Wordless Wednesday: #icebucketchallenge
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Provider Profile: Meet April Vargus
Name: April Vargus, M.S.P.A.S., PA-C Title: Physician Assistant Clinic: Family Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School: Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Medical School: Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Additional Degrees/Training: Academic Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina What
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Michon D. Leddy, PA-C’97
Michon Leddy started a new position with Iowa Facial Plastics LLC on April 1. Her title is advanced cosmetic injection and laser specialist, and her office is located in Clive, IA.
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Slather on the sunscreen to safeguard your skin
In Iowa, we wait months for the summer sun to arrive so we can bask in its rays and bring back our “healthy glow.” Contrary to popular belief, there’s nothing healthy about a tan. “All tans are bad. Any time
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When a cough is more than just a cough
It’s not even cold season, yet there’s a major cough epidemic making news. This isn’t any normal cough; it can last up to three months and lead to pneumonia, convulsions, inflammation of the brain and even death. Pertussis, commonly known
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Provider Profile: Meet Sheila Garner
Name: Sheila Garner, PA-C, RN Title: Physician Assistant/Instructor Clinic: Family Medicine Clinic Medical School: Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Additional Degrees/Training: Registered Nurse What Attracted Me to Medicine: The medical field has always fascinated me. I started as a
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PA-15 class sets service record
Intercollegiate rivalries typically revolve around the football field or basketball court. But when Des Moines University and University of Iowa Physician Assistant students face off, it’s in a friendly service-oriented competition. There’s a prize at stake, but the real winner
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Des Moines University’s 114th commencement ceremony to award 539 degrees
Des Moines University will grant 539 degrees at its 2014 Commencement Ceremony, the 114th in the university’s history, on Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, Des Moines. The dean
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Alumni spotlight: Laura A. Delaney, MPAS, PA-C’99
Laura Delaney, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor in the physician assistant (PA) program at Des Moines University. She graduated from DMU with a master of science in physician assistant studies in 1999. Delaney started her career as a
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Chris J. Mulder, D.O.’09, and Taera A. Mulder, PA-C’07
The Mulders, including big sister, Hadley, welcomed Camden James to their family on Jan. 28, 2014.
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