First- and second-year D.O. students were involved in a volunteer disaster relief training on September 26. The American Red Cross took 440 students — the largest group trained in the United States this year — through a tabletop exercise with disaster situations […]
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Human trafficking is a modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation. An estimated 293,000 U.S. children are at risk of being exploited and trafficked. Des Moines University is holding a series of
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Diversity doesn’t just happen; to make it real and relevant, it requires champions. This spring the DMU office of multicultural affairs recognized students, faculty, staff, a community member and an organization as Diversity Champions for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to
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As a group, DMU students are passionate – about their academic success, their future careers and their community service. That passion extends to the University itself, as demonstrated by the many students who volunteer their time to serve as ambassadors for the DMU admissions office. “I tell them,
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Wordless Wednesday: #icebucketchallenge Read More
The 31 students who participated in the DMU health service trip to Honduras touched the lives of more than the nearly 1,600 patients they saw over five days in March. They also earned the pride of the clinicians who oversaw and guided them onsite. They inspired a
A journey of much more than 1,887 miles Read More
On Friday, July 18, more than 80 people gathered to celebrate the conclusion of Des Moines University’s 2014 Mentored Student Research Program. Impressively diverse with 13 undergraduate students from various colleges and universities, and 39 Des Moines University students representing
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The white coat signifies the excellence and caring demanded of individuals entering the health care professions. On Aug. 9, 2014, 372 Des Moines University clinical students accepted their white coats and the responsibilities they symbolize at the University’s annual White
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