New Dean of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University
David Connett, D.O., has been appointed as the new dean of the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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David Connett, D.O., has been appointed as the new dean of the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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DMU anatomy faculty Heather Garvin, Ph.D., D-ABFA, and Lauren Butaric, Ph.D., received a $495,637 grant from the National Institute of Justice to analyze forensic standards used in criminal dismemberment cases.
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Kelsie Effrein, D.P.M.’19, M.S.A.’15, is a board-qualified foot and ankle specialist at On The Move Podiatry in Phoenix. In 2022 she completed her residency in podiatric medicine and surgery at Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery, Detroit Medical Center, where she
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Biases in surgical education may, in part, be skin-deep. That summarizes recent research by five second-year students in Des Moines University’s doctor of osteopathic medicine program. The students were invited to present their findings in a paper, titled “Visual misrepresentation:
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When the American Association for Anatomy held its regional meeting, “Anatomy Across Scales: from Molecules to Organisms,” in Iowa City – just two hours from Des Moines – in October, it was a no-brainer for a group of DMU anatomy
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Jonathan Tenley, D.P.M.’19, M.S.A.’17, joined Smoky Mountain Foot Clinic, PA, which has five locations in western North Carolina. He completed the Medstar podiatric residency program, during which he spent significant time at Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center.
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Jordan Ernst, D.P.M.’15, M.S.A.’13, AACFAS, was among the authors of “Evans calcaneal osteotomy: assessment of multiplanar correction” and “Simultaneous limb lengthening with ankle fusion using an internal lengthening nail,” published in the July-August 2022 edition of the Journal of Foot
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On a recent evening at Heritage Elementary School in Ankeny, IA, some students twittered nervously, others hung back and yet others charged forward into the classroom where a group of DMU students stood ready to welcome them. It was STEAM
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Ruffin Tchakounte, a fourth-year student in Des Moines University’s osteopathic medical program, is working to change the fact that while Black people make up 13.4 percent of the U.S. population, they comprise only about 5 percent of active physicians, according
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Jordan Ernst, D.P.M.’15, M.S.A.’13, AACFAS; Kyle Moore, D.P.M.’13, FACFAS; Matthew Hentges, D.P.M.’11, FACFAS; and Lanster Martin, D.P.M.’14, were among the authors of the case report, “Avascular necrosis of the first metatarsal: a case of second metatarsal bone transport with external
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