On Wednesday, Oct. 22, Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and the Des Moines community came together for an evening of celebration, inspiration and powerful storytelling at the 2025 Glanton Event presented by UnityPoint Health.
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UnityPoint Health will be the presenting sponsor for the 2025 Glanton Event on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at The Meadows Event Center in Altoona, Iowa, advancing Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences’ mission to prepare a health care workforce that meets the needs of all communities.
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DMU’s 21st annual Glanton Event, presented by Holmes Murphy, brought community leaders together in support of students and raised an astonishing $320,637.
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DMU’s annual Glanton Event, presented by Holmes Murphy, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
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DMU’s Glanton Event on Nov. 2 celebrated the university’s efforts to prepare culturally competent health professionals and raised $304,537 to support them.
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John Pappajohn’s service and generosity to Iowa and Des Moines University have been enormous. John died today at the age of 94.
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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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“The people who seek care on a given day represent every race, creed, gender, age, socioeconomic level, language, physical and mental ability and educational attainment. To receive the best care, they need health care providers who can understand them, communicate
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At DMU’s 17th annual Glanton fundraising event on Oct. 8, President and CEO Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., said it looked “different” from previous years, and not just because it was held virtually. “This year, we possess an even greater sense
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The Glanton Fund represents Des Moines University’s response to persistent poor health outcomes related to race. Established in 2004, the fund generates scholarships for minority students, who are under-represented in the health care professions, and supports programs that foster the
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