Other innovations from this period include the first human EEG recordings, first description of how blood is supplied to the prostate gland, the Ponseti Method of surgical treatment of clubfoot, and one of the world's first heart-lung machines.
In 1998, the UI hospitals were certified as a Level I Trauma Center with pediatric commitment by the American College of Surgeons.
In 2002, in recognition of $90 million in total contributions, the UI College of Medicine was renamed after Roy J.
This involved shortening the preclinical curriculum to 18 months, and moving Step 1 to after completion of the core clinical rotations.
After an introductory semester in a Foundations Block, the curriculum is then composed of three distinct courses: mechanisms of health and disease (MOHD), medicine and society (MAS), and clinical and professional skills (CAPS).
Finally, for selectives, students choose to complete six rotations of two weeks each in anesthesia, dermatology, lab med EKG, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, radiology, and urology.
CCOM offers multiple tracks to allow give MD students a structured way to explore additional interests above and beyond the traditional medical school curriculum:[13] UI Carver College of Medicine received $228.1 million in external research funding in FY 2010.