Cynthia James was working on public health issues years before they were considered “public health.” Now a student in DMU’s master of public health program, James delved into farm policy issues as a member of two congressional staffs before President […]
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Members of the DMU Alumni Association Board of Directors want their 12,179 fellow alumni to also “get on board,” so to speak, by getting more engaged with the University. New Alumni Board leaders include President Pam Harrison Chambers, M.P.H.’01, PA-C’92,
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If you flew via Delta Air Lines this fall and happened to peruse its Sky magazine, you would have encountered coverage of Des Moines, which highlighted DMU and affirmed that the city’s “vibrant business environment is matched by its growing
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Norman Rose, D.O.’63, FACOS, FICS, was honored in 2015 by the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) with its highest award, the Orel F. Martin Medal, as a symbol of his outstanding career as an osteopathic surgeon, educator and leader.
Amy Coulthard-Atwater, D.O.’04, and husband Scott are the proud parents of daughter Allison Elizabeth, born Oct. 29, 2015. She joins big brother Rodney at home. Amy continues to work for Aurora Health Care in Kaukauna, Wi.
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Let’s say you’ve had a blood test, a biopsy or surgery. Did you know that any cells or tissues you leave behind in the process are fair game for scientists to use in their research without asking you and
Should researchers be required to get your consent to use your cells? Read More
Joining the U.S. Air Force has allowed Brent Johnson, D.P.M.’95, to spread his wings and reach great heights — including his promotion to colonel in February 2015 and, three months later, his appointment as medical group commander at Ramstein Air
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After his three years as chair of the DMU Board of Trustees, Larry J. Baker, D.O.’77, FACEP, turned the reins over to Steve Morain, J.D., at the board meeting in September. Baker, who remains a board member, is the emergency medical
Assistant professor named PA of the Year and an Engaged Scholar Faculty Fellow Laura Delaney, PA-C’99, M.P.A.S., had provided health care to patients in the West African nation of Mali before she joined DMU’s physician assistant faculty in 2008. That’s why
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Meghan Francis has conducted biomedical research on several topics, and she’s currently working as a research assistant in the nutrition sciences department at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, identifying immune markers in obese mice with renal cancer. But broader societal factors
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