Des Moines University continues to improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate health professionals. This extends beyond DMU faculty, staff and students into our local health care community, which is particularly important
Social determinants of health and STD prevention: a CDC perspective Read More
Experience the DMU campus and expand your medical knowledge – without taking the MCAT. Attend Mini Med School, a program that offers the public non-credit education on popular topics in health and medicine. The five-week Mini Med School experience runs
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The transition from one year to the next typically includes reflecting upon those we’ve lost. For the Des Moines University community, those individuals include Max McKinney, D.O., FACFP, a member of the DMU College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 1969,
Honoring a special DMU graduate for a life of service Read More
“Never stop learning.” This important message was among the many takeaways that Robert G. Smith, D.P.M.’99, M.Sc., R.Ph., C.Ped., CPRS, shared with Des Moines University students during a two-day campus visit in December. The alumnus lives by that rule; he
Alumni, here’s a great way to give back Read More
Are you an undergraduate junior or senior, or do you know of one, who is interested in medicine and the health sciences? Then you should know about Des Moines University’s Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars (Health P.A.S.S.) program. Aimed at
A great opportunity for aspiring undergraduates Read More
A record number of submitted abstracts, a keynote talk by a groundbreaking biochemist, excellent work by award recipients and lots of lively discussions made the seventh annual DMU Research Symposium a huge success. Held on campus on Dec. 1, the
DMU Research Symposium draws record number of abstracts Read More
Over the past fiscal year, they invested in DMU’s academic programs, helped provide learning resources and services to students, supported outstanding faculty and facilities, and they help make the University’s exceptional quality and reputation possible. At a reception in Des
DMU honors leadership donors Read More
People have known for many years that what they eat can have a big impact, positive or negative, on their heart health. Today, Jun Dai, Ph.D., M.D., M.Sc., is looking at a lesser-understood factor relating to diet and heart health:
DMU prof lands NIH grant to study diet, coronary heart disease Read More
When I read a March 24 article in the Santa Fe New Mexican titled “Los Alamos team visits Japan to gain perspective on atomic bombings,” my first reaction was anger. Anger that the Los Alamos “team” can spend tens of
71 years later, “downwinders” are still ignored Read More
Editor’s note: John Cusack and William Illingworth III met as first-year students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, now DMU, after serving in the Vietnam War. The two 1976 graduates became lifelong friends. Cusack recently honored his friend by
Honoring vitality and integrity Read More
