Medical students in general are a competitive bunch, but that rose to a whole new level when DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and the American Podiatric Medical Students’ Association (APMSA) hosted the annual APMSA basketball tournament in April. DMU students seized the opportunity to showcase the college and Des Moines.
CPMS teams hoop it up at DMU-hosted tournament Read More
J.D. Polk, D.O., FACOEP, has taken care of people ranging from astronauts 250 nautical miles above the Earth to Chilean miners trapped nearly half a mile below its surface. This August, the chief medical officer of the Department of Homeland Security will take the reins as dean of DMU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Homeland Security officer named COM dean Read More
On a Saturday in March, the students who handled human organs, scrubbed in for surgery and made plaster casts were decidedly younger and shorter than usual on the DMU campus: The University’s eighth annual Girls in Science Day drew more than 200 current elementary-school girls, tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and leaders.
DMU event fuels girl power Read More
Amid the pain and worry of her husband’s illness and subsequent passing, Julie Powell-Mohr was comforted by his decision to make the ultimate gift – and the response she received from the DMU community. Attending the University’s body donor memorial service, she says, felt like “sitting in the lap of God.”
Members of the DMU Class of 1969 celebrated their 40-year reunion by reminiscing about the past and investing in the future.
A 96-year-old error and a feature in the winter 2013 issue of DMU Magazine perpetuated an apparent case of mistaken identity. Alert reader Russell Faria, D.O.’81, helped crack it.
A case of mistaken identity, cracked Read More
In 1972, extreme back pain left U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Ph.D., paralyzed and prone on the floor in a remote province in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam. He found relief during a $15 exam at Des Moines University.
My miracle on Grand Avenue Read More
To help transform the lives of kids in need, Brandon Kibby, D.O.’97, climbs mountains – literally. This year, he’d like your help.
Alumnus climbs mountains to help teens overcome obstacles Read More
For his career-long service to patients, the osteopathic profession and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Burt Routman, D.O.’68, received the ACOFP’s highest honor.
Alumnus receives ACOFP top honor Read More
Saul Jeck graduated from medical school 56 years ago, but he’s always encouraged his students to imagine the future of medicine. For his many years of teaching and providing patient care, he recently received a prestigious honor.
DMU alumnus honored by PCOM Read More