which was the old Psychopathic Hospital before the department’s clinical services were moved over to the John Pappajohn Pavilion at UIHC (outpatient psychiatric services in 1989 and inpatient services in 1990). My research projects are centered in the MEB. Typical day in your […]
