Iowans across the state have shown their support for the Healthiest State Initiative by the hundreds of thousands! In both 2011 and 2012, nearly 300,000 Iowans participated in 1-kilometer walks to show that we’re ready for a healthier Iowa. We’re […]
Healthiest State Initiative walk Read More
Oct. 7-11 is National Primary Care Week (NPCW), a great opportunity to learn about the roles, critical contributions, current and emerging issues and opportunities in the field. Funded in part by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) through a grant
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The testis is the male generative organ, producing sperm cells and the male sex hormone, testosterone. Testis is a Latin word for “witness”, as in witnessing to one’s manhood. Did you know that the words testify, testimonial and testament share
Anatomy word of the month: testis Read More
Kathy Mercuris, PT, DHS has been a member of the Physical Therapy faculty since the program began in 1988. Originally from Illinois, she received her physical therapy degree from Northwestern University in Chicago and worked at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for 2 years. Her husband is from Marshalltown
Des Moines University is now qualified to offer live continuing education activities to Board of Certification (BOC) Certified Athletic Trainers for Category A credit. DMU joins more than 1,100 BOC Approved Providers offering quality continuing education to more than 40,000
Des Moines University approved as BOC provider Read More
The 17th Annual Iowa Physiological Society Meeting was held on campus September 21 and the Physiology and Pharmacology Department was well represented. The department had nine poster presentations as well as two platform presentations given by Kim Tran, M.D., Ph.D.,
Physiology and Pharmacology well represented at annual meeting Read More
For many years Des Moines University has been committed to providing free medical screenings and events throughout the community. This not only provides a great learning experience for our students, but serves as a way to give back, raise awareness,
Putting the ‘community’ in medicine Read More
Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., is the first African American woman to serve as a president of a medical/health sciences university. She has devoted her career to enhancing education and opening doors for all students. She led DMU in affirming its commitment
DMU President Franklin named Iowa History Maker Read More
Spirit Week is in full force here at DMU leading up to the main event this Saturday – the annual Malpractice Bowl against the students of the Drake University Law School. Â The women take the field at 10 a.m.