Karilynne A. Lenning, M.H.A.’12
Karilynne Lenning was appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to the Iowa Board of Social Work. She will also serve on the board’s social work tele-health committee.
Alumni Spotlight: Kyle Kellum, M.H.A.’12
After finishing his undergraduate degree in health care management, Kyle Kellum became director of diagnostic and therapy services at a health care center in Grangeville, Idaho. Because of experiences his own family had had in the health care system, he …
Alumni Spotlight: Kathy Goetz, M.H.A.’12
A nurse since 1979, Kathy Goetz increasingly took on administrative and management roles in her positions with the Iowa Heart Center. She decided earning her M.H.A. degree would allow her “to bring value” to the organization. “I am a life-long …
DMU students, alums recognized for research
A record 67 researchers presented their work to students, faculty and health care professionals at the 2014 DMU Research Symposium on December 4. Five DMU students and two alums were recognized for outstanding research in the most competitive field in the Symposium’s five …
Nathan S. Coleman, D.P.M.’12
Nathan Coleman earned the award for best oral presentation by a resident at the fifth annual DMU Research Symposium on campus on Dec. 4. He was the presenting author of research titled “First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Range of Motion Following Implant …
Laura Heath, D.P.M.’12
Dr. Heath, a podiatric physician with the Phoenix Veterans Administration Health System, presented her research at Desert Foot 2014, the high-risk diabetic foot conference, in Phoenix in November. She presented results in 40 patients who were successfully treated with dehydrated …
Mindi Feilmeier, D.P.M.’05, FACFAS
Mindi Feilmeier, assistant professor in DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS), was elected chair of the Iowa Podiatric Licensure Board at its July 11 meeting. The board evaluates the qualifications of applicants for licensure; grants licenses to those …
Honor society recognizes compassionate student leaders and teachers
Des Moines University is dedicated to teaching compassionate health care professionals and is a proud chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), which rewards student leaders for their compassion. Thirty-two Des Moines University osteopathic medical students …
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Michelle L. Finley, M.H.A.’12
Finley accepted a position as nursing program practice director of primary care at the Veterans Administration Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, IA.