By the time he enrolled in Des Moines University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, David Best, D.O.’02, already had some savings and a 401(k) account from his job as an analytic chemist with a pharmaceutical company. Still, he knew he wouldn’t […]
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It isn’t surprising that Niru K. Pandeya, D.O.’69, FAAOS, FAACS, FAAPRS, FAIS, FICS, received a 2022 Presidential Citation from the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons for his outstanding contributions to osteopathic plastic surgical education for more than 50 years. He
Gary Stuck, D.O.’83, FAAFP, the chief medical officer of Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC, in February 2023 was listed by Becker’s Healthcare as one of the “110 hospital and health system chief medical officers to know.” In his role, Stuck
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Mindi Dayton, D.P.M.’05, M.H.A.’18, FACFAS, was the lead author of the research article, “What do patients report regarding their real-world function following triplane metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis for hallux valgus?” published in the March 2023 issue of the Journal of Foot
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Brian W. Jones, M.H.A.’08, was selected in February 2023 to join the nonprofit Arkansas Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for Humanities. Jones is president and CEO of the SHARE Foundation, a nonprofit foundation in El Dorado, AR,
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Grant Koster, M.S.P.T.’01, P.T., ATC, FACHE, joined the board of directors of IncludeHealth, a leading provider of musculoskeletal technology solutions based in Cincinnati. A 20-year physical therapy executive, Koster had served as senior vice president of operations, partner and general
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Tea Nguyen, D.P.M.’11, left an employed position in 2018 to launch an insurance-based practice that would allow her better control of her time and autonomy. Less than two years later, she says, the business “was in shambles” and she was
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Three DMU graduates are leading an innovative program in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to embed physical therapists into the primary care setting and enhance the holistic care veterans receive. Mark Havran, D.P.T.’05,
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Facilities, equipment and technology all are critical aspects of a medical and health sciences university, but people are what make DMU the collegial community it is. Here are two examples. For many, the height of the COVID-19 pandemic brought “lows”
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Garth Summers, D.O.’17, a physician at MercyOne North Iowa’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, now also serves patients at a new specialty clinic, the Gynecology Care Clinic, at the Hancock County Health System’s Britt Medical Clinic in Britt, IA.
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