Alumni share what has disheartened and sustained them during the pandemic – and lessons learned in the process. The tolls taken by nearly three years of the COVID-19 pandemic are evident in the health care workforce, shifting attitudes toward science …
During their meeting on December 8, 2017, members of the DMU Alumni Association Board of Directors chose Jami Haberl, M.P.H.’03, M.H.A.’03 as president-elect and Paul Morris, D.O.’78, FACOFP, as vice president. They were elected to fill the open seats and …
Members of the DMU Alumni Association Board of Directors want their 12,179 fellow alumni to also “get on board,” so to speak, by getting more engaged with the University. New Alumni Board leaders include President Pam Harrison Chambers, M.P.H.’01, PA-C’92, …
Jami Haberl was recently named executive director of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, a privately led, public initiative intended to inspire Iowans and their communities to improve their health and happiness. The community-focused effort is using the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® to measure …
James has joined Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, MO, as a general surgeon. Prior to joining Mercy, James completed a surgical fellowship with the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis and a general surgery residency at Mercy Medical Center …
Griffith is the manager of infection control at Denver Health in Denver, CO. She earned her nursing degree at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph, MO, and her master’s of public health from Des Moines University. She is currently …
I received my bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 1999, my doctorate in osteopathic medicine from DMU in 2003 and my master’s in public health from DMU in 2007. I completed my residency at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, my first surgical research fellowship with DMU and Mercy and a critical care fellowship at the University of Minnesota. I am a surgical intensivist […]
Upon graduation from Iowa State University in community health education, I started my career at the American Cancer Society in St. Paul, MN. From there I moved back to Iowa to earn my degrees at DMU while working at the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). At IDPH I was introduced to the world of public health and healthcare preparedness. I took a short break and […]