Stacey Brandt, D.P.T.’09
Stacey Brandt, D.P.T.’09, opened a new Beatrice Physical Therapy location in Beatrice, NE. She had opened Wilber Physical Therapy in Wilber, NE, in 2012.
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Des Moines University and Buena Vista University Sign Partnership Agreement to Help Students Interested in Health Care
Agreement Designed to Help Build Iowa’s Health Care Workforce Des Moines University, located in West Des Moines, and Buena Vista University, in Storm Lake, Iowa, have announced a new partnership to create enhanced pathways for BVU students seeking medical and
DMU Faculty Member Demonstrates Occupational Therapy’s Positive Impact
In her practice as an occupational therapist, Diana Feldhacker, Ph.D., O.T.D., OTR/L, BCPR, LSVT-BIG Certified, has witnessed the positive impact of occupational therapy on patients’ lives. The chair of Des Moines University’s doctor of occupational therapy department and director of
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DMU Builds a New O.T.D. Program and a New Campus to Support It
The theme of Des Moines University’s new doctor of occupational therapy program is building. Applications for the first class, which begins in August, are being accepted for enrollment through June 9. O.T.D. faculty have built a curriculum that offers unique
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Expand Your Medical Knowledge This February without Taking the MCAT
Des Moines University’s annual Mini Medical School series has returned for 2023 with four nights of fascinating topics relating to health and wellness: This FREE four-session, Tuesday evening series explores interesting, relevant topics in an accessible style appropriate for all
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O.T.D. Faculty Present at World’s Largest Rehab Research Conference
Every year, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) holds the world’s largest interdisciplinary rehabilitation research conference, Progress in Rehabilitation Research, with presentations about chronic disabling conditions such as brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, pain and many
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Shawna Fopma, M.S.P.T.’92
Shawna Fopma, M.S.P.T.’92, was among the employees of Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, IA, who were honored Nov. 8, 2022, as “Quarter Century Club” members for dedicating more than 25 years of service to the health center. Fopma is
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O.T.D. faculty member earns Driver Rehabilitation Professional Microcredential
Occupational therapists help individuals develop, adapt, recover, improve and maintain the skills of daily life, or “occupations,” that allow them to live life to the fullest. For the majority of American adults, those occupations include driving, a skill that can
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DMU creates opportunities in occupational therapy
As students enroll in Des Moines University’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program, anticipated to begin in 2023, they will join a new program on a new campus – but they’ll also be part of a medical and health sciences university
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DMU begins launch of new occupational therapy program
A health profession that helps individuals develop, adapt, recover, improve and maintain the skills to allow them to live life to the fullest has pushed Diana Feldhacker, O.T.D., out of her comfort zone more than once. It’s led her to
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