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The Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences Alumni Association is a growing community of 16,000+ alumni around the world.

As a DMU alum, you can utilize the alumni job board, share personal news or achievements, recognize the achievements of fellow alumni and update your information to receiveย the alumni e-newsletter, DMU Magazine and event invitations.

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DMU Graduates First Class of Occupational Therapy Students

Des Moines University graduated its first class of occupational therapy students. DMUโ€™s newest alumni will help address OT shortagesย in Iowa and nationwide.

Students with DMU letters at Commencement 2026

DMUย Graduates Over 430ย Health Care Professionals

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences awarded graduate degrees in medicine and health sciences to over 430 new health care professionals at its 126th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 29, 2026.ย 

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Des Moines University Names 2026 Commencement Speaker

George Rust, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM, author of โ€œHealing in a Changing America: Doctoring in a Nation of Needless Suffering,โ€ย willย deliver the keynote addressย atย Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciencesโ€™ย 2026 Commencement ceremonyย in May.ย 

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Mark LeDuc, D.O.โ€™02, FACOOG

Mark LeDuc, D.O.โ€™02, FACOOG,ย joined Des Moines University on July 8, 2024, as associate dean for clinical affairs of the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Previously, he practiced at the Mercy Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic in Mason City, IA.

Gary Stuck, D.O.’83, FAAFP

Gary Stuck, D.O.’83, FAAFP, retired in June 2024 after serving since 2018 as chief medical officer of Advocate Health, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit hospital system with 68 hospitals. Prior to that, he served patients for 32 years as a family […]

Thomas Klein, D.O.’04, D.P.M.’98

Thomas Klein, D.O.โ€™04, D.P.M.โ€™98, was elected president of the Polk County, IA, Medical Society Executive Council. He is a board-certified interventional pain management specialist at Iowa Ortho in Des Moines.

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