Wordless Wednesday: take me out to the ballgame
[photo via Kelsey Kolb, D.P.T.’16]
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Reaching out to the unsheltered
A recent early March morning in Des Moines was the kind that would make most medical students – most people, for that matter – hit the snooze button and crawl deeper under the covers. Central Iowa was under yet another four inches of
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Disabilities Awareness Month includes volunteer service
For DMU podiatric student Billy Rutter, D.P.M.’16, the path to becoming a compassionate health professional means volunteering his time toward organizing “Disabilities Awareness Month,” a collective effort that brought speakers, nonprofit community partners and people with disabilities to campus to
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Exploring Post 141 Scrubs In
“How many of you went through the stations and thought ‘Oh my gosh, I want to be a surgeon’?” Josh Kvinlaug, Institutional Research Manager, asks a group of high school students with a laugh. He’s only a little bit surprised
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Free lecture series focuses on staying fit
Des Moines University Clinic is kicking off the Power Hour Series, a four-part lecture series focusing on health and fitness, on March 25. DMU Clinic physical therapists will present a variety of topics to help people of all ages live
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DMU student kicks off campaign for a good cause
As posted previously on the Dose of DMU blog, osteopathic medical student Melissa Deer is working hard to raise funds to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). If she raises the most in donations for the central Iowa LLS
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DMU students, faculty provide free screenings at Iowa’s African American Festival
Des Moines University students and faculty volunteered at the 16th annual I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa (IMMAWII) celebration on Saturday, February 15, providing free health screenings for attendees. Founded in 1998, the annual festival draws several thousand people
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Student seeks ‘Woman of the Year’ title for a good cause
Fourth-year osteopathic medical student Melissa Deer says many of the patients she’s interacted with have positively influenced her amid the challenges of medical school, but her “absolute inspiration” came in the form of a 35-pound spitfire who would soon lose
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