Tyler Maggio, MD

I grew up in Rockford, Illinois, as the only child to my parents, both clinical pharmacists. They would often chat about work when I was young, so much so that my first word was “vancomycin.” Okay, maybe I am stretching the truth (it was actually “hot”), but my parents’ careers truly did spark my interest in medicine. They spoke of TPN, INR, antibiotics, and more, always describing a different set of tasks each workday that made me even more curious. I enjoyed the sciences in school and found myself enthralled with the idea of using that knowledge to understand the human body. I carried these interests with me to college at the University of Illinois, which helped deepen my understanding while aligning me further toward my goal of becoming a doctor.

In medical school, I was naturally attracted to internal medicine due to the cerebral nature of the specialty. Developing an understanding of physiology and pathology to create management plans for chronic diseases was a strong motivator for me, as were the clinical discussions with peers and faculty. I looked forward to seeing how patients progressed over time and whether the teams’ interventions had the expected results or not. I also had many wonderful mentors, several of which were graduates of this very internal medicine program. Interview season eventually came along, and it was clear to me that Iowa was the program to help me accomplish my goals.

This residency program takes young doctors and transforms them into exceptional clinicians equipped to handle any challenge that comes their way. The program is clinically rigorous but makes time for dedicated education, thoughtful mentorship, and tailored scholarship in education, research, health equity, and more. I found great support in the leadership of this program, including the former chief residents, and aspire to maintain and improve upon the current excellence of Internal Medicine at Iowa. As Chief Resident, I hope to expand upon the current learning climate and challenge our residents to continuously improve in the name of patient care. I hope to support each resident’s professional goals while helping to train extraordinary internists.

My future career plans will include some degree of entanglement between kidneys and medical education. I will be applying for nephrology fellowship this year and hope to continue building upon some of my Distinction in Medical Education (DIME) work during this Chief year. Outside of work, my wife and I love traveling and hosting dinner parties, with our 8-month-old son usually providing the entertainment. I am excited to work with all the new interns as well as my co-Chiefs and the rest of the program leadership, and I am confident it will be a year to remember. Go Hawks!