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Preparing tomorrow's health care leaders

At DMU, we enable our students to make a tangible difference in the world. Our three health sciences colleges house eight different programs, all widely respected and highly competitive. We provide a hands-on learning environment that emphasizes competence, compassion, and community.

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OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

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PODIATRIC MEDICINE

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PHYSICAL THERAPY

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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

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ANATOMY

MSBS

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

MHA

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Campus News & Updates

Health Topics

DMU offers virtual mental health lecture series

Barb Boose, Des Moines University Marketing and CommunicationsBarb Boose
Loneliness has a negative impact on physical and mental health, even more than do obesity, inadequate physical activity or exposure to air pollution. Now add a pandemic and its “new rules” of physical distancing to the picture, and the situation…

Health Topics

Let’s talk about sex…ual dysfunction?

New Campus

DMU holds groundbreaking for new campus

Des Moines University Clinic, Physical Therapy and Pain Science

Health Topics

How does pain work? Understanding the truth behind the hurt

Events at DMU

Emergency medicine ultrasound workshop prevails amid COVID-19 restrictions

Upcoming Events

We are #DMUProud

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1898

year DMU was founded, making us the second oldest osteopathic university

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$7 million

received by students in scholarships each year

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Improving Lives

in our global community is part of our core mission

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#1 City

Des Moines is one of the most affordable places to live in the U.S.

The DMU Clinic

Our multi-specialty clinic is conveniently located on the DMU campus. Our clinicians are more than providers; they’re researchers, mentors, and faculty dedicated to bringing expert, specialty health care to you and your family. Students attending DMU train alongside these leading physicians throughout their programs, gaining valuable, first-hand experience.

Learn more about the clinic
Neel Patel

“During our pre-clinical years, we are immersed in a curriculum that balances innovation and technology with lectures from renowned professors. We are given the tools, resources and opportunities to become compassionate, empathetic and competent clinicians to serve on local, national and even global levels.”

Neel Patel, D.O.'20

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