As a future Latina podiatric physician, I believe it is imperative for me to work alongside other medical professionals and community leaders in hopes of providing the best medical services to our patients. I aspire to work with individuals from […]
Health Care Is a “Universal Partnership” Read More
A book by Robert “Tim” Yoho, D.P.M., M.S., dean emeritus of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, epitomizes the human condition that even the most heartbreaking tragedies can inspire goodness through the actions of the people involved. Life After
A Story of Unconditional Love Read More
Three DMU graduates are leading an innovative program in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to embed physical therapists into the primary care setting and enhance the holistic care veterans receive. Mark Havran, D.P.T.’05,
D.P.T. Alumni Lead Project to Improve Veteran Access to Physical Therapy Services Read More
When Rodricka Brice-Curry, a student in DMU’s master of health care administration program and a staff sergeant in the Air Force, had to deploy to Qatar for more than seven months in 2021, it was the first time she and
Oh No, My Mom Has to Go Read More
Rachel Vo Christenson, D.O.’23, was among the seven outstanding minority medical students nationwide who in 2022 received the prestigious William G. Anderson, D.O., Minority Scholarship from the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF). Appropriately, she shares the passion to serve with the
Student is Impassioned to Serve “Where Most Needed” Read More
Research, the fine arts, winemaking, public health work, pageant competition: Students bring a wide range of interests and perspectives to DMU in part because of what they did before enrolling. Meet some who pursued other paths on their way to
Students Take Circuitous Routes to Medical School Read More
If the old saw “podiatrists eat their young” – a belief that experienced podiatric physicians seek to hold back younger “competitors” – still stands, Stephanie Oexeman, D.P.M.’17, AACFAS, DABPM, has dealt it a blow with her podcast, “She’s a D.P.M.”
Giving Voice to Women in Podiatric Medicine Read More
The infectious disease consulting physician, director of antimicrobial stewardship and medical staff president at MercyOne Des Moines was recognized by the Des Moines Business Record. If you had to pick two words to describe Dr. Aneesa Afroze’s purpose in life,
Aneesa Afroze, M.D., M.P.H.’18, Honored as a “Woman of Influence” Read More
At the opening of the Dr. S. S. Still College and Infirmary of Osteopathy in 1898, only the most optimistic observers could have foreseen the school’s survival into the twenty-first century. After all, Still College was one of many proprietary
Ever onward: DMU marks 125 years of perseverance, pride and passion Read More
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
“Change in health care begins with you and me”: Glanton 2022 Read More