Adults 50 and older are invited to Des Moines University’s annual Senior Health Fair for free health screenings. The health fair will be held on November 5 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Student Education Center, 3300 Grand Avenue. Seniors can get blood glucose, blood pressure and bone density screenings. Des Moines University (DMU) [...]
Des Moines University invites our neighbors and community to join our Start Somewhere Walk on Friday, October 7, at noon. Starting at the Academic Center, 3440 Grand Avenue, the one-mile route will head west on Grand Avenue to 42nd Street and return to campus. DMU faculty, staff and students will join thousands of Iowans in [...]
Des Moines University has a new educational resource for students and faculty, courtesy of Brad Bakotic, D.P.M., D.O and his company. The Bako Pathology Clinical Skills Lab and Classroom is the result of a $100,000 gift to DMU from Bako Pathology Services in Alpharetta, Georgia, where Bakotic is chief executive officer. The lab and classroom [...]
Des Moines University and The University of Iowa are pleased to announce the receipt of a one-year grant award in the amount of $1.5 million to support the statewide Iowa Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program. The Iowa AHEC Program offers a statewide system of programs and activities to recruit and retain Iowa’s health care [...]
Ted Butterfield, a student in the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at Des Moines University, was honored with the American Podiatric Medical Students’ Association’s (APMSA) 2011 Leadership Award at its July House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The APMSA Leadership Award is presented to the member of the APMSA HOD who has made [...]
Des Moines University (DMU) will honor Bankers Trust CEO and President Suku Radia at the 2011 Glanton Scholarship Dinner on October 6 at The Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona. The annual event helps to raise money for the scholarship named after The Honorable Luther T. Glanton Jr. and Willie Stevenson Glanton. The scholarship [...]
The COM class of 2011 students recorded the best scores ever for Des Moines University on the national licensing exam. The first-time pass rate on the Cognitive Evaluation exam was 94%, best in the nation. On the Performance Evaluation exam, the first-time pass rate was 99%, which tied for second in the country. COM students [...]
Inauguration scheduled for September 24 Des Moines University (DMU) announces the presidential inauguration of Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D. Franklin, who became DMU’s 15th president on March 1, 2011, has worked in higher education for more than 20 years. Previously, she was executive vice president and provost at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, where [...]
Eighteen podiatric medical students at Des Moines University received scholarships ranging from $1,000-$5,000 for the 2011-2012 academic year from the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Educational Foundation. Scholarship selection was based on academic performance, service and financial need. Congratulations to these students and thanks to the APMA Educational Foundation for supporting podiatric medical education. DPM [...]
In conjunction with the esteemed World Food Prize Symposium in October, Des Moines University (DMU) will host “The Challenges of Global Aging” on October 12. Speakers include: Robert Bender, medical director, Healthy Aging & Memory Clinic Donna Harvey, director, Iowa Department on Aging Timothy Ihrig, medical director, Palliative Care Services, Iowa Health Physicians Bryan Kaskie, [...]