Wordless Wednesday: #ACFAS2014
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DMU prof named SOMA Educator of the Year
Gary Hoff, D.O., associate professor of behavioral medicine at DMU, was selected as the 2014 George W. Northup Educator of the Year Award by the national Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) House of Delegates during its spring convention in Washington,
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Coming soon to a town near you
Our admission team is hitting the road this spring and coming to a town near you! They will be visiting undergraduate institutions and participating in graduate/professional school fairs, health professions fairs, and other events around the country. Check out this
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Learn about mental illnesses this Thursday
What do 26 percent of homeless adults, 20 percent of state prisoners, 70 percent of youth in juvenile justice systems and one in four American adults have in common? They all are affected by mental illness. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI),
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DMU faculty members named NAOME 2014 fellows
Mary Johnson, Ph.D., associate dean for academic affairs and professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, was named a 2014-2019 Fellow for the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME) of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).
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Kids commit a great act of kindness
In a world where so many people have too many needs, it’s well worth celebrating the individuals and organizations that work to help others without expectation of personal reward. A great example is DMU’s upcoming health service trip to Honduras:
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A profession in demand: physician assistant
While demand is rising for many types of health care professionals, some of the hottest demand anticipated in coming years is for physician assistants (PAs). For a recent article posted on HealthLeaders Media, reporter John Commins talked with a number
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Don’t just sit there – it could disable you
Active lifestyles, particularly those that include extreme sports, come with their risks. Just ask Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova, who recently reported she is paralyzed from the waist down after breaking her back in a training crash at the Winter
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Anatomy word of the month: Cul-de-sac
“Bottom of the bag” in French. In everyday English a cul-de-sac is a blind alley, a dead-end street. In anatomy a cul-de-sac is a blind-ending pouch. The most well known is the rectouterine pouch between the uterus and rectum in
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Alumni spotlight: Richard E. Vermillion, D.O.’60
From the Des Moines Register: Rural Iowa doctor’s 53-year legacy: Dr. Richard Vermillion has served Ogden for more than 50 years. Take a look inside his clinic and see what keeps the 83-year-old doctor going.
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