DMU has appointed Andrea Perez, DO’02, to its Alumni Board. Perez will serve a three-year term, supporting alumni engagement efforts and helping advance the university’s mission.
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Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences welcomed Elizabeth Kozor, MBA, as its first-ever director of corporate, foundation and grants relations.
DMU Welcomes New Director of Corporate, Foundation and Grants Relations Read More
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Merrimack College, a private college in North Andover, Massachusetts, have entered into a new partnership that expands pathways for Merrimack students pursuing careers in the health sciences.
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DMU is now designated as a Research Colleges and Universities institution in addition to its longstanding Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers classification. DMU is one of only 24 institutions in the country to hold both designations.
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Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed Eric Roesler, PhD, MBA, as chief human resources officer after a nationwide search.
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Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences honored 48 individuals, including 13 veterans, at this year’s Body Donation Remembrance Ceremony. The annual service took place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, in the Olsen Center at the DMU 32 Health and Business Complex in Des Moines.
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David Connett, DO, FACOFP (dist.), dean of the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been named president‑elect of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physician’s Board of Governors.
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Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has named Lucas Casey, MPA, director of external affairs in the Office of the President. He begins his role Feb. 16, 2026.
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Central State University, a historically Black college and university in Wilberforce, Ohio, and Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences in West Des Moines, Iowa, announced a partnership that expands access and priority pathways for CSU students into DMU’s graduate medical and health science programs.
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Angela L. Walker Franklin, PhD, president and CEO of Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, has been named a recipient of Insight Into Academia Magazine’s 2026 Trailblazer in Higher Education Award.
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