When Brian Huber of Waukee, IA, collapsed during the 20-kilometer EMC Dam to DSM race in Des Moines on August 28, he was fortunate that one of his fellow runners was Tom Benzoni, D.O.’83, EM, AOBEM, FACEP, an emergency medicine …
When Allen Kempf, D.P.M., M.S., and Jarrod Smith, D.P.M., FACFAS, joined the faculty of the DMU College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) this year, they didn’t need a campus tour to get to know their way around. Both men …
Des Moines University Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) students, Calvin Fung (D.O.’22), Mathew Rusling (D.O.’21), Charles Love (D.O.’24), Anisha Karim (D.O.’24), Christian Bongiorno (D.O.’24), and faculty mentor, Lillian Yuan, Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, have published “Automation of QIIME2 Metagenomic Analysis Platform,” in the journal Current Protocols. QIIME is a …
DO students published: Automation of QIIME2 Metagenomic Analysis Platform Read More
The bottom line of an article by a DMU faculty member and students recently published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, “Sex estimation of the subadult ilium prior to acetabular fusion,” is that in in the forensic skeletal analyses of …
What not to do in forensic anthropological analyses involving youth Read More
A health profession that helps individuals develop, adapt, recover, improve and maintain the skills to allow them to live life to the fullest has pushed Diana Feldhacker, O.T.D., out of her comfort zone more than once. It’s led her to …
DMU begins launch of new occupational therapy program Read More
Does everyone need an annual physical? Like most things in life, there is an argument for both sides. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. …
Not just for back-to-school: why every person needs an annual wellness exam Read More
To improve the health of the communities they serve, legislators, health care organizations and their community partners need data to implement evidence-based, equitable practices and policies that integrate targeted strategies with community preferences. In the absence of community-based data, invisible …
Grant to support further study of LGBTQ+ Iowans’ health Read More
Darren Liu, Dr.P.H., M.H.A., M.S., contributes to Des Moines University, its students and to his professional fields in diverse ways, including those that seek to enhance diversity. An associate professor in DMU’s master of public health and master of health …
Liu brings broad view of diversity in health care, public health Read More
Jennifer Holmes Latterell, D.O.’05, C.P.E., was elected president-elect of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Iowa Chapter, at the Midwinter Osteopathic Family Practice Virtual Conference in January. She is the associate chief of staff for education and the designated …