A man arrived by ambulance at a Chicago emergency room, labeled as a suspected drug overdose case. He’d actually suffered a stroke resulting from sickle cell disease, but the hospital staff believed otherwise simply because he was Black. “I wish …
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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 …
Pamela Harvey Miller, D.O.’99, M.H.A.’99, director of emergency medicine for Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL, this fall was promoted to rear admiral in the Navy Reserves. She is just the second rear admiral currently serving in Navy medicine. …
Yasser Farra, D.O.’99, is a physician board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology who practices with New Braunfels Cardiology in New Braunfels and Seguin, TX. His interests include preventative cardiology, nuclear cardiology and acute coronary syndromes. Farra had worked as a …
Headquartered in Des Moines, IOMA represents the approximately 1,000 osteopathic physicians practicing in the state. Daniel Arnold, D.O.’99, a physician with UnityPoint Clinics in Bettendorf, IA, was elected president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association at its annual conference and …
Alan Shatzel, D.O.’99, M.B.A., was named chief executive officer of the Sacramento, CA-based Mercy Medical Group on Oct. 2. He has held numerous leadership positions at Mercy Medical Group and Dignity Health. He served as medical director of neurology for …
Stephen Van Roekel, D.O.’99, FACEP, FAAEM, was named regional medical officer of the Austin, TX, region for First Choice Emergency Room, the largest network of independent freestanding emergency rooms in the United States. He completed his emergency medicine residency at …
Daniel Arnold, D.O.’99, was elected president-elect of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association during its annual conference and scientific seminar held in Des Moines May 4-7. He is board-certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians and serves as director …
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 …