Listening First
Through continuing education and learning from peers, Kaaren Olesen, D.O.’97, M.H.A.’96, has become an expert in gender-affirming surgery.
Pulses: A Q&A with Carlos Lowell, D.O.’90
Carlos Lowell, D.O.’90, is a board-certified psychiatrist in private practice in Sandusky, Ohio, and medical director of the TMS Institute of Ohio. He is the only osteopathic physician on the board of the Clinical Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Society, an international
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Thinking Globally: What Can Rwanda Teach Us About Mitigating the Trauma of Gun Violence? It‘s Complicated
Assignment: Compare the major source of collective trauma in Rwanda, the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis, with that in the United States, the 2001 terrorist attacks and ongoing gun violence and mass shootings. Investigators: Kyra Vercande, D.O.’23, and Rwandan student
The Joy of the Patient-Provider Connection
Approximately 11 years ago when I was a collegiate softball player, a 10-year-old athlete from a neighboring small town called me. In her then-high-pitched excited voice she wanted to interview me about what it was like to be a collegiate
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Alumna Applies Systems Thinking for Sustainable, HealthY Nutrition
As a registered dietitian, Erin Bergquist, M.P.H.’07, RD, counseled patients one-on-one about eating healthfully to manage their diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, obesity and other health issues. After about three years in practice, she wanted to do more. “Once you have a
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Elective Makes Curriculum More Pain-Full
An elective course at DMU is addressing the absence of pain management in standard medical curricula.
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Sending Medical and Moral Support to Ukraine
Des Moines University has donated medical equipment to support the people of Ukraine during Russia’s military invasion. This support started with two DMU faculty members.
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Patestas is Retired but Emphatically Not Tired
This summer Maria Patestas, Ph.D., retired after 30 years of teaching the anatomy subdisciplines at Des Moines University.
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D.O. Grad Swaps Surgery for Public Health To Serve Her Country
Marcia Angue, D.O.’13, was pursuing surgery when the pandemic redirected her to public health leadership.
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A Bold Vision Made Real
President Angela L. Walker Franklin inspires DMU to dream big.
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