Des Moines University announced nine faculty promotions. The promoted individuals represent five of DMU’s 10 degree programs, a medical specialty area and an academic support department for students and faculty. John Bennett, D.P.M., FACFAS, was promoted to professor of podiatric […]
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Des Moines University has donated medical equipment to support the people of Ukraine during Russia’s military invasion. This support started with two DMU faculty members.
Sending Medical and Moral Support to Ukraine Read More
This summer Maria Patestas, Ph.D., retired after 30 years of teaching the anatomy subdisciplines at Des Moines University.
Patestas is Retired but Emphatically Not Tired Read More
Seth Quam, D.O. joined the Des Moines University Clinic — Family Medicine as a clinician and assistant professor of osteopathic clinical medicine.
DMU Clinic – Family Medicine Welcomes Seth Quam, D.O.  Read More
DMU Associate Professor Co-Authors Science Journal Article This summer’s record-high global temperatures are increasing concerns about the impact of human-caused climate change, but this may not the first time people have helped raise the heat on Earth: A group of
Are Humans Heating Up Earth? If So, It May Not Be the First Time Read More
Thomas Mueller, Ph.D., retired associate dean for admissions and student affairs for Des Moines University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, died July, 7, 2023. He was 79. After earning his Ph.D. at the University of Texas-Austin, Mueller pursued research at St.
DMU Mourns Loss of Thomas Mueller, Ph.D. Read More
Wallace Boeve, Ed.D., PA-C, has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Associates, the national membership organization for PAs. Boeve has been dean of the College of Health Sciences at Des Moines University since 2020.
DMU Dean and Physician Assistant Awarded Distinguished Fellow Honors Read More
In her practice as an occupational therapist, Diana Feldhacker, Ph.D., O.T.D., OTR/L, BCPR, LSVT-BIG Certified, has witnessed the positive impact of occupational therapy on patients’ lives. The chair of Des Moines University’s doctor of occupational therapy department and director of
DMU Faculty Member Demonstrates Occupational Therapy’s Positive Impact Read More
Feeling nervous before participating in athletic competition is natural, and not always bad; it can be a sign one’s body is alert and ready to work. But too much anxiety can negatively affect one’s performance. So what’s a body to
Learn about anxiety’s impact on performance – and how you can use it Read More
Research shows that while women are attending and completing college at higher rates than ever before, they represent only 26 percent of the college-educated workforce in science and engineering occupations, according to the National Science Board. The Science Center of
DMU students, faculty spark girls’ interest in science Read More
