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Des Moines University and Indian Hills Community College Sign Partnership Agreement to Help Students Interested in Occupational Therapy

Des Moines University, located in West Des Moines, Iowa, and Indian Hills Community College, which has campuses in Centerville and Ottumwa, Iowa, have announced a new partnership to create enhanced pathways for IHCC students seeking careers in occupational therapy. The […]

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Listening First

Through continuing education and learning from peers, Kaaren Olesen, D.O.’97, M.H.A.’96, has become an expert in gender-affirming surgery.

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Kaaren Olesen, D.O.’97, M.H.A.’96, specializes in gender-affirming health care, including surgery for transgender patients at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines. Photo by Emily Kestel.

Thinking Globally: What Can Rwanda Teach Us About Mitigating the Trauma of Gun Violence? It‘s Complicated

Assignment: Compare the major source of collective trauma in Rwanda, the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis, with that in the United States, the 2001 terrorist attacks and ongoing gun violence and mass shootings. Investigators: Kyra Vercande, D.O.’23, and Rwandan student

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DMU Announces Faculty Promotions

Des Moines University announced nine faculty promotions. The promoted individuals represent five of DMU’s 10 degree programs, a medical specialty area and an academic support department for students and faculty. John Bennett, D.P.M., FACFAS, was promoted to professor of podiatric

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