On Friday, February 12, Des Moines University Development and Alumni Relations hosted the first of many 2016 events. Over 130 DMU alumni and friends attended the alumni reception at Fogo De Chao Brazilian Steakhouse in Austin, Texas. At the event,
Kicking off 2016 alumni events Read More
Volunteer experiences – especially involving community medicine – help Des Moines University students make connections between coursework and their future practices. Students tell us that, amidst the stress of test after test, they can begin to lose sight of the
Mentor students through volunteer initiatives Read More
Des Moines University Continuing Medical Education was recently awarded a grant from the The France Foundation to provide the educational program, PILOT (Pulmonary Fibrosis Identification: Lessons for Optimizing Treatment). The grant was part of a national initiative designed to provide
A diverse partnership for a difficult disease Read More
Kristin Gisselman, D.O.13, won best resident poster presentation at the 2015 DMU Research Symposium on Dec. 3 with her poster titled “Creating a Cohesive Approach to Research.” She is a resident in family medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Des
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The more than 500 graduate and undergraduate students, faculty members, staff, residents and other researchers who attended the 2015 DMU Research Symposium on Dec. 3 enjoyed a stimulating mix of scientific topics and difficult questions posed on the ethics of
DMU Research Symposium probes ethics, awards presentations Read More
On Saturday, December 5 Des Moines University hosted its annual DMU President’s Society Holiday reception. Over 100 of DMU Founders Society and President’s Society members attended the 2015 reception at the Embassy Club, in the Ruan Center, located in downtown Des
2015 President’s Society Holiday Reception Read More
Given the tough competition for tight resources among scientists, clinicians and other researchers, writing a successful research proposal and getting funding for it seem fraught with difficulty. A workshop offered by the Des Moines University Office of Research on Nov.
Landing grants made more doable Read More
Meeting one’s nutritional needs on $4 per day is reality for the more than 45 million low-income people — about one in seven Americans, many of them children — who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest
Could you feed yourself on $4 a day? Read More
We’ve come a long way in reducing rates of HIV infection since the peak of the epidemic 30 years ago, but this is no time to let up on those efforts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates
World AIDS Day: the time to act is now Read More
On November 7, the Des Moines University Geriatrics Club hosted our annual “50 and Better” Senior Health Fair on campus. More than 200 student volunteers participated, and vendors from all over Des Moines were represented at the event. We had
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