We’ve all heard the expression, “One person can make a difference,” and while I truly believe that, I also think when it comes to health care, there’s an even more important corollary: “No one person can do it all.” Keeping […]
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Ted George, D.O.’80, had his term renewed on the Iowa State Board of Health, the policy-making body for the Iowa Department of Public Health. He practices family medicine with the UnityPoint Clinic in Laurens, IA.
Susan Beck, D.O.’84, FACOS, in July 2015 was featured in the Des Moines Business Record as a 2015 “Woman of Influence” honoree for her stellar surgical career as medical director with Katzmann Breast Center in West Des Moines. She pursued
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Roberta Wattleworth, D.O.’81, M.H.A.’99, M.P.H.’04, FACOFP, completed her first year as associate dean for medical education at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lynchburg, VA. She is one of the founding faculty members of the school, which accepted its
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Des Moines University is now the newest member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH ). This organization is the flagship organization for academic programs in public health, representing a network of the finest public health
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Sherah Bateman, M.P.H.’11, began her new job on July 1 as project coordinator – Ebola Traveling Team with the California Department of Public Health in Richmond. Her “dream job” involves epidemiology and Ebola surveillance, including global migration and traveler monitoring.
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Students pursuing a bachelor of science degree in health sciences (BSHS) in Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences now have the opportunity to also earn a master’s degree of public health (MPH) at Des Moines University. This new
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On Feb. 6, 1951, a poor African American tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks entered the ward for colored women at Johns Hopkins Hospital to begin treatment for invasive cervical cancer. While she was unconscious on the operating table, the surgeon
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This article was written by Laurel Whitis, D.O.’17, M.P.H.; Matthew Mueller, D.O.’17, M.P.H.’21; and Chelsea Thibodeau, D.O.’17. As health care providers in training, we are responsible for learn-ing as much as possible about our future patients – from the fundamentals of
When the American Physical Therapy Association pledged that all physical therapy services would be offered by doctors of physical therapy by the year 2020, DMU’s online post-professional doctor of physical therapy program enabled therapists to earn the degree while continuing
PPDPT program to sunset Read More