Starting a medical school anywhere is daunting enough. But when Martin Diamond, D.O.’62, was invited to help with such an effort in Manhattan, he agreed only if the school would be located in a neighborhood with few doctors, high needs and a rich history.
In the heart of Harlem Read More
Local medics practice at DMU’s Iowa Simulation Center.
Training America’s military medics Read More
Alums give back by mentoring students
Show them the way: Mentor a DMU student Read More
Preparing competent leaders in health care is going to take more than cracking the glass ceiling.
In the battle of the sexes, we’d all be better in this together Read More
Craig Thompson, D.O. ’78, a family physician in Strawberry Point and Manchester, Iowa, traveled with DMU’s Global Health Department to El Salvador in March 2009. Job description: Small town family physician, involved in hospital care, EMS, OB, sports medicine, geriatrics
Alum participates in global health Read More
If America’s health care system were a patient, its doctor might declare “code blue.” Our health status is vulnerable at best: The United States spends more per capita on health care than other industrialized nations yet performs poorly–37th in the most recent World Health Organization ranking–in many key outcomes, such as obesity and infant mortality.
Coming together on health care Read More
Born in the segregated South, Anderson was determined to become a doctor at a time when many African-Americans had limited access to basic health care.
William Anderson: Never Quit Read More
DMU alums volunteer with Honor Flight
Giving a day for America’s ‘Greatest Generation’ Read More
New summer program for high school students interested in science and medicine For most high schoolers, highlights of the summer include sleeping in, hanging out with friends and going on vacation. For Lynnville-Sully High School senior Katelyn Van Wyk, a
Engaging youth in medicine Read More
DMU student spouse receives award For some, simply surviving marriage to a medical student is accomplishment enough. Not so Jon Kamrath: While his wife, Heidi, earned her D.O. degree at DMU, he commuted to Iowa State University, 40 miles away,
Let’s hear it for the spouses Read More