Biases in surgical education may, in part, be skin-deep. That summarizes recent research by five second-year students in Des Moines University’s doctor of osteopathic medicine program. The students were invited to present their findings in a paper, titled “Visual misrepresentation: …
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Des Moines University’s annual Body Donor Remembrance Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2023
Telling girls they can be doctors and scientists is important, but empowering them to do science has an even greater impact. That’s what 115 Des Moines University students, faculty and staff did on a recent Saturday during the university’s annual …
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When the American Association for Anatomy held its regional meeting, “Anatomy Across Scales: from Molecules to Organisms,” in Iowa City – just two hours from Des Moines – in October, it was a no-brainer for a group of DMU anatomy …
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Jonathan Tenley, D.P.M.’19, M.S.A.’17, joined Smoky Mountain Foot Clinic, PA, which has five locations in western North Carolina. He completed the Medstar podiatric residency program, during which he spent significant time at Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center.
Jordan Ernst, D.P.M.’15, M.S.A.’13, AACFAS, was among the authors of “Evans calcaneal osteotomy: assessment of multiplanar correction” and “Simultaneous limb lengthening with ankle fusion using an internal lengthening nail,” published in the July-August 2022 edition of the Journal of Foot …
Lisa Jaramillo, D.O.’11, M.S.A.’11, FACOG, specializes in obstetrics and gynecology at Penn Highlands Life’s Journey OB/GYN in DuBois, PA. She is a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Denton Hopkins wants you to know about his older brother, Canyon Dane Hopkins. Widely known as “Moose” in his community, Earlham, IA, he had a heart that matched his physical size and athletic ability, from how he befriended less-popular kids …
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On a recent evening at Heritage Elementary School in Ankeny, IA, some students twittered nervously, others hung back and yet others charged forward into the classroom where a group of DMU students stood ready to welcome them. It was STEAM …
DMU Anatomy Ambassadors “open a door to the health sciences community” Read More