DMU’s Top 2023 News Stories: What a Wonderful Year!
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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“All about the mission”
Alumni share what has disheartened and sustained them during the pandemic – and lessons learned in the process. The tolls taken by nearly three years of the COVID-19 pandemic are evident in the health care workforce, shifting attitudes toward science
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Meeting urgent needs with a new medical model
The newest member of the DMU Board of Trustees brings to the University decades of business experience and acumen. By any measure, Bernard Swift Jr., D.O.’76, M.P.H., took a big risk in 1982 when he launched a practice using a
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Steve Herwig, D.O.’76, M.B.A., R.Ph.
Steve Herwig, D.O.’76, M.B.A., R.Ph., in October 2021 was awarded the Weaver Medal of Honor by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University. He graduated from the college in 1971. The Weaver Medal is the highest honor
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John “Jack” Wood, D.O.’76, FACEP
John “Jack” Wood, D.O.’76, FACEP, is an emergency physician retired from clinical practice after 44 years. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, where he was chief resident. He
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Daniel Callan, D.O.’76, M.P.H., FACOFP
Daniel Callan, D.O.’76, M.P.H., FACOFP, retired as a captain in the U.S. Navy after 32 years of military service. He is board-certified in family practice, aerospace medicine and occupational medicine and a medical fellow in all three areas. He has
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Richard Handelsman, D.O.’76, FACP
Richard Handelsman, D.O.’76, FACP, is a board-certified internist on staff at Montefiore Nyack and Good Samaritan Hospitals in Nyack, NY, and Pomona, NY, respectively. He will be among the dancers at the Dancing with Our Stars 2019 gala fundraiser for
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Thomas Cavalieri, D.O.’76, MACOI, FACP
Thomas Cavalieri, D.O.’76, MACOI, FACP, in June was awarded the 2019 Santucci Award by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) in recognition of his sustained outstanding contributions to the board’s mission of protecting the public by providing the
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Thomas Cavalieri, D.O.’76
Thomas Cavalieri, D.O.’76, was reappointed by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to serve on the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA). The committee consists of 11 appointed members who evaluate the standards used by foreign
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Physician burnout: an “area of continued vigilance”
Editor’s note: According to a 2017 survey by the website Medscape, more than half the nation’s physicians are burned out, defined as “having feelings of cynicism, a low sense of personal accomplishment and a loss of enthusiasm for work.” On
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