Kathy Mercuris taught every DMU physical therapy graduate until her retirement in 2020. Kathy Mercuris, P.T., D.H.S., knew since her youth that she wanted to work in a helping profession. When she watched a child being assisted by an adult […]
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Taylor Reicks, D.P.T.’17, OCS, joined Excel Physical Therapy, a specialized orthopedic and sports rehabilitation provider with clinics in Bozeman and Manhattan, MT.
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Five thousand, one hundred and sixty-seven athletes finished races during the IMT Des Moines Marathon this October. A lucky 124 of these athletes visited the Des Moines University Recovery Zone where DMU students, faculty and staff came together to aid
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Lindsey Shay, D.P.T.’11, M.S.P.T., is a licensed pediatric physical therapist who helps kids with physical needs through her home-based clinic, Kidz Physical Therapy, in La Crescent, MN. She works with kids who are diagnosed with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, stroke,
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Matthew Johnson, D.P.T.’08, M.H.A.’13, was named chief executive officer of the Waverly, IA, Health Center and will assume the role Jan. 4. He had been CEO of MercyOne Centerville, IA, Medical Center and, prior to that, was the CEO and
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Willow Henry, D.P.T.’11, was named the inaugural Dr. Arthur M. Pappas Professor of Health Care Practice Endowed Chair at Franklin Pierce University. She is a wound-care expert and assistant professor in the College of Health and Natural Sciences, teaching within
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“The people who seek care on a given day represent every race, creed, gender, age, socioeconomic level, language, physical and mental ability and educational attainment. To receive the best care, they need health care providers who can understand them, communicate
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The health care provider students are gathered around the patient, who came into the emergency room complaining of heartburn and chest discomfort. They are beginning to feel anxious because the patient said her discomfort is becoming worse, and she now has
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Leslie Kremer, D.P.T.’12, established her physical therapy practice, Prenatal Postnatal Therapy, in 2018 in Dubuque, IA, and moved it to Cascade, IA, in September 2021. The practice places a special emphasis on women’s health therapy related to healthy pregnancies and
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Maranda Chapin Stohr, D.P.T.’19, ATC, was in the second grade when initial news of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon just outside Washington, DC, came
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