Exceptional individual autonomy in combination with remarkable collegiality. Evenhanded treatment from day one. No cardiology practice takes greater care of colleagues nor prizes family life more highly. Refreshing, wholesome, progressive, friendly, community and first class, stunningly collegial, faculty equivalent practice. Easily as hilly and verdant as NASHVILLE.Income potential in top 5% of cardiologists, one of most modest costs of living among US appealing regions. Several former faculty, diverse geographical backgrounds, California, New York, etc. Call 1:5 or less. Group has well trained mid-levels and EBR.It comes as a big surprise to visitors who encounter here a landscape easily as hilly and verdant as that of NASHVILLE. SEE PARTIAL LISTING OF RANKINGS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AT END OF JOB DESCRIPTION.The Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Corridor (350,000), has sustained steady, high quality growth for generations. Civic pride and participation are vibrant. Each boasts lovely riverside downtowns with pedestrian malls, a wide array of festivals year round. Numerous options to live lakeside among hills, as well as array of upscale neighborhoods, surrounding elegant and historic country club or to purchase a farm or nature preserve acreage and still live within fifteen minutes or less of one’s sole practice site. Crime is not a concern, as crime rate is half US average. The quality of life in Iowa and ranks consistently in top 5 or 10 in numerous categories in study after study. Iowas population is highly educated, and its public schools are renowned nationally, ranking number 5 in the entire nation. 93 percent of recent high school grads seek college education 90% score on standardized tests at a level predictive of college success. The Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Corridor is the Number 3 most-educated metro area in the entire USA. Virtually half of the adults have a bachelors degree.The Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Corridor has thriving biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and information systems sectors. Exceptionally attractive to discerning businesses whose activities are based on human creativity, ingenuity, and technology transfer. Fortune 500 companies are increasingly looking to Iowa for healthy, productive, well educated workers to expand innovative software development and advanced telecommunications. The rapid emergence of ethanol as a major energy source is making a notable impact. Its four season climate offers striking diversity of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, golfing, cross country skiing, and snowmobiling. U IA is famous for Big 10 sports, its football and basketball teams are legendary, and caliber of performing/visual arts create a rich cultural calendar. The major university presence has brought delightful international diversity as wellUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is one of US largest and most highly regarded university-owned teaching hospitals. Very close ties of Iowa and Cedar Rapids heart Centers with faculty and fellows from U IA has spawned a genuinely faculty equivalent heart institute level specialty group based in Iowa City and in new, lovely facilities in Cedar Rapids. CVT surgery is provided by superb U IA faculty, consistent with its profile offering faculty equivalent cardiology care.OUTSTANDING RANKINGS for Iowa and the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Corridor from various studies:No. 1 in Iowa and in the top 4 percent in the nation for Quality of Life American City Business Journal 2005No. 2 Artist-Friendly Alternatives to New York and Los Angeles US Bureau of Labor StatisticsNo. 3 2006 Quality of Life Quotient Expansion Management 2005No.3 Most educated metropolitan area in the nation US Census 2000No. 5 Metropolitan Statistical Area in the Mayors Challenge, which analyzed each community’s workforce for public education, college-educated workers, healthcare costs, quality of life, logistics, infrastructure, taxes, and spending. The study compared 331 metro statistical areas to a variety of categories.No. 6 Healthiest, Safest and Sexiest Place to Live in America Men’s Journal , May 2003 No. 9 Top 10 Metros for the Up and Coming Set American Demographics, June 2003 No. 12 Best Places to Reinvent your Life AARP Magazine, May/June 2003 No. 25 Healthiest City in America (No. 2 in Miwest).Five-Star Quality of LIfe One of Expansion Magazines 2004 Five -Star Quality of Life Communities, based on factors like cost of living, good schools, home ownership and safety.Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metro The Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Corridor was named one of Americas Super Cities of the Future, by Expansion Management magazine, May 2005. STATE OF IOWANo. 1 Social Health in the United States Institute for Innovation in Social Policy Fordham UniversityNo. 4 Child Well-Being Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count ReportNo. 8 Best State for Healthcare JAMA