Beck was named a “Top Doc” in general surgery by DSM Magazine. The survey was conducted by polling actively-practicing physicians in greater Des Moines and results were published in the fall 2013 edition. Beck has an extensive clinical and leadership […]
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Plundo completed his doctorate of osteopathy in 1979 at Des Moines University (DMU). He went on to complete an internship in Youngstown, OH, and is a board-certified fellow by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians. He later earned a
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Stories like those of DMU graduate Heather Fowler, D.O.’94, give me pause, perspective and reasons to be thankful for my many blessings. As a teenager, Dr. Fowler read a book by Viggo Olsen, M.D., titled Daktar: Diplomat in Bangladesh, which
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As vice president of the DMU Student Government  Association (SGA) during her second year in the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences (UOMHS), now DMU, Katie Nelson Martin, D.O.’00, set as one of her goals to bring to the University a program
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Bui-Thompson is a pediatrician with Valley Oak Pediatric Associates in Modesto, CA. She completed her pediatric residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and was chief resident in 2001-2002. She is board-certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics and is
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The International Association of Healthcare Professionals (IAHCP) has selected Haggman to represent cardiology in its publication, The Leading Physicians of the World. Haggman’s selection is a significant representation of his passion and dedication for the field of cardiology. He is
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James is on the faculty in the family medicine residency program of the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. She completed a family medicine residency program at St. Mary’s in Milwaukee and a one-year
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The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) Society of Alumni and Friends presented Martin with its Honorary Alumnus Award. The award is given to non-alumni who have brought honor, exemplary service and support to OU-HCOM and its community
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This fall, Maggi Schutte, D.P.T.’16, invited her classmates to join her in supporting an organization she loves, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A group of physician assistant students saluted a beloved faculty member by benefitting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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As a student in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS), now DMU, Anthony Korvas in 1966 raised the most funds among his classmates in sales of the osteopathic Christmas seal, then an annual competition among osteopathic colleges to generate support
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