It isn’t every day that DMU students get to dunk their deans. Maybe that’s why they lined up for the opportunity on Aug. 18 during DMU Palooza, a back-to-school meet-and-greet for all students, their significant others and children. Sponsored by the student life […]
Dunkin’ deans and party fare at DMU Palooza Read More
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) will applaud two members of the College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2015 among award recipients at the organizations’ honors event on Oct. 24. Katie Eggerman, D.O.’15, M.P.H., will receive
Two students receive prestigious awards Read More
Given the intense curriculum and non-stop schedule of students in DMU’s physician assistant program, they could be rightfully expected to hoard any spare moments of down time for zoned-out sleep. Not so: Despite the high rigor and relentless pace of their academic pursuits, last year members of the PA Class of 2015 set
PA students go big, take prize in volunteering Read More
When Amber Bradford-Saffles, D.O.’03, and her family moved to Peninsula, OH, in August 2009, she and her husband, Keith, thought they were getting a wonderful historic home with great architecture, woodwork and other delightful details as well as proximity to
Housing osteopathic history Read More
At the White Coat Ceremony every August, students in DMU’s clinical programs don this symbol of professional excellence as hundreds of family members, friends and DMU community members watch with pride and expectation. Donors play a big role, too, by
Coated in compassion Read More
By Lisa Ferdinando, ARNEWS During more than a half-century of military service, Col. Arthur Wittich, D.O.’71, an Army doctor, has helped service members and families across the globe. From his office at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Arthur Wittich looked back
Army doctor, 75, looks back at half-century of service Read More
Ronald Bergman, D.O.’76, M.D., FICS, FAACS, and Bryan Folkers, D.O.’04, FACOS, both love practicing in their specialty and teaching future surgeons. That motivated them to take on the meetings, paperwork and processes of another labor of love: creating a new plastic and
Creating a path for future fellow surgeons Read More
Thomas “Tom” DeGregory was contemplating enrolling in a Pennsylvania allopathic medical school when friends suggested he explore osteopathic medical institutions. Then a junior high school music teacher, he was soon enrolled at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, now
Alumni make supporting DMU a family affair Read More
The desire to make an impact, extraordinary surgical expertise and some coincidental DMU connections came together in the past year to save one life and change others. THE DECISION – Early last summer, David Drake, D.O.’83, wrote a letter to
Much more than a sum of parts Read More
Last spring students at DMU started an organization called Podiatric Medicine Advocacy (PMA) to promote the profession. As co-founders Kelsey Millonig and Megan Pitts report, this organization represents one of the first steps to achieving parity, advancing podiatric medicine and
DMU podiatric students become champions for their profession Read More