A record number of submitted abstracts, a keynote talk by a groundbreaking biochemist, excellent work by award recipients and lots of lively discussions made the seventh annual DMU Research Symposium a huge success. Held on campus on Dec. 1, the […]
DMU Research Symposium draws record number of abstracts Read More
During the month of March, the DMU community focused on a celebration of our history. Quite fittingly, the month concluded with a tribute to our founders, Drs. S. S. and Ella Still. Both were beloved by students not only for
A tribute to our founders Read More
On Friday, February 12, Des Moines University Development and Alumni Relations hosted the first of many 2016 events. Over 130 DMU alumni and friends attended the alumni reception at Fogo De Chao Brazilian Steakhouse in Austin, Texas. At the event,
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Working as a paramedic and volunteer firefighter in the Washington, DC, area gave Tommy Eales a passion for emergency medicine. “I saw a fair share of different medical calls. It was really fun working with the physicians,” says the third-year
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There’s a new course offered at Des Moines University, but registration is closed to anyone older than 18. Twelve high schoolers meet daily in Ryan Hall 281 from noon to 2:30 p.m. for Exploration of Health Sciences and Medicine through
When his first patient exclaimed, “My heart is on fire!”, then-first-year DMU osteopathic medical student Marshall Sheide was sure the patient was about to have a heart attack or other life-threatening issue. But after the calm clinician next to him
DMU students to provide health services in Kentucky, Dominican Republic Read More
Taunts and teasing did not deter students from dropping their deans into the dunk tank at the second annual DMU Palooza. One by one, the University’s three deans —Jodi Cahalan, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., PA-C, DFAAPA (College of Health Sciences) ; J.D. Polk, D.O.,
Students step right up to dunk their deans at DMU Palooza Read More
The University’s annual DMU Day at the Fair is the rare opportunity for the public to experience osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) within a horseshoe’s throw of corn dogs, country singers and miniature ponies. On the first Sunday of the Iowa State Fair, Des
DMU Day: a family af-Fair Read More
DMU helped organize an event that gave central Iowa kids, many from uninsured and under-insured families, a healthy start to the school year and offered DMU students invaluable opportunities to apply their clinical skills and cultural competency training. The University
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Strength, endurance, flexibility, power — DMU doctor of physical therapy students took over the Moulton Elementary School gymnasium on one of the hottest days of summer to translate these concepts into kid-friendly activities for a service-learning component of a clinical
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