A recent early March morning in Des Moines was the kind that would make most medical students – most people, for that matter – hit the snooze button and crawl deeper under the covers. Central Iowa was under yet another four inches of […]
Reaching out to the unsheltered Read More
Twice a month DMU students and a supervising physician visit local shelters as part of its Homeless Camp Outreach program. The students see patients with a variety of illnesses and chronic conditions. Read about the students, the patients and this
Des Moines University’s Homeless Camp Outreach featured in Des Moines Register Read More
Des Moines University has invited Dr. Jim Withers, pioneer in an emerging field known as “street medicine,” to speak to students and faculty at noon on Monday, April 23, in the Student Education Center Auditorium, 3300 Grand Avenue. The event
Speaker to share experiences of taking medicine to the streets Read More