President Angela Walker Franklin was featured recently in dsm Magazine‘s Faces of Education, a special publication highlighting leaders of 12 local educational institutions. Learn a little more about what attracted her to DMU and what she thinks makes us distinct.
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The CPMS class of 2012 sat for Part II of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Exam in January and achieved a first-time pass rate of 93%. This compares to a national first-time pass rate of 82%. With the excellent pass
Exceptional board results for CPMS students Read More
Did you ever wonder how people stay healthy into old age? Or how you can establish good nutrition habits? This year’s Mini Medical School at Des Moines University will answer these questions and more! Beginning February 7, DMU will show
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David Lans, D.O.’81, always knew he would follow his father, Allan Lans, D.O.’58, into medicine, but his mother, Joan, inspired his love of music, art and the humanities. The two alumni have created a scholarship that memorializes Mrs. Lans, celebrates her influence and will soon benefit DMU students.
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Every fall in Des Moines a battle rages between health care and the law, but we’re not talking in court. The annual Malpractice Bowl lets DMU students and Drake University law students take it out on the gridiron. DMU got the ball rolling in 1998.
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A head-on, 60-mile-per-hour collision left 12-year-old Ashlee Mickle with hip and pelvis injuries; her mother with a broken neck; and her father with bruised organs and many crushed bones. As bad as all that was, though, Ashlee’s brother, Aaron, suffered the worst.
Family tragedy triggers career choice Read More
Todd Capistrant, D.O.’97, grew up enthralled by the great outdoors and American author Jack London’s stories of survival. Still, that doesn’t fully explain why he and his wife, Anne – who grew up terrified of canines – to respond to a classified ad about a sled dog team for sale.
The inauguration of DMU’s new president, Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., was a “seminal moment” in the University’s history and future that featured formalities, festivities, a fun run and a 50-passenger bus that trekked more than 1,100 miles to be part of the occasion.
What are the traits, talents and tools that tomorrow’s health care leaders must possess? We asked some tried-and-true chiefs for their must-haves.
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Katie Jenewein and Ryan Donegan, both members of the class of 2012, were selected by the faculty of CPMS to receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Podiatry Insurance Company of America (PICA). The selection was based on academic performance, service
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