Monday, March 17, 2014: DAY 1 IN SANTA ROSA DE GÜINOPE As we loaded the bus at 7 a.m., we were all a bit nervous – it was going to be our first day of clinic! We traveled three hours
Honduras health service trip: first clinic day Read More
Over spring break, 31 Des Moines University students embarked on a weeklong journey to provide health care, education and supplies to hundreds of underserved individuals in Honduras. Over the coming week, Dose of DMU will feature Kelsey’s daily accounts and
Honduras health service trip: first day in country Read More
Over spring break, 31 Des Moines University students embarked on a weeklong journey to provide health care, education and supplies to hundreds of underserved individuals in Honduras. Over the coming week, Dose of DMU will feature Kelsey’s daily accounts and
Honduras health service trip: travel day Read More
Navigation: Taking a Toms Shoes tack to save lives Following fate to fill needs in Haiti Moved by faith, informed by reality in Uganda DMU leaders like to say the University is “doing a world of good.” A big way
DMU alumni put passion in action Read More
On March 14, 2014, 31 Des Moines University students embarked on a weeklong journey to provide health care, education and supplies to hundreds of underserved individuals in Honduras. But did our adventure really begin when we boarded a bus to
The road to Honduras Read More
In a world where so many people have too many needs, it’s well worth celebrating the individuals and organizations that work to help others without expectation of personal reward. A great example is DMU’s upcoming health service trip to Honduras:
Kids commit a great act of kindness Read More
The World Food Prize (WFP) is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. This weekend, the organization will launch a smorgasbord
Enjoy a smorgasbord of food for thought Read More
Tomorrow evening kicks off the spring session of DMU’s Global Health Learning Collaborative (GHLC), a student-run, student-taught series of interactive discussions about topics affecting the health of people around the world. In its third year, GHLC offers members of the
Learn, engage in DMU’s Global Health Learning Collaborative Read More
Stories like those of DMU graduate Heather Fowler, D.O.’94, give me pause, perspective and reasons to be thankful for my many blessings. As a teenager, Dr. Fowler read a book by Viggo Olsen, M.D., titled Daktar: Diplomat in Bangladesh, which
Doc’s courage makes one count blessings Read More
In 2011, Des Moines became the third U.S. city (following Portland, OR, and New York City) to join the World Health Organization’s International Network of Age Friendly Cities program, a five-year initiative to for communities to earn the WHO designation,
Is Des Moines “age-friendly”? Find out Dec. 10 Read More