“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Des Moines University campus and clinic is closed today. […]
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Tope, Haden, and Miller were awarded Farm Bureau Rural Family Medicine Scholarships during the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians’ annual meeting in November 2011. The purpose of the scholarships is to encourage residents, upon graduating from an Iowa family practice residency
Laurie K. Tope, D.O.’08, Jennifer D. Haden, D.O.’11, and Benjamin M. Miller, D.O.’11 Read More
Krugler was named 2011 Iowa Physician Assistant of the Year. She served in Afghanistan from November 2010 through July 2011. She practices at the Veterans Administration Central Iowa pain clinic and resides in Adel.
U.S. Army Captain Barbara A. Krugler, PA-C’01 Read More
Nieuwenhuis achieved faculty status with the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA). He is one of seven individuals in Iowa to complete four or more WELCOA certifications.
Erik N. Nieuwenhuis, M.S.P.T.’98 Read More
Cohen was named the 2011 American College of Osteopathic Internists Teacher of the Year. He resides in Ft. Worth, TX.
Phillip E. Cohen, D.O.’73 Read More
Hinz was awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal for service during World War II. He was in France from the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 until the war ended.Â
Ralph E. Hinz, D.O.’54 Read More
Quam (maiden name Carr) and and Derek Quam were married in the summer of 2011. She joined OSF Medical Group Galesburg in Galesburg, IL, as a family practice physician assistant and is active in her church, women’s small group and her
Julie A. Quam, PA-C’11 Read More
Ott joined Covenant Clinics and sees patients in Tripoli and Fairbank, IA. She was featured in an article in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier about physician assistants and their role in rural health care. She was also recently engaged and is busy
Erin M. Ott, PA-C’11 Read More
Foster (maiden name Augustin) and Foster were married on September 3, 2011. Megan is a physical therapist with Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, and Ryan is a physical therapist with Spooner Physical Therapy. The couple resides and works in Scottsdale, AZ.Â
Megan M. Foster, D.P.T.’11, and Ryne L. Foster, D.P.T.’09 Read More
Lagodzinski joined Newton Clinic in Newton, IA, to practice family medicine. Upon graduating in 2009, she worked in a metro area emergency department.Â
Shari Lagodzinski, PA-C’09 Read More