Just after 10 a.m. on an unseasonably warm October morning, 52 physical therapy students enter the chill of the anatomy lab. In groups of five and six, they huddle around the stainless steel dissection tables and prep for the day’s […]
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The halls of DMU are a little quieter since the retirement of the most popular man on campus, Duane Murray, M.P.A. For nearly 24 years, the gregarious Murray strolled the campus, flashing his big smile and striking up a conversation
Last fall, members of DMU’s American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine Club (AAPSM) enjoyed “Friday Night Lights” with more professional learning and not so much drama as the popular NBC television program. “The Sports Medicine Club talked with me about
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Since 1998, DMU has produced pumped-up men’s and women’s football teams to take on Drake University law students in the annual Malpractice Bowl. However, the DMU women’s team, coming off a third consecutive triumph last September, raised their spirit to
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If you Google “medical terminology,” the first non-advertising links that pop up will take you to DMU’s free online course. It’s by far the most popular page on the University website, receiving more than 200,000 page views per month from
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Victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking AT AGE 14, Tina thought her true love was a man 10 years her senior who showered her with attention and listened to her complaints about her parents. But when he took her to
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For DMU podiatric student Billy Rutter, D.P.M.’16, the path to becoming a compassionate health professional means volunteering his time toward organizing “Disabilities Awareness Month,” a collective effort that brought speakers, nonprofit community partners and people with disabilities to campus to
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Based upon recent awards as well as broad utilization by DMU students and employees, the University’s wellness program is in excellent health. In April, DMU received a 2014 Healthy Iowa College or University Award, along with the University of Northern
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In high school, Derek Sanchez had an academic adviser who predicted he’d never get into a physical therapy program. Although academic success didn’t come easily for him, he refused to give up his dream. As an undergraduate at the University
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“How many of you went through the stations and thought ‘Oh my gosh, I want to be a surgeon’?” Josh Kvinlaug, Institutional Research Manager, asks a group of high school students with a laugh. He’s only a little bit surprised
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