It was another celebratory year as Des Moines University awarded 458 degrees in eight programs at the 119th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 24. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the week with programs, awards and a […]
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A doctor of Korean heritage who grew up in Oregon becomes uncomfortable when a patient asks her about “the medicine of your people.” A Brazilian immigrant who doesn’t speak English struggles to communicate with the doctor who’s treating her nine-year-old
DMU faculty win AACOM Innovation Education Award Read More
When patients are discharged from the hospital with a variety of medication changes, this can lead to confusion – and that has the potential to negatively affect their health and increase the likelihood of their ending up back in the
DMU-Drake partnership lands grant Read More
Des Moines University announced that Karl Keeler, president of MercyOne Central Iowa Medical Center, and Kevin Vermeer, president and chief executive officer of UnityPoint Health, joined the Des Moines University Board of Trustees. Their service on the board, which began
DMU announces new trustees: Karl Keeler, Kevin Vermeer Read More
Medical school is far from the hardest thing Nasim Faryabi has faced in her life. Persecuted because of her faith and twice a refugee, she experienced compassionate health care after a speeding car left her severely injured. Nasim Faryabi, D.O.’19,
Former refugee knows the “true nature of a physician” Read More
Sarah McCool, Ph.D., M.H.A.’09, M.P.H.’12, is bringing a truly global view to her role as clinical assistant professor in undergraduate programs at the School of Public Health at Georgia State University in Atlanta. “I never thought I’d end up in
A big picture of public health Read More
Bryce Neu loves the outdoors, the sport of pheasant hunting and camaraderie with other hunters. Thanks in part to Tad Jacobs, D.O.’81, he can enjoy those life’s pleasures despite the spinal bifida that causes him to use a wheelchair. Jacobs
Alumnus opens arms to vets, youth Read More
Leonard Mermel, D.O.’84, Sc.M., A.M. (Hon.), FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, is one of those DMU graduates with multiple credentials, several titles and seemingly countless awards and achievements. In addition to his hospital and academic appointments, he is a member of several
At the heights of professional achievement Read More
When the American Board of Medical Specialties voted in 1979 to make emergency medicine the nation’s 23rd recognized medical specialty, Patrick Crocker, D.O.’80, M.S., FACEP, says he found himself “in the right place at the right time – I fell
“Lifting the curtain” on the emergency department Read More
DMU’s osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) Fellows complete a 12-month experience divided nearly equally in clinical and academic duties. They spend time with attendings in the University’s on-campus OMM Clinic in the mornings and then, in the afternoons, primarily teach in
DMU’s OMM Fellows land top research award Read More