Facilities, equipment and technology all are critical aspects of a medical and health sciences university, but people are what make DMU the collegial community it is. Here are two examples. For many, the height of the COVID-19 pandemic brought “lows” […]
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Rachel Vo Christenson, D.O.’23, was among the seven outstanding minority medical students nationwide who in 2022 received the prestigious William G. Anderson, D.O., Minority Scholarship from the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF). Appropriately, she shares the passion to serve with the
Student is Impassioned to Serve “Where Most Needed” Read More
Research, the fine arts, winemaking, public health work, pageant competition: Students bring a wide range of interests and perspectives to DMU in part because of what they did before enrolling. Meet some who pursued other paths on their way to
Students Take Circuitous Routes to Medical School Read More
If the old saw “podiatrists eat their young” – a belief that experienced podiatric physicians seek to hold back younger “competitors” – still stands, Stephanie Oexeman, D.P.M.’17, AACFAS, DABPM, has dealt it a blow with her podcast, “She’s a D.P.M.”
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The infectious disease consulting physician, director of antimicrobial stewardship and medical staff president at MercyOne Des Moines was recognized by the Des Moines Business Record. If you had to pick two words to describe Dr. Aneesa Afroze’s purpose in life,
Aneesa Afroze, M.D., M.P.H.’18, Honored as a “Woman of Influence” Read More
At the opening of the Dr. S. S. Still College and Infirmary of Osteopathy in 1898, only the most optimistic observers could have foreseen the school’s survival into the twenty-first century. After all, Still College was one of many proprietary
Ever onward: DMU marks 125 years of perseverance, pride and passion Read More
Gary Freed, D.O.’73, FAAP, FACOP, a member of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia osteopathic medicine clinical education department, received the Leila D. Denmark Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Nov.
A man arrived by ambulance at a Chicago emergency room, labeled as a suspected drug overdose case. He’d actually suffered a stroke resulting from sickle cell disease, but the hospital staff believed otherwise simply because he was Black. “I wish
“Change in health care begins with you and me”: Glanton 2022 Read More
The two newest members of the DMU Board of Trustees bring to their roles diverse experiences accumulated on land, in the sky, at sea and in service to their country. Anthony Coleman, D.H.A., M.H.A., president and chief executive officer of
New trustees bring wealth of experiences to DMU Read More
Des Moines University (DMU) is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to The Great Colleges to Work For® program. Even better, the University achieved an additional special designation as an Honor Roll institution. The
Des Moines University named a “2022 Great College to Work For” Read More