You don’t have to spend much time with high-energy Maren Lenhart to understand how knowledge gained from the Urbandale, IA, dental office where she worked as a certified dental assistant drove her public health goals. “I wanted to have a […]
Alumna expands impact, earns national award Read More
Kimberly Davis, M.P.H.’12, works on the front lines of preventing the spread of Ebola and other dangerous communicable diseases in the United States. A quarantine public health officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), she is engaged
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Last year Daniel Cole, D.O.’16 became one of 16 current and past DMU students who’ve landed, since 2009, prestigious summer internships through the University’s Global Health Pathways of Distinction program. But he was the first to work in the area
DMU students seek to be part of the solution Read More
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
Jami S. Haberl, M.P.H., M.H.A.’03 Read More
Ms. Brown recently accepted a position with Public Health Services of San Joaquin County in California. She is a public health educator in the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program.
Lauren R. Brown, M.P.H.’14 Read More
Thomas “Tom” DeGregory was contemplating enrolling in a Pennsylvania allopathic medical school when friends suggested he explore osteopathic medical institutions. Then a junior high school music teacher, he was soon enrolled at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, now
Alumni make supporting DMU a family affair Read More
Our trip was in conjunction with Global Brigades, an organization with ongoing sites in multiple areas around the world. The Honduran staff for Global Brigades were quite good and prepared for our arrival. They provided translators, although some of our group
“A privilege of service” Read More
Editor’s note: During his eight-week internship with the World Health Organization (WHO) this summer, third-year DMU osteopathic medical student and M.P.H. candidate Brian Ferguson was immersed in a gigantic global challenge, the impact of poor-quality child development. Despite the weighty
The littlest among us are key to our biggest health problems Read More
Navigation: Taking a Toms Shoes tack to save lives Following fate to fill needs in Haiti Moved by faith, informed by reality in Uganda DMU leaders like to say the University is “doing a world of good.” A big way
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Cannon accepted a position as the director of cardiovascular services at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville in January. He and his wife, Sunny, are raising their three children, Hyrum, Olivia and the newest, Madalynn Fae, who joined their
Bradden T. Cannon, M.H.A., M.P.H.’08 Read More