Take a look at the resumé of the University’s new provost, and you’ll wonder what hasn’t she done in the worlds of education, administration, health sciences and scholarship. Ralitsa Akins, M.D., Ph.D., joined DMU on May 1 after serving as […]
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Des Moines University is delighted to honor the 2018-19 Alumni of the Year for their achievements, service and leadership in health care. College of Health Sciences: Blake A. Hardy, P.T., D.P.T.’05, OCS Blake Hardy, P.T., D.P.T.’05, OCS Blake Hardy’s work
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Allen Auerbach, D.O.’73, contributed to his community and society in multiple ways. He was an adored husband of his wife, Terry, and the beloved father of five, grandfather of three and a family member and friend to numerous others. He
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“You have lived through a very intensive eight-week period…I hope you find your time here to be of value,” DMU Provost Ralitsa Akins, M.D., Ph.D., told participants in the University’s Mentored Student Research Program in her keynote at its closing
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Jeff Gray, Ph.D., vice president for research and global initiatives at DMU, recently won kudos on the University’s behalf from some prestigious national science organizations, but he’s quick to point out that recognition was the result of a team effort.
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“Moulage” is the art of using makeup and other materials to produce mock injuries and stage disaster scenarios for the purpose of training emergency response teams, medical and military personnel and medical students. It’s also the topic of an All
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“I am currently completing my last 2 months of medical school in Tanzania with my fellow classmate Paul Guzik. We just got back from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and made it successfully to the summit. To help with our aches and
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When Des Moines University hosts its 15th annual Glanton Dinner on Oct. 25, it also will honor two individuals whose generosity and service are widely evident in Iowa and far beyond: John and Mary Pappajohn. Presented this year by Mercy
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This spring, DMU became the nation’s first medical school to partner with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s leading advocacy group for mental illness, to offer NAMI’s provider education program to osteopathic medical students. That led to an
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We think highly of Steve Morain, chair of the DMU Board of Trustees and an attorney with the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, and his wife, Erna Morain. Turns out so does the community: The couple were featured
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