On April 2, 2019, the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), which works with the private sector to ensure that all children and young adults have the opportunity to live healthy, active lives, announced that Des Moines University (DMU) has […]
DMU celebrates pioneering campus-wide wellness initiative Read More
Meet two alumni who have stretched their careers and hobbies beyond health care. Quick Trigger Brewing Company Louis Velazquez’s medical and military careers have taken him literally from coast to coast, but it was easing into retirement that put him
Providing some of life’s simple pleasures Read More
Poised on Collin Pehde’s desk, as if waiting for marching orders, are several lower limbs and feet produced with a three-dimensional printer. He holds one that has a satiny blue sheen and points out the ankle deformity that caused a
3D models enhance education, patient care Read More
Juanita Buchanan has been “a joy” for generations of students, patients and colleagues Des Moines University owes a lot to Ms. Betty D. Jackson. The typing skills/ business education teacher at Des Moines’ North High School saw so much potential
Five-plus decades of fabulous Read More
In 2017, Reagan Huber was wait-listed after her first interview as an applicant to DMU’s physician assistant studies program. Looking back on that now, she considers it one of those things that happen for a reason – in her case,
Father, daughter give each other the gift of life Read More
For her capstone project for her master of public health (M.P.H.) degree, Ayla Heder turned her interest in health policy into a process that could better enable women to decide when to have children. “My idea was to create a
Roadmap to increased access to contraceptives Read More
Between studying for exams, preparing for simulated patient encounters and cramming for national board exams, a growing group of students at DMU are leading changes in medical education. They are building on DMU’s legacy of diversity and inclusion. They are
DMU students are “seeking justice” Read More
You’ll never forget them: the preceptors who helped you gain skills and confidence. The ones who intimidated or shamed you. The ones who made you love a specialty or abandon it altogether. The one who, as Tucker Brady, D.O.’19, describes
Precepting is my Superpower Read More
Take a moment to think about DMU alumni you know (including yourself, if you’re a graduate). Consider the work they do, the positive impact they have, and the leadership and service they provide in their communities, in their professions and
Nominate DMU Alumni of the Year Read More
2018 was a year of growth for Des Moines University (DMU)’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) program. A few of our accomplishments: 549 continuing education activities (live and enduring materials). 103,923 continuing education hours were awarded. 15,149 educational contacts were made worldwide.
DMU’s continuing medical education program continues to grow Read More
