Sol Weiss, B.S.Ph., D.O.’59, was a family medicine physician who sometimes covered the emergency room at a time when “few physicians wanted to get near one.” He was particularly troubled by the possibility of having to perform an emergency tracheotomy […]
Graduate’s invention saved lives worldwide Read More
Robert Orenstein, D.O.’87, is a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Phoenix, and he chairs the division of infectious diseases at Mayo Clinic Arizona. He has been editor-in-chief of the Journal of the
1987 alumnus receives AAO top honor Read More
MEDICAL SCHOOL PERMANENTLY CHANGES YOU. It changes not only how you think, but also how you see people and, in turn, how they see and think about you. This has been most evident to me over the past several years,
Once a doctor, always a doctor Read More
Eric Johnson’s idea of a good time is no walk in the park. It’s a 1,000- mile slog that he does on foot with Old Man Winter up wind-whipped mountain passes, over rivers, across desolate tundras and through dense forests
Alumnus crushes the Iditarod – on foot – for the sixth time Read More
As in the human body, the anatomy department at DMU has … a lot of MOVING PARTS Anatomy faculty at DMU have a significant teaching load, given they teach courses taken by all students in DMU’s four clinical programs and the
A lot of moving parts Read More
As a board-certified neurologist, Wynde Cheek, D.O.’03, FACN, learned from mentor Robert Simkins, D.O.’75, how to have “difficult conversations with patients with devastating conditions.” She manages that challenge by keeping up in her profession and walking patients through their diagnoses,
Alumna unites generations to advance her specialty, serve patients Read More
DMU physical therapy students expand their skills and impact on patients with equestrian-assisted therapy On a rainy evening this spring, at a large equestrian center just north of Ames, IA, a volunteer leads two women on horseback in a game
If Gregory Kolbinger had a motto, it could be “I’ll serve where I’m needed.” An early leader in DMU’s physician assistant program, he also pioneered the University’s simulation program and taught in all three colleges. DMU asked Gregory Kolbinger to
A unique and lasting legacy Read More
R. Tim Yoho, D.P.M., M.S., FACFAS, dean of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS), is an unabashed advocate for podiatric medicine, rightfully so. After all, the admissions process to the nation’s nine podiatric medical schools is similar to
CPMS dean joins local medical society’s executive council Read More
At age 16, Jordan Little was pushing himself physically in swimming, soccer and track when his knee began to hurt. A local orthopedic surgeon performed an MRI to confirm his suspicion that Jordan had a torn meniscus. Instead, the test
Conference raises awareness of cancer among young adults Read More