A pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex that roamed Montana 68 million years ago may be the key to discerning gender differences between theropod, or meat-eating, dinosaur species. Researchers from North Carolina State University, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and DMU […]
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Sean Grambart, D.P.M.’01, FACFAS, was installed in February as teh 65th president of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), a national association of more than 7,200 foot and ankle surgeons. He began his presidency during the 74th annual
Alumnus installed as national surgical society president Read More
DMU students love to pursue volunteer opportunities that tap their clinical skills. Yet the need for appropriate oversight and documentation can create barriers for community medicine projects. So when Kristin Randa, D.O.’18, proposed on-campus training with Prevent Blindness Iowa, the partnership
A vision to volunteer Read More
For the next three years, Suzanne Bohlson, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology at DMU, will expand on her current research focused on a common disease that affects as many as 1.4 million Americans: lupus. This autoimmune disease results
Bohlson targets lupus with $453,000 NIH grant Read More
Students gain an exceptional education at DMU that prepares them for professional success. Yet how can they really understand what to expect, how to act and what they should know going into rotations, residency and beyond? That’s where DMU alumni
Students seek “Alumni Sharing Knowledge” Read More
The framed photograph hanging above the DMU marketing office coffeemaker mystifies: Who was this motley crew of apparently musical clowns? How were they connected to Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy, now DMU? And why did the group include a
They sent in the clowns Read More
While many factors affect health care equity, disparities based on race that target communities of color are consistently reported in the management of many diseases. For example, blacks receive a lower standard of care than whites when being treated for
Racism and health inequity: What can we do about it? Read More
Noreen O’Shea, D.O.’84, FAAFP, readily admits she was “scared” about joining the DMU family medicine program in March 2014, but in the time since she’s aptly applied the wisdom of Lucille Ball to “face your fear and it will disappear.”
Walking the path with patients, students Read More
LAST YEAR Kevin Klisares was on a turkey-hunting trip near Lake Rathbun in south central Iowa when he began to feel strange. Because he and his companions didn’t recognize the signs of what was happening to him, he didn’t go to
A gift of gratitude for Stroke Camp Read More
By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post Much has been made of a recent addition to the Lower Umpqua Hospital District staff in Reedsport, OR. It turns out Stephanie Casey, D.O.’12, also has a connection with the Olympics. Casey was a
The doctor of race walking Read More