DMU students and faculty are shaving their heads or cutting and donating their hair to raise money for pediatric cancer research. It is all part of a philanthropic effort by our entire SOMA region (six osteopathic schools) to support the […]
Forty Des Moines University students have signed up to shave their heads or cut their long locks to support childhood cancer research on February 28. DMU is joining forces with eight other osteopathic medical schools from across the country to
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The February issue of Esquire magazine included a disturbing article, titled “Theater of Pain,” about “the injury issue” in the National Football League. It describes some of professional football’s horrendous injuries to players’ bodies and brains – concussions, busted bones
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DMU students are great leaders and volunteers on campus, in the community and in professional organizations. In that category are University’s Internal Medicine Interest Group, featured recently in a newsletter of the Iowa chapter of the American College of Physicians.
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Metro area girls will don surgical gowns, handle human organs and partake in exciting chemistry experiments at Des Moines University’s annual Girls in Science Day on Saturday, March 2. More than a hundred fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade girls from Des
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It’s February 14 – Valentine’s Day. Smell the roses, nibble some chocolate and check out some fun facts about this love-filled day: The origins of Valentine’s Day as a holiday for love date back to the Roman Empire, when the
Due to scheduling issues, the Fifth Annual Des Moines University Foot & Ankle Surgery Symposium has been canceled. The event will return in 2014. The following is a message from the program co-chairs: Planning and implementing successful continuing medical education
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[Where on campus can this heart be found?]
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Cynthia Hoque, a Des Moines University osteopathic medical student, received the Medical and Health Related Scholarship from the Branstad-Reynolds Scholarship Fund. Hoque was presented with the $4,000 award by Governor Terry Branstad on February 6. The scholarship recognizes Hoque’s commitment
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