If it hadn’t been for two DMU alumni, some collegiate boxers might have been mad enough to punch somebody. In March, Iowa State University (ISU) was set to host the Midwest regional tournament of the National Collegiate Boxing Association when […]
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On Feb. 6, 1951, a poor African American tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks entered the ward for colored women at Johns Hopkins Hospital to begin treatment for invasive cervical cancer. While she was unconscious on the operating table, the surgeon
“Illegal, immoral, deplorable” – and so critical to medical advancement Read More
For the first DMU physician assistant alumni selected for Iowa’s state-supported loan repayment program, being able to shed their debt is “the cherry on top” of working in rural Iowa. That’s the view of repayment recipient Russell Dixon, PA-C’11, who
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Commencement is always a special occasion at a university, but 2015 is extra-special for DMU’s physical therapy program: In May it graduated its 25th class, which is also the program’s 10th class of doctors of physical therapy. Here’s the journey
Physical Therapy program celebrates 25 years Read More
This article was written by Laurel Whitis, D.O.’17, M.P.H.; Matthew Mueller, D.O.’17, M.P.H.’21; and Chelsea Thibodeau, D.O.’17. As health care providers in training, we are responsible for learn-ing as much as possible about our future patients – from the fundamentals of
Growing up in a low-income household in Portland, OR, Cindy Lin didn’t see a doctor until she was 16 years old. That and the influence of her parents fueled her drive to work hard, help others and treat all people
Student goes big in service Read More
When the American Physical Therapy Association pledged that all physical therapy services would be offered by doctors of physical therapy by the year 2020, DMU’s online post-professional doctor of physical therapy program enabled therapists to earn the degree while continuing
PPDPT program to sunset Read More
On Feb. 10, first-year DMU students Jonathan Pickos and Iaswarya “Ice” Ganapathiraju experienced something rare and wonderful amid the stress of medical school: They threw a pie at the face of their anatomy professor, Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D. The two tossed
Campus, hair clippers and Cool Whip come together to support cancer research Read More
When Britt Hanson came to DMU for her interview day, she connected with a former elf who would become her academic adviser. Tom Mueller, Ph.D., associate dean for admissions and student affairs for the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), shared
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Lena Gowring, D.O.’08, completed her residency in dermatology in June 2015 with the San Antonio, TX, Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium associated with the San Antonio Military Medical Center on Fort Sam Houston. She will be the dermatologist at Kessler
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