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 […]
Laurence “Larry” J. Baker, D.O.’77, FACEP, in September concluded his three-year term as chair of the DMU Board of Trustees. He remains a board member. He is the emergency medical director of UnityPoint Health in Des Moines
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Jean and Paul Groben, D.O.’75, a radiologist, are thankful their three children and two grandchildren reside in Des Moines. That’s the home of Jasper Winery, which the Grobens launched when son Mason, a viticulturist and enologist, persuaded them to make
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Larry Baker knows health care from micro to mile-high levels. As medical director of the emergency medicine department of UnityPoint Health (formerly Iowa Health System) in central Iowa, Larry Baker, D.O.’77, oversees delivery of round-the-clock urgent care services at three major hospitals. He’s
Alumnus brings broad views as DMU Board chair Read More
Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., is the first African American woman to serve as a president of a medical/health sciences university. She has devoted her career to enhancing education and opening doors for all students. She led DMU in affirming its commitment
DMU President Franklin named Iowa History Maker Read More
Ellen Chaffee, Ph.D., of Bismarck, North Dakota, was appointed to the Des Moines University Board of Trustees at the August 24 board meeting. A senior fellow at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), Chaffee provides consulting
Des Moines University appoints Ellen Chaffee to Board of Trustees Read More
The inauguration of DMU’s new president, Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., was a “seminal moment” in the University’s history and future that featured formalities, festivities, a fun run and a 50-passenger bus that trekked more than 1,100 miles to be part of the occasion.
I grew up in small-town Iowa. My father was a family practice physician. I was educated at Iowa (go Hawks!) and DMU; my residency was in family practice, but I drifted to emergency medicine early in my career. I just successfully recertified my ABEM boards for the third time, making me close to dinosaur status. I own a professional staffing company that provides physician […]
Alumni spotlight: Laurence J. Baker, D.O.’77, FACEP Read More