A recent bicycle mishap and accidental interaction with a DMU student was a reminder for central Iowa resident Tom Wolfe that while we don’t always remember what another person says, we always remember how that person made us feel. Tom […]
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During two recent afternoons at Des Moines University, the Olsen Center was abuzz as DMU students and faculty helped local youth get a healthy start to the coming school year: This year, 10 faculty and 177 student volunteers in the
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Early this year Heather Opseth, M.P.A.S., PA-C, assistant professor and assistant director of DMU’s physician assistant (PA) program, was scheduled to give a lecture on pediatric dermatologic conditions. Instead, she and her husband were at a local children’s hospital with
PA students stick the compassion competency Read More
Elizabeth McConnaha, M.S., is a scientific Sherlock Holmes of sorts, a former wannabe-veterinarian who learned, thanks to her research on equine cancer during her senior year at Iowa State University, that her love of science did not extend to animal
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When the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) celebrated its 100th year in 2021, DMU’s doctor of physical therapy students and faculty joined its 100 Days of Service Initiative by participating in a variety of service activities during the last 100
Physical therapy students show “what kind of people are in this profession” Read More
May 26-27 offered double the joy, squared: Members of the DMU Class of 2022 and their loved ones celebrated graduation, alumni with “milestone” class years toured campus and traded tales of their student days, and everyone enjoyed the festivities in person
DMU commencement, reunions return for in-person celebrations Read More
During recent lab sessions in DMU’s Munroe Building, groups of students struggled with their vision, hearing, mobility and dexterity. There wasn’t anything wrong with them; rather, they had to complete a number of tasks while outfitted with vision-distorting goggles, sound-muffling
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Denton Hopkins wants you to know about his older brother, Canyon Dane Hopkins. Widely known as “Moose” in his community, Earlham, IA, he had a heart that matched his physical size and athletic ability, from how he befriended less-popular kids
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“Advocacy is an essential part of being a physician regardless if you are an osteopathic or allopathic physician. Physicians advocate all day long on behalf of their patients and their needs. Therefore, I think it is essential that as medical
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On May 12, DMU recognized 152 students with its Service Award for a record-breaking year of service to our community. Before this year, the most students to receive the award in a year was 111 in 2019. “Throughout my service
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