Hundreds of Central Iowa youth recently explored medicine and the health sciences with hands-on activities at Des Moines University’s Girls Exploring Medicine and Science and Boys Reaching for Opportunities in Science programs.
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Here’s a look back at Des Moines University’s top news events of 2023. It was a remarkable year in DMU’s history!
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On a recent Saturday at Des Moines University, approximately 120 students gathered to learn about osteopathic manual medicine, anatomy, surgical scrubbing-in procedures and more – even though the students have yet to enter high school. They were attending DMU’s Boys
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Ruffin Tchakounte, a fourth-year student in Des Moines University’s osteopathic medical program, is working to change the fact that while Black people make up 13.4 percent of the U.S. population, they comprise only about 5 percent of active physicians, according
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Nearly 200 central Iowa boys in grades 2-6 gathered on the Des Moines University campus March 2 to gain hands-on experiences, led by DMU students, in topics ranging from anatomy and physical therapy to surgery, microbiology, nutrition and sports medicine.
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