Capt. Kyle Petersen, D.O.’94, FACP, FIDSA, and Adam Armstrong, D.O.’96, FACP, are serving as commanding officer and executive officer, respectively, of the Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6). Based in Lima, Peru, it is the Navy’s busiest overseas research […]
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Jason Dauffenbach completed and graduated from his physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency at Mayo Clinic. He planned to transition to a pain medicine fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for the 2014-2015 academic year.
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A Florida-based actor, singer and dancer is becoming increasingly popular with the pre-middle school set. He has two books out, one that received a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, as well as a promising pilot for a unique television program that’s
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Name:Adrian Woolley, D.O. Title:Vice-chairman, Osteopathic Manual Medicine Clinic:Family Medicine Clinic/Osteopathic Manual Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School:Revelle College, La Jolla, California Medical School:Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Internship:Des Moines General Osteopathic Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa Residency:Family Practice, Des Moines General Osteopathic
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Scott Frackrell was promoted to the rank of commander, U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, in May 2014. He practices at UnityPoint Clinic — Family Medicine/Urgent Care — Lakeview in West Des Moines, IA.
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Des Moines University is dedicated to teaching compassionate health care professionals and is a proud chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), which rewards student leaders for their compassion. Thirty-two Des Moines University osteopathic medical students
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Adrian Simien was barely a year old when pioneering “gangsta rap” group N.W.A. debuted the 1988 album “Straight Outta Compton” that popularized the violent reputation of his hometown. Simien experienced first-hand the southern California city’s high rates of violence and
While one’s graduation from medical school is a marvelous occasion, it got even better for the inaugural recipients of awards from the Rural Iowa Primary Care Loan Repayment Program. This new state-funded program will give four DMU graduates, after their
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Leonard A. Mermel presented a keynote address at the 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona, Spain, May 10-13, 2014. It was titled “On the Cutting Edge of Infection Control Research: What To Do When the
Leonard A. Mermel, D.O.’84, ScM, AM (Hon.), FSHEA, FIDSA, FACP Read More
Vincent Vivona, D.O.’73, J.D., FACP, FCLM, retired from active cardiology practice after 35 years. He recently was appointed medical director for clinical services improvement at Ocean Medical Center in Brick, NJ.
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