Yogesh Shah, M.D., DMU’s associate dean of global health, last year received a Fulbright Specialists Award that sent him this spring to Kigali Health Institute (KHI) in Rwanda. He is working with KHI to establish a center of excellence in […]
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Yogesh Shah, M.D., DMU’s associate dean of global health, last year received a Fulbright Specialists Award that sent him this spring to Kigali Health Institute (KHI) in Rwanda. He is working with KHI to establish a center of excellence in
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National Osteopathic Medicine (NOM) Week kicked off yesterday and runs through the Saturday. NOM Week’s main purpose is to bring the osteopathic medical profession together to focus on one common goal — increasing awareness of osteopathic medicine and DOs in communities
Where are you from, where do you work, and how long you have worked there? Shelly is from Manchester, IA, and I [Scott] grew up in St. Petersburg, FL. We have both worked in a multi-specialty group, The Hannibal Clinic,
In conjunction with National Osteopathic Medicine Week, Des Moines University osteopathic medical students will host their annual OMM Community Night on April 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Student Education Center, 3300 Grand Avenue. Medical students will be
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I’m not squeamish, but I’m not beating down any doors to join our students in the anatomy lab, either. That’s why I was so surprised, delighted and enlightened when I read Mary Roach’s 2004 book, Stiff: the Curious Lives of
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Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating, progressive neurologic disorder that typically leaves its victims with impaired strength, motor performance, hand-eye coordination, balance, gait stability, speech and cognition. While pharmacological and physical therapies and other treatments exist to manage the disease, it
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Mission:Active is back! DMU students play hosts to the FREE kids health fair again this year on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olsen Medical Education Center, 3200 Grand Avenue. Grade school-aged children are invited
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