Melissa Roberts, catering supervisor at DMU, explains how.

For medical students, there is no better teacher than your body – including when you’re no longer in it. Donated bodies are indispensable for teaching anatomical concepts to aspiring care givers. Participants in DMU’s body donor program make this ultimate gift.

While most people think of a triathlon as an endurance sport for just the very fit, Hal Hatchett, D.P.M.’00, considers it a combination of the activities kids love – swimming, bicycling and running. After he and his family moved last year into a new home surrounded by trails, he came home from a run one…

For the past four decades, John Wattleworth, retired general services director for McFarland Clinic in Ames, IA, has been Santa Claus at hospitals, church groups, clinics and other settings. In recent years, his wife, Roberta Wattleworth, D.O.’81, M.H.A.’99, M.P.H.’04, chair and professor of family medicine, has joined the act as Mrs. Claus.

What do butt butter, sunblock, a full water bottle and a healthy appetite for pie have in common? They’re all top tips for surviving The Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa®. Heading into its 38th year, RAGBRAI annually draws more than 10,000 bicyclists – including Team DMU – who pedal from the…

Having a good support crew makes a huge difference in one’s RAGBRAI experience. DMU maintenance worker James Yacko and his wife, Carol, garner rave reviews from Team DMU for their service, support and Carol’s spirited cheerleading.

Whether you own your practice or work for a mega-organization, it’s always good to give your public communications a checkup. Even if you’re not in direct control of the marketing message, you can still evaluate your message to better understand your clients’ or patients’ perspectives of you.

Delivering health care in a third-world country can test any provider’s mettle. Heather Fowler has shown hers is made of steel.