Roger Monsour, D.O.’63, and his wife of 57 years, Barbara Harken Monsour, met and married while he was a student at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS), now DMU. Through his career as an anesthesiologist, he and Mrs. […]
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Steven J. Halm, D.O., FAAP, FACP, brings a wealth of clinical practice, teaching and service experiences to DMU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM). On July 8 he took the helm as the college’s dean, a move he describes as “easy
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The 2019 Des Moines University Alumni of the Year have made impressive contributions to patients, their professions and the world of scientific knowledge. Alumni of the Year honorees are nominated for the University’s three colleges – Health Sciences, Osteopathic Medicine
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Growing up in Houston, all Charles Rudd, D.O.’69, ever wanted to do was become a marine biologist and “live near and under the water.” As a biology major at Southern Nazarene University, however, he had a professor who talked him
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DMU’s osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) Fellows complete a 12-month experience divided nearly equally in clinical and academic duties. They spend time with attendings in the University’s on-campus OMM Clinic in the mornings and then, in the afternoons, primarily teach in
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When Karl “Fritz” Disque, D.O.’07, R.Ph., was in Haiti to help provide relief after the island nation’s catastrophic earthquake in 2010, he and his team encountered a woman who went into labor while digging her family out of the rubble.
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Allen Auerbach, D.O.’73, contributed to his community and society in multiple ways. He was an adored husband of his wife, Terry, and the beloved father of five, grandfather of three and a family member and friend to numerous others. He
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“I am currently completing my last 2 months of medical school in Tanzania with my fellow classmate Paul Guzik. We just got back from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and made it successfully to the summit. To help with our aches and
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On a day in the DMU life of Michelle Brenner, D.O.’19, you might have found her presiding over a meeting of the Pediatrics Club, of which she was a first-year liaison. She could have been volunteering at St. Baldrick’s Day,
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When he was 10 years old, Thomas Benzoni was happily hurtling downhill on his bicycle when the front wheel fell off. So did Benzoni, who sustained injuries and gained an interest in medicine thanks to the care he received. “The
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