Last summer, DMU osteopathic medical student Bill Bensen found many benefits during a preceptorship at Kossuth Regional Health Center (KRHC) in Algona, IA. The critical care hospital and multi-specialty clinic let him dive into a variety of patient-care cases, working […]
Planting the seeds for the next crop of health care providers Read More
Health care providers may be scarce as hen’s teeth in rural areas, but that paucity is producing a bumper crop of employment opportunities for health care professionals ready to embrace the perqs and quirks of rural practice. Here are some ways the University, individuals and organizations are sowing interest in rural medicine.
DMU is working strategically to guide and grow its research enterprise, an ongoing effort much like research itself. Building knowledge in four areas of emphasis – cardiovascular sciences, movement science, public health and pedagogy in the health sciences – will likely benefit students, patients and entire populations.
Great minds, new discoveries Read More
Minority health disparities: “social and public health problem”Tim Wise has no patience with white people who believe they’re not responsible for the “wholesale deaths” of African Americans and Latinos due to health disparities.“We rationalize that we’re not to blame, but
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In an increasingly multicultural world, understanding how to work with and care for people from a wide variety of backgrounds is not only a matter of professional responsibility; it’s a practical necessity. DMU is increasing efforts to equip students for this reality.
The criticality of cultural competency Read More
DMU’s student-produced literary review, Abaton, reflects the art and humanism of medicine. If you have something to say about the hardships, joys and conflicting emotions of those in the medical profession, here’s your chance.
DMU journal marks seventh year, seeks submissions Read More
First-year osteopathic medical student Laura Stearns says going bald is nothing compared to the challenges faced by kids with cancer. That’s why she and other members of the DMU community gladly gave up their locks for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
Shaved heads and haircuts for a great cause Read More
Recent political violence in Mali could only make life more difficult in one of the planet’s poorest nations. It also put on hold the much-needed medical and public health services of Medicine for Mali (MFM), which MFM board member and DMU Assistant Professor Laura Delaney says “breaks my heart.”
Third-year osteopathic medical student Justin Bloomberg was awarded the central Iowa society’s 2013 Kathie J. Lyman Scholarship Award for his scholarly achievements.
DMU student awarded Lyman scholarship Read More
A new effort by the University and a number of health care organizations in Iowa seeks to increase and standardize clinical training opportunities for students.
DMU collaborates on clinical education Read More