A number of DMU alumni were honored by the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and were elected to its offices this spring. Elected president-elect was Bruce Ricker, D.O.’83, an osteopathic family physician in Mount Ayr. He is the medical director […]
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When he was 10 years old, Thomas Benzoni was happily hurtling downhill on his bicycle when the front wheel fell off. So did Benzoni, who sustained injuries and gained an interest in medicine thanks to the care he received. “The
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Bruce Ricker, D.O.’83, was elected president-elect by the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) in May. He is the medical director of HCI Care Services, the Clearview Nursing Home and the Mount Ayr, IA, Health Care Center. He received the Spirit
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At two new-for-DMU sites for global health service during spring break this year, students and clinicians treated hundreds of patients, provided health education and even swept floors and cleaned up facilities. The biggest impact of the trips, however, was on
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Last July, David Drake, D.O.’83, acted on an idea that had him “hooked”: to voluntarily donate a kidney. His journey included Claire Cumbie-Drake, his wife of 28 years, and some coincidental DMU connections. This is the second part of a
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Thomas Benzoni, D.O., joined the DMU faculty in September 2014 as assistant professor of family medicine. He also continues to work as an emergency department physician in Iowa. Benzoni is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and the
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Steven I. Seidman, D.O.’83, will be honored as a fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Radiology, earning the designation FAOCR, during the annual convention and awards ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas. He is a neuroradiologist with the Michigan
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The desire to make an impact, extraordinary surgical expertise and some coincidental DMU connections came together in the past year to save one life and change others. THE DECISION – Early last summer, David Drake, D.O.’83, wrote a letter to
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A Florida-based actor, singer and dancer is becoming increasingly popular with the pre-middle school set. He has two books out, one that received a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, as well as a promising pilot for a unique television program that’s
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Hoversten, of Iowa City, will end his term April 20, 2014, on the Iowa Board of Medicine. Associate chief medical officer and regional medical director for Acute Care Inc., Hoversten was appointed to the board in 2011. He currently serves as chair
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