Rick Wilkerson, D.O.’80, didn’t need Haiti to fulfill his passion for overseas medicine. After all, he’s provided health care and medical training regularly since 1991 in nations ranging from Afghanistan to Vietnam as well as the United States. But when […]
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The next therapies for mental health may be found in your local supermarket. Illustrations by Mark Marturello IF YOU’VE EVER buried your sorrows in a bowl of fettuccine alfredo or indulged in chocolate for a dose of cheer, you’re living proof
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Andrew R. Adamson, D.O.’09, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Arizona Associates for Women’s Health, was named a 2016 Top Doctor in Mesa, AZ, an honor that recognizes health care practitioners who have demonstrated clinical excellence while delivering the highest standards
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During the month of March, the DMU community focused on a celebration of our history. Quite fittingly, the month concluded with a tribute to our founders, Drs. S. S. and Ella Still. Both were beloved by students not only for
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Thomas Martens, D.O.’98, M.B.A., was featured in the Corpus Christi (TX) Caller Times for becoming, in December, the fifth Texan and the final competitor to qualify for the 46th Geico Bassmaster Classic at Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, the
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Gary Plundo, D.O.’79, M.P.M., FACOFP, recently became medical director for Western Health Advantage, a local health plan created to offer clear value in quality care for the people who live and work in the Sacramento, CA, region. Western Health Advantage
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Area high school students celebrated heart month at Des Moines University with a “front row” seat to a cardiac surgery as part of an event that connected their coursework in anatomy and health careers to real-life applications. “We receive many requests from educators interested
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By Rich Salas, Ph.D., and Luke Botting, D.O.’18 On Thursday, February 18, a group of approximately 50 DMU students, faculty and staff, along with our president, Dr. Angela Franklin, attended the RACE: Are We So Different exhibit at the Science
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Karl “Fritz” Disque, D.O.’07, R.Ph., in February visited his undergraduate alma mater, Purdue University, to share his personal journey with students and faculty. A practicing cardiac anesthesiologist at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare in Illinois, he co-founded National Health Care Provider Solutions
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David Leszkowitz, D.O.’86, is board-certified in family medicine and passed his boards in addiction medicine. In practice with White Lake Family Medicine in White Lake, MI, he plans to subspecialize in adolescent and young adult substance abuse and substance abuse
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