Kari Smith, P.T., D.P.T., BCB-PMD, a physical therapist, manager of the Des Moines University Physical Therapy Clinic and an associate professor in DMU’s doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.) program, has become a board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy …
DMU physical therapist Kari Smith earns women’s health clinical specialist certification Read More
Joshua Devine, Pharm.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in DMU’s master of public health (M.P.H.) program, epitomizes the life-changing impact a person with public health expertise can have. A U.S. Public Health Service captain and a regional health administrator in the U.S. …
Dr. Devine honored for lifetime achievement in serving citizens Read More
In his training and career as a clinical psychologist, Joel Greenberg, Psy.D., has worked with people ranging from adults striving to recover from addiction and families in crisis to adolescents experiencing a wide range of other mental health problems. He …
Psychologist brings diverse experiences to the DMU Behavioral Health Clinic Read More
A 2019 study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found that poor diet is responsible for more deaths globally than any other health risk, including tobacco and high blood pressure, and that consuming low amounts of healthy foods, …
DMU faculty pursue fellowship to enhance teaching, scholarship Read More
In March 2020, a local attorney submitted an opinion essay to me for publication in the Des Moines Register. He also mentioned his brother was an emergency room physician in town. That certainly got my attention. A novel virus was …
Two years of pandemic-related interviews with an ER doc Read More
Early this year Heather Opseth, M.P.A.S., PA-C, assistant professor and assistant director of DMU’s physician assistant (PA) program, was scheduled to give a lecture on pediatric dermatologic conditions. Instead, she and her husband were at a local children’s hospital with …
Des Moines University was delighted this spring that the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) honored DMU President and CEO Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., with its 2022 Dale S. Dodson, DO, Award, during its annual conference in Denver, …
DMU faculty present winning posters at AACOM annual conference Read More
On Friday, April 22, hundreds of thousands of students and allies of all ages across the world will participate in one of the largest, annual, student-powered protests for LGBTQ+ visibility and civil rights, known as the Day of Silence. To …
Transforming oppression into empowerment: the GLSEN Day of Silence Read More
On a given day, Lauren Mach, P.T., D.P.T., ATC, CCVT, might be working with a member of the Iowa Phoenix, the state’s only female tackle football team, or a Wombat, a member of a Des Moines men’s rugby team. She …
DMU physical therapy providers serve with expertise and an entrepreneurial spirit Read More