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One Day for DMU Rallies Supporters, Raises $237,614 

One Day for DMU, the 24 hour giving campaign for Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, raised $237,614 from 318 donors April 17-18. The sixth consecutive annual event was kicked off on campus with a friendly quiz competition among…
Kelly John, D.P.M., M.H.A., FACFAS, DABPM

Lapiplasty Centurion Surgeon Dr. Kelly John Offers Bunion Relief

Got painful bunions? Kelly John, D.P.M.'99, M.H.A.'99, FACFAS, DABPM, a podiatric physician at the Des Moines University Clinic - Foot and Ankle, can help. She is a Lapiplasty Centurion surgeon, meaning she has completed more than 100 Lapiplasty 3D bunion…
Kendall Thurman, D.O.’06, poses for a selfie with Ahmed.

“My Life is Forever Changed” 

Rows of olive trees in rust-colored earth and skinny kids leading flocks of sheep rushed past my window on the roadside and then faded from view. I was on a minibus traveling from a city named Gaziantep in Türkiye, heading…
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Class Notes

Bernard DiCasimirro, D.O.’89

Bernard DiCasimirro, D.O.’89, is chief medical officer at Lucet, an Overland Park, KS-based behavioral health optimization company for health plans. He has worked in all levels of care in psychiatry and substance use for more than 25 years.

Ryan Kivett, M.H.A.’23

Ryan Kivett, M.H.A.’23, joined Baylor Scott and White as a business analyst on April 15, 2024. The organization is the largest nonprofit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, with 51 hospitals, more…

Makenzie Urban Driscoll, M.S.P.A.S.’21, PA-C

Makenzie Urban Driscoll, M.S.P.A.S.’21, PA-C, is a physician assistant in the plastic surgery clinic at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines.
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Laura Heath-Arme, D.P.M.’12, FACFAS

“DMU will always have a special place in my heart. It’s an excellent school, and I’m excited to see it continue to attract outstanding students. It’s a place you want to be known you graduated from.”

Laura Heath-Arme, D.P.M.’12, FACFAS

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