Larry Baker knows health care from micro to mile-high levels. As medical director of the emergency medicine department of UnityPoint Health (formerly Iowa Health System) in central Iowa, Larry Baker, D.O.’77, oversees delivery of round-the-clock urgent care services at three major hospitals. He’s
Alumnus brings broad views as DMU Board chair Read More
As a DMU osteopathic medical student, Sarah Hemming-Meyer juggled the rigors of classes and studying with giving tours to prospective students, serving as a teaching assistant in anatomy and basic life support instruction and working part-time as an emergency medical nurse. She
Sarah Hemming-Meyer, D.O.’13, gained a “Little” and a lot while at DMU Read More
In the not-too-distant past, Justin Bergh was bartending in San Diego, and Amber Faherty was patching up soldiers in Afghanistan. Grace Ouyang was working as a bacteriologist with her sights set on dental school. Ben Rezny was busting sex traffickers
Unconventional Journeys Read More
There are two major categories of anatomical terms: those that are simply descriptive as to shape, size, color, function and eponyms, the practice of honoring those who discover or first describe a structure by applying their name to it (e.g.
Anatomy word of the month: Torcular Herophili Read More
On a late-spring evening at Des Moines’ Jasper Winery, people sipped wine and noshed on appetizers while discussing their careers, organizations and steps to their success. It was the quarterly meeting of DMU Health Leaders and the type of event
Linking current and future leaders in health care Read More
Gary Hoff, D.O., began helping local elementary school kids with reading because the Rotary Club of Des Moines, of which he’s been a member for about 15 years, had adopted a school for its Earn to Learn program. That evolved into
Hoff named Rotarian of the Year Read More
DMU students pursue opportunities for global service and experiential learning through the University and on their own. Daniel Cole, Phyllis Huang and Geraldine Delos Santos, members of the College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2016, are examples of the latter:
Taking DMU to South America Read More
Take a moment this week to celebrate a key tool in effective health care, the x-ray. This critical technology has become such a staple in health care, in fact, it’s difficult to imagine medicine – and our health – without
Celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week Read More
New data on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Iowa and their impact on adult health and behaviors was analyzed at a DMU lunch and learn on October 14. Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., FAAP, M.P.H., discussed why this new data is
Newly-released data on adverse childhood experiences analyzed at Iowa ACEs lunch and learn Read More
James Hollis, Ph.D., assistant professor of the Sustainable Food Processing Alliance at Iowa State University, presented at the October 25 Friday Research Seminar Series on the topic, “Does how you eat influence appetite and body weight regulation?” Hollis’s presentation described
Nutrition the focus of October 25 Friday Research Seminar Series Read More