Patrick L. Leong, D.O.’83
Leong’s latest book, The Wrong Wong, has been published and is available for purchase. He is a family practice physician in Merrimack, NH.
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Opportunities abound in military medicine Just ask Al
While many perceive military life as defined by discipline, rules and restrictions, even a quick scan of the curriculum vitae of Alfred Shwayhat, D.O.’96, M.H.A.’95, M.P.H., FACP, FACE, shows its opportunities. A captain in the U.S. Navy, he is designated
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Officer first
New elective grooms military physician leaders Leigh Rexius enlisted in the U.S. Army infantry after graduating from high school in 1997. He later joined the Army National Guard, working as a mechanic and deploying to Iraq for 15 months in
The Hard and Heroic Lessons of Deployment
When Leigh Rexius, D.O.’15, deployed to Iraq in 2005, he spent a lot of time transporting personnel to and from the troop medical clinic and assisting with urgent care needs. “I saw how medical professionals worked in the military. It
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Armed with a reminder of life’s beauty
Bryan Stocker wears his love of abstract art on his sleeve – that is, on his right arm’s full-sleeve tattoo. “It’s a reminder to every day look at the beauty of everything,” he says. Stocker also has always found science fascinating, but his
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DMU alumni, professor named ‘Top Docs’ in central Iowa
If you or a loved one required medical treatment, which physician would you choose? That’s the question dsm Magazine posed in a recent survey to about 1,330 greater Des Moines physicians in an effort to identify some of the area’s most highly regarded doctors in
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Pitts promotes osteopathic medicine and D.O.s as health care leaders
Richard Pitts, D.O.’73, Ph.D., said a lot in the subject line of an e-mail message he recently sent to DMU President Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D.: “My, how respect for osteopathic physicians has changed over the years.” Pitts’ message shared news of
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Alumnus honored at Ohio Osteopathic Symposium
Paul G. Martin, D.O.’75, FACOEP, of Broadview Heights, OH, was among several physicians honored at the 2013 Ohio Osteopathic Symposium May 15-19 in Columbus. He received the Honorary Alumnus Award from the Society of Alumni and Friends of the Ohio University
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An urgent conversation on the ‘safety net of medicine’
DMU Magazine recently talked with Marco Coppola, D.O.’89, FACEP, and Kevin Klauer, D.O.’92, EJD, FACEP, who are serving two-year terms as speaker and vice speaker, respectively, of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Council. This deliberative assembly brings to ACEP the collective wisdom
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Alumni board president urges engagement
Robert Suter, D.O.’89, M.H.A.’89, FACEP, was one of the first, if not the first, person to graduate with two DMU degrees simultaneously. (At his commencement, he walked across the stage twice.) That gives him a keen appreciation and valuable perspective as
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