There are many different places to study on campus, but when there’s a big test or it’s finals, study space can be hard to come by. When every nook and cranny of campus is full and you need a quiet place […]
Study secrets: Where to go when you want to get away Read More
Dana Lowry, D.O.’17, received the 2015 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee. Yogesh Shah, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, associate dean of global health, and J.D. Polk, D.O., M.S., M.M.M., CPE, FACOEP, dean of
Dana Lowry wins national public health award Read More
Des Moines University students are passionate about promoting healthy, active lifestyles to local youth. For several years, the Iowa Medical Society (AMA/IMS) student organization has worked with other student clubs to host “Mission: Active,” an on-campus event geared to inspire kids to
DMU students team up with YMCA for Healthy Kids Day Read More
In 2011, when first-year DMU student Matthew Sabongi was encouraged by a fellow student to join the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be The Match bone marrow registry, he readily agreed. A blood donor since he was in high school and
Student gives life-saving gift Read More
As an all-American defensive tackle on the University of Northern Iowa football team, Ben Boothby caught the eye of more than one NFL recruiter. However, the effective treatment he had received for a badly injured wrist and a torn meniscus in
Glanton Scholarship donors set new record Read More
Cindy Lin, D.P.M.’16, was voted the 2015 College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Student of the Year by her classmates and CPMS faculty. As part of the award, Lin receives a $500 scholarship, has her name inscribed on a plaque
Cindy Lin named CPMS Student of the Year Read More
Jayna Hoover, D.P.T.’15, hopes to eventually return to rural Kossuth County, IA, where she grew up. “The area has predominantly male physical therapists. Last winter, I began contemplating, ‘What can I bring to the area?’” She wasn’t thinking about just
Student seeks to bring unique services to rural Iowa Read More
The typical Des Moines University student holds at least a bachelor’s degree, but on Saturday, March 28, the halls of our graduate health sciences school were abuzz with pint-sized potential podiatrists, physical therapists, pharmacists and more. Girls in Science Day,
Girls in Science Day promotes health care careers to kids Read More
Brady Stewart, D.P.M.’17, represented the Iowa Podiatric Medical Society (IPMS) on Capitol Hill in a meeting with Iowa Senator Charles Grassley to talk podiatric health care in Iowa. Stewart joined podiatrists Gene Nassif, D.P.M., of Cedar Rapids, and Tiffany Hauptman, D.P.M., of Mount Pleasant,
D.P.M. student discusses podiatric care issues with Senator Grassley Read More
If we are what we eat, it seems wise to know all we can about what’s in our food. Sharing some of that knowledge was the goal of a group of DMU students who staffed a twice-monthly “Food Is Medicine”
Students offer food for thought Read More