Amy Olmschenk, D.O.’14
Amy Olmschenk, D.O.’14, joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota St. Cloud family medicine residency program, which she completed after graduating from DMU.
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DMU alumnus leaves the “hamster wheel” of volume-based medicine for concierge practice
Once upon a time, Alan Morrison, D.O.’94, FACP, had a “thriving, busy, exciting, action-packed, solo, freestanding, independent internal medicine practice” with lots of patients but little time to spend with them. He wanted more face-to-face time for each appointment, but
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Leah Thronaum, D.O.’12
Leah Thronaum, D.O.’12, is a neurologist with CentraCare Neurosciences Headache Center who serves patients in St. Cloud, MN. She has a special interest in the management of primary and secondary headaches and atypical facial pain and expertise in performing injection techniques
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Atur Kasha, D.O.’00
Atur Kasha, D.O.’00, is a board-certified general surgeon who leads Desert West Vein and Surgery Center in El Paso, TX. He also serves on the board of directors at El Paso Day Surgery Center.
DMU faculty rise to the challenge of teaching anatomy amid a pandemic
Anatomy is one of the most, if not the most, hands-on aspects of clinical students’ education. Students in DMU’s doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.), doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.), doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.), master of physician assistant studies (PA)
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Student explores climate change’s effects on the pandemic
Krista Hoevemeyer, D.O.’21, M.P.H.’21, completed an eight-week virtual internship with United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) during June and July 2020. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global
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Conflict wracks DMU student’s beloved homeland
In a year of unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has largely dominated world news, another tragedy is creating stress and sorrow for fourth-year DMU osteopathic medical student Nelli Ghazaryan, M.P.H.: war between her homeland, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
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Healthy Cooking Elective gives students hands-on nutritional knowledge
Back in 2007, Des Moines University began offering its students hands-on instruction and information on a key aspect of health that was taught at very few medical schools – nutrition. Since then, the Healthy Cooking Elective has become a highly
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Irvin Benowitz, D.O.’76, M.S.
Irvin Benowitz, D.O.’76, M.S., is a practicing geriatrician with Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA. He also serves as medical director of AAA Comprehensive Healthcare Inc., a federally qualified health center in North Hollywood that serves individuals with
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James Byrd, D.O.’91
James Byrd, D.O.’91, is associate director of psychiatry services for the eastern region of Compass Health Network, which serves 45 counties in Missouri. He specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychiatry, and adult and child/adolescent psychiatry.