After his three years as chair of the DMU Board of Trustees, Larry J. Baker, D.O.’77, FACEP, turned the reins over to Steve Morain, J.D., at the board meeting in September. Baker, who remains a board member, is the emergency medical […]
Assistant professor named PA of the Year and an Engaged Scholar Faculty Fellow Laura Delaney, PA-C’99, M.P.A.S., had provided health care to patients in the West African nation of Mali before she joined DMU’s physician assistant faculty in 2008. That’s why
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Meghan Francis has conducted biomedical research on several topics, and she’s currently working as a research assistant in the nutrition sciences department at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, identifying immune markers in obese mice with renal cancer. But broader societal factors
Built to bridge research, health outcomes Read More
Juliet Babirye, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., is a lecturer in infectious disease and non-communicable disease control in the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda. She’s conducted research around the globe on topics including disease prevention, AIDS and mortality rates of
Ugandan physicians reflect on DMU, Iowa experiences Read More
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
New book focuses on how to avoid leg amputation when diabetes-related foot wounds develop bone infection Osteomyelitis, or bone infection, is a common enough condition to be seen daily in most hospitals around the world, yet there are limited resources
Curiosity is creating an audible buzz among students and faculty engaged in DMU’s increasingly robust research enterprise. This story is part of “Research Engines,” a series on the questions being asked and investigated by DMU researchers. While DMU’s faculty and
Shared space spurs collaboration Read More
Curiosity is creating an audible buzz among students and faculty engaged in DMU’s increasingly robust research enterprise. This story is part of “Research Engines,” a series on the questions being asked and investigated by DMU researchers. When they ponder the
Podiatric researchers apply a healthy skepticism Read More
Curiosity is creating an audible buzz among students and faculty engaged in DMU’s increasingly robust research enterprise. This story is part of “Research Engines,” a series on the questions being asked and investigated by DMU researchers. Robert Clements is a
M.S. program prompts probing investigations Read More
Being involved in and promoting high-quality research and scholarly activity are among our core visions at DMU, and in this issue you will find some of the great work happening across campus. We strive to be a cultivator of distinctive
Asking questions, questioning answers Read More