Ask anyone who’s lived in Des Moines for more than five years, and they’ll tell you about how much the city has changed, largely for the better. Downtown Des Moines in particular has enjoyed a renaissance in economic development, job
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Megan Knox, M.P.H.’13, was awarded a highly competitive fellowship that will allow her to attend the 2017 Women Leaders in Global Health (WLGH) conference and a related half-day leadership workshop for emerging and established leaders in global health. WLGH aims
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The Department of Global Health was honored to host a group of Mandela Washington Fellows at DMU on Thursday, June 22. The 25 fellows from sub-Saharan Africa will be hosted at Drake University for six weeks, from June 16 to
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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
Megan Knox, M.P.H.’13, was named the executive director of the FEMAP Foundation, which supports the work of FEMAP/SADEC in Juárez, Mexico, to improve the quality of life of people living in poverty through health care, education, outreach and economic development
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Des Moines University continues to improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate health professionals. This extends beyond DMU faculty, staff and students into our local health care community, which is particularly important
Social determinants of health and STD prevention: a CDC perspective Read More
People have known for many years that what they eat can have a big impact, positive or negative, on their heart health. Today, Jun Dai, Ph.D., M.D., M.Sc., is looking at a lesser-understood factor relating to diet and heart health:
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Bradden Cannon, M.P.H.’08, M.H.A.’08, completed all the requirements to become a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and use the credential, FACHE. He is the director of cardiovascular services at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.
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Sara Zelinskas, D.P.M.’10, and David Zelinskas, D.O.’10, M.P.H.’15, shared news: She joined Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group (TPMG Foot and Ankle) in Virginia Beach, VA, where she has hosted a free foot and ankle injury clinic for runners and walkers the
Sara E. Zelinskas, D.P.M.’10, and David Zelinskas, D.O.’10, M.P.H.’15 Read More
Yogesh Shah, M.P.H.’13, M.D., FAAFM, is a physician in the geriatric medicine and memory center at Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines. He is board-certified in family medicine, geriatrics and hospice and palliative care. Previously, he had been associate dean of
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