“The 2017 Des Moines University Mock House of Delegates will come to order,” announced House Speaker Pamela Duffy, P.T., Ph.D., M.Ed., OCS, RP, FAPTA, on a recent Wednesday in a DMU lecture hall. It’s a call Dr. Duffy, assistant professor […]
DMU physical therapy students practice as “mock” delegates Read More
When Des Moines University hosts its 14th annual Glanton Dinner on Oct. 5, it again will honor local leaders as part of the celebration. This year’s honorees are Kim and Rich Willis. Presented this year by UnityPoint Health – Des
DMU announces 2017 Glanton honorees, presenting sponsor Read More
Des Moines Register columnist Daniel Finney recently addressed DMU students candidly about his lifetime battle with obesity, chronic depression and acute anxiety and the turnaround journey he is pursuing. He purposely chose a natural weight loss process versus gastric bypass
Daniel Finney addresses DMU Grand Rounds Read More
On May 19, 2017, Des Moines University will honor some of the best teachers a medical student could have: 58 individuals, 17 of them honored veterans, who this year generously donated their bodies to further medical education. The family of
May 19 memorial to honor DMU body donors Read More
Bret Ripley, D.O., FACOFP, FPLI, chair of family and internal medicine and a DMU family medicine clinician, received the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association’s Physician of the Year Award during the annual IOMA meeting in May. He was nominated by multiple
Ripley named IOMA physician of the year Read More
When Des Moines University’s faculty and staff are asked to give back, they continuously dig deeper each year during the Employee Campaign. Throughout the two-week campaign, employees share their pride in the University and its efforts to prepare tomorrow’s health care workforce. This
Another record breaking year for the Employee Campaign Read More
DMU’s Development & Alumni Relations department, in collaboration with Sigma Sigma Phi (the National Osteopathic Honor Society) and the Internal Medicine Club, invited 22 alumni from all programs to participate in the most recent Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) event on
Rotations, residency and beyond: alumni share their knowledge with students Read More
On April 30, the DMU community lost an exceptional teacher, mentor and leader with the death of Daniel R. Deavers, Ph.D., professor emeritus of physiology and pharmacology. Dr. Deavers joined the University in 1980 as an assistant professor. He was
Honoring Dr. Deavers Read More
In presenting the final installment of DMU’s 2016-2017 Innovative Leadership Series, three UnityPoint Health Des Moines leaders encouraged students to be ready for dramatic change, to be “good at complaining” and to seek seats at the leadership table. “Your world
The importance of physicians as leaders Read More
Joining the DMU Board of Trustees this spring were Michael Helak, Market president of U.S. Bank, Des Moines; Michael Hubbell, a leader in several central Iowa businesses; Dave Kapaska, DO.’86, M.B.A., regional president and chief executive officer of Avera McKennan
DMU welcomes five new trustees Read More