To faculty in DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) and on-campus Foot and Ankle Clinic, “lifelong learning” is not an empty phrase. It’s what they practice and emphasize among their students. A recent example is an advanced surgical […]
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If you are a health care provider or administrator at a health care organization or agency, Paul Volker, M.D., FAAFP, suggests a very good reason you should consider attending the second annual Geriatric Psych Conference at Des Moines University on
DMU hosts second annual Geriatric Psych Conference, Oct. 4-5 Read More
This spring, DMU became the nation’s first medical school to partner with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s leading advocacy group for mental illness, to offer NAMI’s provider education program to osteopathic medical students. That led to an
DMU, NAMI partner to educate students on mental illness Read More
As an undergraduate student at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, Mudassar Sandozi was part of a campus organization that raised money for small loans. They were distributed by the international nonprofit organization Kiva to poor people to start or
DMU student explores disparities among homeless people Read More
Are you getting ready to re-up your running program now that winter is turning to spring? Or are you thinking of starting one? For many people, that’s a great idea. Running is an inexpensive, accessible form of exercise with great
Are you ready to run? Read More
One of the most terrifying aspects of dementia, which plagues 47 million people around the world, is memory loss. Cultural critic and playwright Anne Basting, Ph.D., has a suggestion: Forget memory. Instead, she emphasizes the importance of activities that focus
Learn how to use the arts to ease dementia Read More
More than 240 central Iowa girls in grades 4-7 gathered on the Des Moines University campus March 24 to gain hands-on experiences in topics ranging from anatomy and first aid to surgery, research, nutrition and neuroscience. “The whole premise of
Girls unleash the power of science at DMU Read More
Kong Neyail, a student at Grand View Christian School, literally felt the impact of smoking by holding a smoker’s lung and comparing it to a nonsmoker’s lung. His classmate, Grant DeMeulenaere, was excited to hold an actual human heart and
Students learned a lot at Live from the Heart Read More
In 2007, Christine and Gery Sutton were excited about moving from Oklahoma to their hometown of Boone, IA. Gery, D.O., a physician/geriatrician and a 1976 graduate of DMU’s osteopathic medical program, planned to work at the clinic where his father
“Stop and Smell the Garbage”: Alzheimer’s from a caregiver and clinician perspective Read More
More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a number that could rise as high as 16 million by 2050. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. These diseases take a heavy toll on loved
Tackling the terror of dementia Read More