If you are pre-med, or considering a career in health care and would like to learn more about podiatric medicine, check out our Summer Podiatry Preview program, June 24-25!

We are accepting applications from students right now, and the deadline is May 3. To apply, you need to submit the online application, send in copies of your transcripts and one letter of recommendation. This helps give us a better idea of who to select for the program, and also helps you prepare for the real application process in the future!

We will choose 6 students for the 2010 program. Your travel cost to Des Moines, hotel room and meals will all be paid for by DMU for those chosen. The program includes two full days of activities including:

• Lab demonstrations in anatomy, simulation lab, suturing, etc.
• Discussions with the dean, faculty and current D.P.M. students
• A tour of the DMU Foot and Ankle Institute and shadowing a D.P.M. student
• Admission overview – preparing to apply
• Campus tour
• Des Moines activities – Iowa Cubs game and the Des Moines Art Festival

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Check out the anatomy lab!

Have you ever gone on a campus tour and felt like you didn’t really get to see the heart and guts of the school? We don’t want that to happen at DMU. We also don’t want you to visit and leave without every question answered. So if you’re thinking you want to enter the health care field (or your child or student does), then come check out Discover DMU on March 3.

It’s informal yet informative and you’ll get to see where students really learn and grow. You’ll hear about all 9 of our programs and go on a tour with a current student to our labs and classrooms and gym and all the other cool stuff that makes DMU awesome.

You’ll get to:

• Examine lifelike human simulators and sit in on a suturing session or laparoscope demonstration.
• Experience the simulated clinical setting students train in before entering a real clinic.
• Watch an osteopathic manual medicine demonstration.
• Meet DMU faculty, alumni and current students.

Come with questions! Our students are amazing and they are happy to share their experiences.

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The American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS) updated their application process this year and we’re excited about the changes.

If you want to get into podiatric medicine, fill out the application, have your transcripts sent to the AACPMAS, and choose the podiatry schools where you’d like your app to be sent.  (Choose DMU of course!)

I filled out a test application last night (I hope I get in!) and while it may seem a bit lengthy, it certainly is thorough. That’s what we want, a comprehensive look at you, the applicant, and why you’re the next best thing in podiatric medicine.

Learn more about what’s new for the College of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery at DMU, or apply today through the centralized app service!  We’ll start interviewing next month, so we’re looking forward to seeing some good applications in the near future!

Check out the APMA’s new video on You Tube!

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The 2009 Summer Podiatry Preview group with their DMU advisors and Cubbie Bear!

Last spring we invited interested students to apply for 6 available spots in the Summer Podiatry Preview, and imagine how impressed we were to receive nearly 60 applications!

This new program is a 2-day preview for college students interested in learning more about podiatric medicine as a possible career choice.

We welcomed our 6 students to Des Moines last week for the first session and gave them an in-depth look at DMU. The students experienced all of our labs – Simulation, Anatomy, Surgery, HPL, SPAL and Research. They also learned how to suture, shadowed in the Foot and Ankle Institute, met current students and faculty, explored downtown Des Moines, cheered on our Iowa Cubs at a baseball game, dined at Jordan Creek Town Center, and on and on.

I certainly kept them busy during their visit, and their level of enthusiasm was impressive.We were pleased to offer an experience of this kind to prospective students, and hope to make it an annual event. If you’re intersted in getting info about this program for next year, leave a comment below!

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Last week several representatives from DMU attended the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) annual “Swinging for Scholars” golf outing. We sponsored a hole and distributed DMU golf towels, which turned out to be a useful tool on such a dreary day! And although the day started out cold and rainy, by late afternoon it was hot and humid like a typical July day. Much safer golfing weather once the lightning stopped!

The outing raised over $130,000 for the Iowa Hospital Education & Research Foundation (IHERF) scholarship for health care education. The morning program included a speech from Drake Relays Director Brian Brown, which was inspiring to all in attendance. We also had the opportunity to chat with DMU alums, board members, faculty and some current students who all came out to support the cause.

We’re looking forward to participating again next year – it’s a great event, a great opportunity to network and raise money for scholarships, and the IHA has already guaranteed us beautiful weather!

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As you may know, a great number of DMU students live near campus.  I watch them from my window every day as they dodge cars on Grand Ave. on their way to class.

The last few weeks has been another spectacle entirely – moving mayhem!  Students, friends, parents, little siblings – all helping move belongings in or out of apartments. Maybe the students moving out are on their way to rotations or residencies, or those moving in are brand new students that will join us this August (Orientation starts August 4)!  It’s also possible they have no affiliation with DMU and just happen to like living in our neighborhood.  At this moment I can see U-hauls, a couple minivans and there is even a horse trailer blocking one lane of traffic on Grand while its contents are being emptied onto the front lawn!

Even though they lucked out with a cool day (73 degrees!), I’m still sending cool thoughts their way! Good luck to everyone moving to or from our neighborhood this summer! Lift with your knees, and don’t forget to wave at the admission staff if you see us watching you through our windows – we’re happy you’re here!

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