Des Moines University awarded 455 degrees in eight programs at the 117th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 26. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the week with programs, awards and a campus picnic. Check out the photos of our happy grads […]
A round of applause for the Class of 2017 Read More
“The 2017 Des Moines University Mock House of Delegates will come to order,” announced House Speaker Pamela Duffy, P.T., Ph.D., M.Ed., OCS, RP, FAPTA, on a recent Wednesday in a DMU lecture hall. It’s a call Dr. Duffy, assistant professor
DMU physical therapy students practice as “mock” delegates Read More
Traci Bush looks upon her life as a “series of fateful events that led to a series of opportunities.” From being adopted at two months by “the most incredible parents a person could have” to feeling “terrified” when asked to
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Darren Marchant, M.S.P.T.’00, is the founder and CEO of Fit Physical Therapy in St. George, UT. He specializes in orthopedic physical therapy and earned his board certification as an orthopedic specialist. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy
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Des Moines University is seeking participants for a research study about sinus headaches that offers compensation. The sinuses are air-filled spaces in our facial area. They are lined with a thin membrane, which can swell and produce mucus when irritated.
A call for headache study participants Read More
Rich Green, M.S.P.T.’92, has served as the as Director of Medical Services for the IMT Des Moines Marathon, striving to ensure a healthy race day for thousands of participants. As a DMU alumnus, he plugged into his alma mater to engage students in
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Runners who completed the IMT Des Moines Marathon and Half-Marathon rounded the finish line and — after receiving their medal and a slice of pizza — were in for a real treat: the DMU athlete recovery zone. Dozens of Des Moines
DMU turns IMT Des Moines Marathon recovery zone purple Read More
Matt Scotton, D.P.T.’08, athletic trainer for Newton, IA, High School, was named recipient of the 2016 Sports Medicine Award from the Iowa High School Athletic Association. A physical therapist at Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy and the Newton clinic manager, he
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Neisha Lundberg Strait, M.S.P.T.’00, joined the clinical team at Cooperative Performance and Rehabilitation in Eugene, OR. She has 16 years of experience with an emphasis on orthopedics and women’s issues.
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Memory Johannsen Eltjes, M.S.P.T.’03, ATC, LAT, was among six graduates of Northern State University (NSU) in South Dakota who will be honored at the NSU Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Banquet on Sept. 30. The Tolstoy, SD, native graduated
Memory Johannsen Eltjes, M.S.P.T.’03, ATC, LAT Read More