As they educate and mentor students, touch the lives of patients and work tirelessly in their professions and communities, the 2016 Des Moines University Alumni of the Year inspire others to aspire. Alumni of the Year honorees are selected by […]
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Eric Neverman, D.O.’12, M.H.A., completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics, serving a year as chief resident at the University of Missouri. He will begin an internal medicine and pediatrics practice with UnityPoint Clinic/Grundy County (IA) Memorial Hospital
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The launch of health insurance marketplaces, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the broader shift in payment models from fee-for-service to value-based care have spurred provider health systems to explore a variety of risk models, including establishing
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Amanda Brandt, D.P.T.’16, was featured in July in a “get-to-know” video on YouTube by her employer, the Iowa Clinic. She said she pursued physical therapy as a way to help people and apply her knowledge of the human body. She
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DMU is proud that its master’s degree program in public health (M.P.H.) provides outstanding education that prepares public health leaders. That pride was recently affirmed by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). On June 18, CEPH reaccredited DMU’s
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The temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, is probably not a part of the body you know by name. If you experience pain or hear clicking when you open your mouth or chew, the TMJ is likely at fault. To locate the
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The pelvic floor is an often overlooked, but important group of muscles. It’s the job of the pelvic floor muscles to provide support for the pelvic organs — the bladder, uterus, vagina and rectum — and help them function properly.
A weak pelvic floor can wreak havoc on your quality of life Read More
Roberta Wattleworth, D.O.’81, M.H.A.’99, M.P.H.’04, will join the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) on July 12, 2016, as chief physician for test development for the board’s assessment services department. A member of the NBOME Board of Directors since
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Des Moines University awarded 472 degrees in nine programs at the 116th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 28. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the weekend with banquets, awards and a campus picnic. Check out the photos of
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Kathy Mercuris, PT, D.H.S., associate professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, was selected as a 2016-2017 Iowa Campus Compact Engaged Scholar Faculty Fellow. The fellowship provides an opportunity for faculty interested in developing and expanding their engaged scholarship practice. Mercuris is developing a
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