June 17, 2016, was the first time I lost Ava. While walking through the camp, I turned around and saw her lagging behind. “Ugh,” she moaned, “I’m tired of walking.” I laughed and walked back to join her. At the […]
The patients you’ll never forget Read More
He’s the first D.O. in the role since 1981 Kevin Klauer, D.O.’92, EJD, FACEP, says the personality traits that drove him to become a paramedic and then an emergency medical physician are the same ones that led to his latest
DMU grad takes reins as AOA CEO Read More
S. Vincent Grasso, D.O.’91, M.S.I.S., M.B.A., strives to give clinicians an invaluable new tool in providing health care that’s truly high-quality, hands-on and patient-centered: artificial intelligence (AI). The surgeon, solution/software architect and medical informaticist is the global practice lead in
Alumnus promotes high tech in keeping the high touch in health care Read More
Graduation ceremonies are a centuries-old tradition wrapped in the obligatory pomp and circumstance. However, this year’s Commencement at Des Moines University – as at other universities, colleges and high schools nationwide – took on a new format in that it
DMU graduates a new generation of health care professionals Read More
Grad stars in “My Feet Are Killing Me” Ebonie Vincent, D.P.M.’15, M.B.S., sees a wide variety of patients and conditions in her Orange County, CA, practice. One day, she’s inserting a cadaver bone into a patient’s foot to correct her
Lights, camera, podiatric medicine Read More
Timing, communication and coordination are critical in health care, intensely so in transplant medicine. When an organ becomes available through the United Network for Organ Sharing, the private, nonprofit organization contracted by the federal government to serve as the nation’s
PA grad holds lives in his hands – literally Read More
This March, Laura Jackson and Wayne McKinney Jr. began their terms on the DMU Board of Trustees. Jackson joined Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Des Moines in 2002 as senior vice president of human resources. She now is
DMU Board welcomes two new members Read More
The CDC currently recommends we continue to implement social distancing measures and stay at home as much as possible, and many of us are adjusting to this new normal. We are learning how to create new daily routines, and it’s
5 Non-Equipment Home Exercises for Older Adults Read More
The Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global Health Internships are highly selective research opportunities that enable students to explore global health research topics at various organizations. Students have the opportunity to work with researchers on projects such as conducting systematic reviews to
DMU students selected for summer 2020 Distinguished Global Health Internships Read More
Tray Wade, M.H.A.’08, and his colleagues reorganized and rebranded EveryStep under a common name to clarify and fulfill its mission. In 1908, when a group of nurses in Des Moines saw the need for public health nursing, they answered that
Serving Iowans through every step of life Read More