Westermann was one of six orthopedic surgeons selected to participate in the Arthroscopy Association of North America Advanced Arthroscopy (AANA) Traveling Fellowship Program for 2021.

Thomas and Anderson are spearheading an effort to rectify the disconnect in residency training between simulation, surgical skills training, and operating room performance.

The Arthritis Foundation has awarded University of Iowa researchers a three-year, $928,249 post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) platform grant as part of their Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial Network (OA-CTN). 

Two University of Iowa sports medicine specialists are serving as board members of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM).

University of Iowa Sports Medicine has received accreditation from the Ultrasound Practice Accreditation Council of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).

The University of Iowa has transitioned all components of its nationally recognized athletic training program to a new home in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.