As posted previously on the Dose of DMU blog, osteopathic medical student Melissa Deer is working hard to raise funds to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). If she raises the most in donations for the central Iowa LLS […]
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After a successful inaugural event that shaved dozens of heads and raised $20,000 for childhood cancer research, Des Moines University students are aiming for more donations and bald heads at the second annual St. Baldrick’s Day celebration on February 25.
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Des Moines University students and faculty volunteered at the 16th annual I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa (IMMAWII) celebration on Saturday, February 15, providing free health screenings for attendees. Founded in 1998, the annual festival draws several thousand people
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If you have the pleasure of meeting DMU osteopathic medical student Libby Abbas, you will know immediately she’s exactly what you’d want in a health care provider. Friendly, compassionate and focused on enhancing her health care skills, this California native-turned-Iowa-farm-kid
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Fourth-year osteopathic medical student Melissa Deer says many of the patients she’s interacted with have positively influenced her amid the challenges of medical school, but her “absolute inspiration” came in the form of a 35-pound spitfire who would soon lose
Student seeks ‘Woman of the Year’ title for a good cause Read More
Des Moines University is hosting the fourth annual Mission: Active health fair, a free event for kids, on Saturday, February 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olsen Center, 3200 Grand Avenue. Mission: Active has more than 20
DMU kids health fair promotes physical activity to fight obesity Read More
Tomorrow evening kicks off the spring session of DMU’s Global Health Learning Collaborative (GHLC), a student-run, student-taught series of interactive discussions about topics affecting the health of people around the world. In its third year, GHLC offers members of the
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The annual DMU Research Symposium was held on Thursday, December 5, and featured Laurel L. Haak, Ph.D., executive director of ORCID. The program entertained and educated a record audience of more than 400 attendees. Students competed in both oral and
DMU students win five of six awards at 2013 Research Symposium Read More
I had the great pleasure on Dec. 5 of attending the DMU Research Symposium, which was an shining showcase of a lot of hard work by very smart, inquisitive DMU students and faculty, medical residents and even some undergraduates. It
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