Whole Foods Market may have upset the apple cart in the food industry, so to speak, when the grocery chain announced on March 8 it would begin requiring labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in its stores. New York […]
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The “cock’s comb” is a wedge of bone found on the anterior floor inside of the skull in the midline. The meninges (protective membranes surrounding the brain) are anchored anteriorly at this point. The Latin name for the group of
Anatomy word of the month: Crista galli Read More
Alumnus climbs mountains to help teens overcome obstacles. To help transform the lives of kids in need, Brandon T. Kibby, D.O.’97, climbs mountains – literally. This year, he’d like your help. Kibby plans to climb Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua in November
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Twenty-seven Des Moines University students are forgoing the traditional spring break destinations for a week of interprofessional training in Honduras. Instead of spending their week off in the sun or on the slopes, students from all three DMU colleges will
DMU sending care team on spring break in Honduras for third consecutive year Read More
DMU students are great leaders and volunteers on campus, in the community and in professional organizations. In that category are University’s Internal Medicine Interest Group, featured recently in a newsletter of the Iowa chapter of the American College of Physicians.
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Metro area girls will don surgical gowns, handle human organs and partake in exciting chemistry experiments at Des Moines University’s annual Girls in Science Day on Saturday, March 2. More than a hundred fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade girls from Des
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Barnett has been installed as president of the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians, a statewide professional association comprised of doctors who specialize in family medicine. Currently, the organization has 1,800 members. Barnett provides care for Mercy Medical Center employees at
Robin W. Barnett, D.O.’91 Read More
Van Roekel was named facility medical director of First Choice Emergency Room’s new Austin Arboretum location in Austin, TX. He completed an emergency medicine residency at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, KY, and has worked for First
Stephen N. Van Roekel, D.O.’99, FACEP, FAAEM Read More
Gowring began a dermatology residency at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, TX, in July 2012.
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Ford has three children, Aislin, 4, Madeline 2, and Samuel, 1. She is completing a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency with the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa.
Amy R. Ford, D.O.’10 Read More