The Class of 1978 at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS), now Des Moines University, were students when the world mourned the passing of Elvis Presley, celebrated the release of the first at-home game console (the Atari 2600), […]
Reunion Reflections: Paul Rossi “A class characterized by camaraderie” Read More
Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D., has been awarded a fellowship that, in a way, will take him home. The associate professor of anatomy received a Carnegie Alumni Diaspora Fellowship from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, where he earned his bachelor’s,
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Robert E. “Bob” Suter, D.O.’89, M.H.A.’89, FACOEP-D, FAAEM, FACEP, FIFEM, was re-elected to his third board term and elected president-elect of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). In July, he returned from a Middle East deployment as a colonel
Robert E. “Bob” Suter, D.O.’89, M.H.A.’89, FACOEP-D, FAAEM, FACEP, FIFEM Read More
During their meeting on December 8, 2017, members of the DMU Alumni Association Board of Directors chose Jami Haberl, M.P.H.’03, M.H.A.’03 as president-elect and Paul Morris, D.O.’78, FACOFP, as vice president. They were elected to fill the open seats and
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Nikki Twedt, PA-C’05, was featured on the website of DMOS Orthopaedic Centers headquartered in Des Moines. She is a physician assistant specializing in hip and knee. She completed an orthopedic residency at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Chicago.
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At a time of tension over the U.S.-Mexico border, an organization that’s worked for more than four decades to diminish divides and enhance public health and health care access continues to thrive thanks in part to a DMU alumna. The
Alumni Spotlight: Megan Knox, M.P.H.’13 Read More
Valerie Torgerson, D.O.’93, a family physician provider at McFarland Clinic in Ames, IA, was featured in a video on the clinic’s website titled “Angie’s Extraordinary Story – How Her Doctors Found Cancer.” The video was a testimonial by a patient
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Des Moines University looks forward to hosting reunions May 23-25, 2018, for the classes of 1993, 1978, 1968 and earlier years. We invite class members to share their memories of their days as students at DMU, known previously as the
Reunion Reflections: Norman Rose “So many fond memories” Read More
Lois Weixler-Fisher, D.O.’89, joined the Huntington Internal Medicine Group (HIMG) in Huntington, WV. She has worked in health care for more than 20 years, with the most recent years focused on serving patients in a three-state region.
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John Pham, D.O.’00, recently was promoted to the leadership role of vice dean of Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest campus, in Lebanon, OR. He also is working on opening a medical clinic in