About Us

The Consortium: 

  • Serves as the designated University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine branch campus  facilitating undergraduate medical education clinical clerkships within the Des Moines member institutions. 
  • Coordinates University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Graduate Medical Education residency and fellowship program rotations within the Des Moines member institutions. 
  • Assists the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) -approved residency programs within the Des Moines member institutions. 
  • Fosters development of an educational community in Des Moines committed to excellence in medical student and resident education. 

Four Member Institutions

The Des Moines Area Medical Education Consortium, Inc. unites four Des Moines hospitals in an exclusive academic affiliation with the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Listed below are the four Des Moines hospitals and a link to each hospital's website where you can learn more about the institution and its commitment to quality medical education and research.

  1. Blank Children' Hospital
  2. Broadlawns Medical Center
  3. Iowa Lutheran Hospital (UnityPoint Health - Des Moines)
  4. Iowa Methodist Medical Center (UnityPoint Health - Des Moines)

Even though not a member of the Consortium, the VA Central Iowa Health System provides a valuable role in the education of both medical students and residents.

Eight Member Residency Programs

UnityPoint Health-Des Moines and Broadlawns Medical Center member institutions of the Des Moines Area Medical Education Consortium, Inc. sponsor eight ACGME-accredited residency programs. The Consortium supports training these residents in the different member institutions and assists in the coordination of training of the University of Iowa residents who rotate to Des Moines from UIHC for approved rotations. Listed below are the eight Des Moines residency programs and a link to each program's website where you can learn more about the residency program and its commitment to quality clinical training and research.

  1. Blank Children's Hospital Pediatrics Residency Program
  2. Broadlawns Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program
  3. Broadlawns Medical Center Transitional Year Residency Program
  4. Broadlawns-UnityPoint Psychiatry Residency Program
  5. Iowa Lutheran Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
  6. Iowa Methodist Medical Center/University of Iowa-Des Moines Internal Medicine Residency Program
  7. Iowa Methodist Medical Center Surgery Residency Program
  8. Iowa Methodist Medical Center Transitional Year Residency Program