News and Updates

Alumni spotlight: Mollie M. James, D.O., M.P.H.’03

January 12, 2011 / 2 minutes of reading

I received my bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 1999, my doctorate in osteopathic medicine from DMU in 2003 and my master’s in public health from DMU in 2007. I completed my residency at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, my first surgical research fellowship with DMU and Mercy and a critical care fellowship at the University of Minnesota. I am a surgical intensivist […]

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Wordless Wednesday: he’s doing what?

January 12, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

He’s doing WHAT?

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Where’s my pasta sauce?

January 11, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

I always have leftover cooked pasta in the fridge and my favorite quick food is pasta with tomato sauce. Except that today, I didn’t have the prepared jar of spaghetti sauce to satisfy my cravings! I was in dire need

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January 11 Health Career Explorer Post 141 meeting at DMU cancelled due to weather

January 10, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

The 7 p.m. meeting of Health Career Explorer Post 141 at Des Moines University has been CANCELLED for tomorrow, January 11, due to predicted inclement weather. The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on January 25 in the

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Resolutions, what?

January 10, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

So, we’re 10 days into the new year – how’re your resolutions sticking? A recent poll I read said 21% of people stick to their new year resolutions for a week at the most. My resolutions I am trying to

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Wordless Wednesday: studying can be comfy

January 5, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

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Community education @ DMU

January 5, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

UPDATE: The Feb. 1 class was postponed due to weather. It has been rescheduled for Feb. 15 in the same time/location as originally scheduled. Physical therapy can be very helpful in treating women’s health issues. Libby Trausch, D.P.T., from our

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Public invited to hear Des Moines adventurer Charlie Wittmack on Jan. 13

January 4, 2011 / 2 minutes of reading

Des Moines, IA – What’s it like to bike through 18 inches of sand, swim the English Channel and climb Mount Everest? It’s likely only one Des Moines man, Charlie Wittmack, can answer those questions. Wittmack was the first Iowan

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Anatomy word of the month: bursa

January 1, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

A bursa, latin for a little bag or purse, is a closed fluid-filled sack that is typically found in places where a tendon crosses a bone or a muscle comes in contact with bone. It acts as a shock absorber

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Research spotlight: Rachel Reimer