After getting a taste of Des Moines University for three weeks one summer, these students returned to campus to complete their main courses. Des Moines University hosts hundreds of prospective students year-round. From Discover DMU to program previews to traditional […]
Ultrasound, a technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to make images of organs and structures in the body, can give health care providers in-depth insights into their patients’ conditions without using invasive procedures or ionizing radiation, as x-rays and CT
DMU gives students the “stethoscope of the 21st century” Read More
As a fourth-year medical student, Mali Schneiter delivered twins — by herself — in a hospital in Uganda. Classmate Nicole Cook counted potentially dengue-carrying mosquitoes in Peru, conscientious of her exposed body parts. Nisha Fahey, D.O.’16, and an undergraduate classmate expanded a research
Stretching beyond comfort zones Read More
The University’s annual DMU Day at the Fair is the rare opportunity for the public to experience osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) within a horseshoe’s throw of corn dogs, country singers and miniature ponies. On the first Sunday of the Iowa State Fair, Des
DMU Day: a family af-Fair Read More
Ronald R. McHose, D.O.’81, was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He practices in family medicine and primary care with Dallas Center Medical Associates in Dallas Center, IA.
Ronald R. McHose, D.O.’81 Read More
Clinton C. Highley, D.O.’12, has been appointed chief resident in anesthesiology for 2015-2016 at the Ohio State University School of Medicine.
Clinton C. Highley, D.O.’12 Read More
DMU helped organize an event that gave central Iowa kids, many from uninsured and under-insured families, a healthy start to the school year and offered DMU students invaluable opportunities to apply their clinical skills and cultural competency training. The University
Giving kids a healthy start to the school year Read More
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
Susan Beck, D.O.’84, FACOS Read More
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
Roberta Wattleworth, D.O.’81, M.H.A.’99, M.P.H.’04, FACOFP Read More