Training America’s military medics
Local medics practice at DMU’s Iowa Simulation Center.
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In the heart of Harlem
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.
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Not just a pretty face!
Hundreds of actors have played health care roles on TV and in movies. But an actor in real health care? Meet Dan Deublein, future physician assistant.
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William Anderson: Never Quit
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.
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Coming together on health care
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.
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Let’s hear it for the spouses
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,
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Engaging youth in medicine
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
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Giving a day for America’s ‘Greatest Generation’
DMU alums volunteer with Honor Flight
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