Kim K. Countryman, D.O.’87
Countryman is a family medicine physician with The Iowa Clinic in Waukee, IA.
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Marco Coppola, D.O.’89, FACEP
Coppola and his wife celebrated the birth of their second son, Luca Christian, on March 5; he joins brother Antonio Timothy, who just turned 2. Coppola is academic chair and program director of the emergency medicine residency program at John
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James Huang, D.O.’99
Huang was named Physician of the Year by the Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons (OPSC) of California on Feb. 9, 2013. The award is presented to the individual who best represents the qualities and traits of an outstanding osteopathic physician and
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Capt. Sarah K. Gibbons, D.O.’08
Gibbons completed a neurology residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, in July 2012. She is now stationed at Fort Hood in Texas serving as a captain in the army and chief of the neurology clinic at Carl
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Anatomy word of the month: Pudendal nerve
Pudendal comes from a Latin word meaning, “to be ashamed”. Interesting that this term is an archaic reference to the external genitalia. Obviously, the association of “shame” to “private parts”, those areas that should be hidden from view whether with
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Happy National Doctors’ Day!
Below is a message from DMU President and CEO Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D. Happy National Doctors’ Day! Thank you to our faculty and preceptors! While we always appreciate the engagement of our faculty and preceptors in the training of
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GMOs: foods or freaks?
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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Anatomy word of the month: Crista galli
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
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Alumni spotlight: Brandon T. Kibby, D.O.’97
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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DMU sending care team on spring break in Honduras for third consecutive year
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
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