Simon Geletta, Ph.D., associate professor in the M.P.H. program, and Carolyn Beverly, M.D., assistant professor in the M.P.H. Program, were awarded a $10,000 grant from the Polk County Community Development Program last year. The funding was granted to increase awareness among […]
Dr. Geletta and DMU students are making an impact in the community Read More
For those of you who can’t make it to the Downtown Farmer’s Market on Saturdays, don’t fret! Here is a great round-up of other area farmers markets: Beaverdale Farmers Marketwww.beaverdalefarmersmarket.org4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4 through Sept. 173422 Beaver Ave. (new
There’s more growing going on Read More
George Washington was much more than America’s first president. He’s a representative of an era when medicine was slowly becoming a licensed profession and a man who often turned to a growing class of experts with new and emerging knowledge
What would George Washington do? Read More
Many Des Moines University faculty members and students were recognized for their recent presentations, publications and awards. Faculty names are in boldface. David Rettedal (DPM ‘13) and Dr. Vassilios Vardaxis received the first place award at the 2012 Annual Scientific
Recent DMU Research Successes Read More
On Friday, May 17, Des Moines University will honor 62 people who donated their bodies to further medical education in the past year. This year’s service recognizes donors from across the state, as well as Illinois and Missouri. The family
Annual memorial service to honor body donors and their families May 17 at DMU Read More
While interactive learning is happening pretty much all the time at DMU, a particularly engaged group of clinicians came to campus last Saturday for a neuroanatomy review course. Designed for participants to review, dissect and discuss gross anatomical structures of
Stimulating Saturday in neuroanatomy Read More
Would you believe that the name for the little bony prominence behind your ear means “like a breast” referring to its shape? The name was more familiar to the public before the advent of antibiotics as mastoiditis. Inflammation in this
Anatomy word of the month: mastoid Read More
People run for a number of reasons – to get and stay in shape, relieve stress or take a break from daily life, to name a few. Jeff Nichols, a 1990 DMU osteopathic graduate, and Emily Morse, a third-year osteopathic student,
DMU alumnus, student run marathon to fight cancer Read More
The crowds are sure to be in full force for the opening day of the Downtown Farmers’ Market this Saturday. Local vendors take to the streets to sell their goods and produce. The fun starts at 7 a.m. and will
