2019 was a year of growth for Des Moines University (DMU)’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) program. Here is a brief summary of the year: 532 continuing education activities (live and enduring materials) 116,627.25 continuing education hours were awarded 12,526 educational contacts were made worldwide. 891 people …
A lot of learning occurred in 2019 through DMU’s CME program Read More
The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that in 2017, there were 206 overdose deaths involving opioids in Iowa. That’s a rate of 6.9 deaths per 100,000 persons. Iowa providers wrote 56.4 opioid prescriptions for every 100 persons. Since 2012, …
CME activity to address overdose deaths involving opioids in Iowa Read More
At age 16, Jordan Little was pushing himself physically in swimming, soccer and track when his knee began to hurt. A local orthopedic surgeon gave him an MRI to confirm his suspicion that Jordan had a torn meniscus. Instead, the …
Katie Miller Cancer Conference to focus on young adults Read More
2018 was a year of growth for Des Moines University (DMU)’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) program. A few of our accomplishments: 549 continuing education activities (live and enduring materials). 103,923 continuing education hours were awarded. 15,149 educational contacts were made worldwide. …
DMU’s continuing medical education program continues to grow Read More
2017 was another exciting year for Des Moines University (DMU) Continuing Medical Education (CME). Below, you will find a graphic summarizing highlights and accomplishments for the year. DMU provided 399 educational opportunities throughout the United States and Worldwide in 19 countries. Nearly 10,500 …
Earlier this year, the Continuing Medical Education (CME) department submitted its reaccreditation paperwork to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The AOA Council on CME reviewed the information and re-approved Des Moines University with 5-year Accreditation with Commendation as a Category 1 …
CME Receives Accreditation with Commendation from the AOA Read More
“Research is no longer a solo activity. You must work with others to do meaningful work.” That was the message given by DMU Mentored Student Research Closing Program speaker Alexandra J. Greenberg, Ph.D., M.P.H., on July 21, 2017. Dr. Greenberg …
Researchers take team approach to expand research impact Read More
2016 was an exciting year for Des Moines University (DMU) Continuing Medical Education (CME). The below graphic summarizes our 2016 annual report. DMU provided 387 educational opportunities throughout the entire United States and Worldwide in more than 25 countries. The …
A record number of submitted abstracts, a keynote talk by a groundbreaking biochemist, excellent work by award recipients and lots of lively discussions made the seventh annual DMU Research Symposium a huge success. Held on campus on Dec. 1, the …
DMU Research Symposium draws record number of abstracts Read More