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Shaun Grammer, Des Moines University Physician Assistant Alumn

“DMU made a big impact on me, and the network of DMU grads is strong.”

Shaun Grammer, D.M.Sc., PA-C’07

DMU alumni serve as ACOFP Iowa leaders

By Barb Boose

Jennifer Holmes Latterell, D.O.’05, C.P.E., was elected president-elect of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Iowa Chapter, at the Midwinter Osteopathic Family Practice Virtual Conference in January. She is the associate chief of staff for education and the designated …

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CPMS alumna and her “mommy group” tackle PPE shortage

By Matt Jardin

Reem Sheikh, D.P.M.’12, well remembers the early days of the pandemic. As a podiatric surgeon at New York Metropolitan, Lincoln and Harlem hospitals and a surgery faculty member at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, she experienced firsthand how …

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What has health care learned from the pandemic?

By Barb Boose

“The first lesson I learned is how dumb I am. A year and a month ago, given the oxygen saturation levels we were seeing, I couldn’t have imagined not intubating people. We in Iowa got to learn from our confreres …

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Jennifer Wentz, D.P.M.’21

Jennifer Wentz, D.P.M.’21, began a three-year podiatric medical and surgical residency at the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA.

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Emily Zellmer, PA-C’16

Emily Zellmer, PA-C’16, moved to Detroit and joined the Endometriosis Treatment Center of America. The practice has several locations in Michigan.

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Reece Rickertsen, D.P.M.’17

Reece Rickertsen, D.P.M.’17, joined the podiatry department at Murfreesboro (TN) Medical Clinic. He is a board-certified podiatric physician with extensive training in elective foot and ankle surgery, reconstructive operations, diabetic wounds and treatment for foot and ankle trauma.
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