Iowa White Coat Network
Find Your Mentor. Shape Your Legacy.
Connecting Iowa physicians through meaningful mentorship at every stage of the journey.
No physician succeeds alone.
Whether you're just beginning medical school, starting residency, building your practice or preparing for retirement, you don't have to navigate your career alone.
The Iowa Medical Society's Iowa White Coat Network connects physicians, residents, and medical students through meaningful one-on-one mentoring relationships that strengthen careers—and the future of medicine in Iowa.
Why Join?
✔ Expand your professional network in Iowa.
✔ Learn from physicians who've been there.
✔ Share your experience with the next generation.
✔ Explore career paths and leadership opportunities.
✔ Build stronger connections across Iowa medicine.
Mentorship That Fits Your Schedule
Designed with busy physicians in mind.
- Approximately 15-30 minutes per week
- Meet virtually or in person
- Set goals together
- Connect when it works for you
Built Around You
Participants are matched using the Mentorloop platform based on:
- Specialty
- Career stage
- Professional interests
- Leadership goals
- Geographic location
- Practice setting
Our goal is to create meaningful mentoring relationships that benefit both mentors and mentees.
Who Can Participate?
The Iowa White Coat Network is open to:
- Medical students
- Residents and fellows
- Practicing physicians
- Retired physicians
Whether you're looking for guidance, ready to give back, or interested in both, there's a place for you.
Powered by Operation I.O.W.A.
The Iowa White Coat Network is part of Operation I.O.W.A. (Innovative Opportunities for Workforce Action), the Iowa Medical Society's statewide physician workforce initiative.
By strengthening connections between physicians at every career stage, we're helping build a stronger physician workforce and a healthier future for Iowa.
Getting Started is Easy
Every physician remembers someone who helped shape their journey.
Now it's your turn.
Participants who complete the interest form will receive an email invitation to complete their Iowa White Coat Network profile in Mentorloop.