Area high school students celebrated heart month at Des Moines University with a “front row” seat to a cardiac surgery as part of an event that connected their coursework in anatomy and health careers to real-life applications. “We receive many requests from educators interested …
Volunteer experiences – especially involving community medicine – help Des Moines University students make connections between coursework and their future practices. Students tell us that, amidst the stress of test after test, they can begin to lose sight of the …
DMU students love to pursue volunteer opportunities that tap their clinical skills. Yet the need for appropriate oversight and documentation can create barriers for community medicine projects. So when Kristin Randa, D.O.’18, proposed on-campus training with Prevent Blindness Iowa, the partnership …
Notice something new cropping up on the southwest strip of lawn behind the Academic Center? Two raised cedar beds just across the Wesley Acres property line will serve as a pilot “Giving Garden” this growing season. The collaborative project will …
Congratulations, Brianne Sanchez! DMU’s community relations manager this week received the Amy Jennings YPC Impact Award of the Greater Des Moines Young Professionals Connection. In addition to her great work in engaging DMU in the central Iowa community, Brianne is …
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This fall, Des Moines University embarked on a “Pathways to Success” partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa and Des Moines Public Schools. The program connects local schools with corporations and institutions to match employees and mentees for structured in-school …
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DMU faculty, staff and students got a peek at the newly wrapped Mobile Health Clinic at an open house reception highlighting the community resource. Coined the “Purple People Treater” by Dr. Polk, a DMU Mobile Clinic Advisory Committee member, the …