The Polk County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday announced a $1 million grant for the creation of a new Health Care Workforce Collaborative in Central Iowa. The funds will have a direct impact on recruiting and retaining a vibrant health […]
Polk County Provides $1 Million To New Health Care Workforce Collaborative Read More
Gary Freed, D.O.’73, FAAP, FACOP, a member of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia osteopathic medicine clinical education department, received the Leila D. Denmark Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Nov.
It started with the seed of an idea that has since grown: to transplant some of the small burr oak saplings on the University’s current campus to the site of the new West Des Moines campus.
Transplanting our roots, literally Read More
Sean Grambart, D.P.M.’01, FACFAS, assistant dean for clinical affairs in the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS), was a student and more recently a colleague of Robert Yoho, D.P.M., M.S., FACFAS, who retired in May after 28 years at
Honoring the lasting legacy of Dean Yoho Read More
Ryan Dow, M.P.H.’12, M.H.A.’12, led a team at a major Iowa-based agriscience company to implement a massive coronavirus testing program. Three states to the west, Braden Ainsworth, M.P.H.’12, pivoted his public health care role to join the pandemic response. In
Alumni contribute to fight against COVID-19 behind the front lines of health care Read More
For Katie Sorensen, M.S.P.A.’10, PA-C, precepting students brings joy “to a whole new level” in her career. Sorensen has been a physician assistant (PA) in general surgery for 10 years, currently practicing at St. Luke’s Regional Health System in Duluth,
2021 Preceptor of the Year always has a student by her side Read More
As a girl growing up in Bulgaria, Elitsa Ananieva, Ph.D., wondered why some people died of diseases such as cancer and why so little was known about how to prevent or treat them. “I promised myself that one day I
In the fight against cancer, “Dr. A” mobilizes both her research and students Read More
In November 2019, my husband, Todd, and I set off on the adventure of a lifetime as volunteers for three months in the Kingdom of Bhutan. We are both medical professionals: I am a DMU Class of 2003 graduate board-certified
On May 30, 2020, Thalia Brown and her husband were enjoying a date night when she got a phone call: Her son, Johnathan Tate Jr., 22, had taken three bullets to the head during a violent shooting at a Gastonia,
The miracle of medicine Read More
Kathy Mercuris taught every DMU physical therapy graduate until her retirement in 2020. Kathy Mercuris, P.T., D.H.S., knew since her youth that she wanted to work in a helping profession. When she watched a child being assisted by an adult
The enduring impact of a longtime teacher Read More