Since 1998, DMU has produced pumped-up men’s and women’s football teams to take on Drake University law students in the annual Malpractice Bowl. However, the DMU women’s team, coming off a third consecutive triumph last September, raised their spirit to […]
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Name:Shannon Crout, D.O. Title:Clinician/Assistant Professor Clinic:Osteopathic Manual Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School:Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma Medical School:Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Internship:Mercy Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan Residency:Mercy Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan What Attracted Me to Osteopathic Manual Medicine (OMM):It’s
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If you Google “medical terminology,” the first non-advertising links that pop up will take you to DMU’s free online course. It’s by far the most popular page on the University website, receiving more than 200,000 page views per month from
DMU course attracts lingo learners, jargon junkies from around the world Read More
Victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking AT AGE 14, Tina thought her true love was a man 10 years her senior who showered her with attention and listened to her complaints about her parents. But when he took her to
Innocence Lost: America’s dirty little secret Read More
For DMU podiatric student Billy Rutter, D.P.M.’16, the path to becoming a compassionate health professional means volunteering his time toward organizing “Disabilities Awareness Month,” a collective effort that brought speakers, nonprofit community partners and people with disabilities to campus to
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Based upon recent awards as well as broad utilization by DMU students and employees, the University’s wellness program is in excellent health. In April, DMU received a 2014 Healthy Iowa College or University Award, along with the University of Northern
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Over spring break, 31 Des Moines University students embarked on a weeklong journey to provide health care, education and supplies to hundreds of underserved individuals in Honduras. Dose of DMU is featuring Kelsey’s daily accounts and photos of the group’s
Honduras health service trip: the return home Read More
In high school, Derek Sanchez had an academic adviser who predicted he’d never get into a physical therapy program. Although academic success didn’t come easily for him, he refused to give up his dream. As an undergraduate at the University
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“How many of you went through the stations and thought ‘Oh my gosh, I want to be a surgeon’?” Josh Kvinlaug, Institutional Research Manager, asks a group of high school students with a laugh. He’s only a little bit surprised
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