The City of West Des Moines honored DMU with a Community Leadership Award during the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day event Jan. 15, 2024.
DMU Receives Community Leadership Award from City of West Des Moines Read More
DMU’s Glanton Event on Nov. 2 celebrated the university’s efforts to prepare culturally competent health professionals and raised $304,537 to support them.
DMU’s Glanton Event Celebrates 20 Years of Changing Health Care Read More
Rich Salas, Ph.D., chief diversity officer at Des Moines University, was one of six individuals honored by dsm magazine, in collaboration with One Iowa and American Equity, with its LGBTQ Legacy Leader Award. He was honored as an ally for
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A man arrived by ambulance at a Chicago emergency room, labeled as a suspected drug overdose case. He’d actually suffered a stroke resulting from sickle cell disease, but the hospital staff believed otherwise simply because he was Black. “I wish
“Change in health care begins with you and me”: Glanton 2022 Read More
With the persistent COVID-19 pandemic and prospects of a long winter ahead, DMU students provided a much-needed shot of hope and optimism by organizing the University’s annual Diwali event. This annual celebration of the festival of lights is part of
DMU students celebrate hope and optimism with virtual Diwali Read More
Dolores Huerta has fought fearlessly for equal rights for farm workers, women and families. DMU’s Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the Medical Students for Latino Health Club partnered with the Chrysalis Foundation to host this longtime activist and
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The mission of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) is to support the efforts of college/university diversity officers to identify and share best practices in diversity initiatives, provide professional development opportunities and influence policies relating to
DMU chief diversity officer helps form NADOHE Health Professions Chapter Read More
A doctor of Korean heritage who grew up in Oregon becomes uncomfortable when a patient asks her about “the medicine of your people.” A Brazilian immigrant who doesn’t speak English struggles to communicate with the doctor who’s treating her nine-year-old
DMU faculty win AACOM Innovation Education Award Read More
Between studying for exams, preparing for simulated patient encounters and cramming for national board exams, a growing group of students at DMU are leading changes in medical education. They are building on DMU’s legacy of diversity and inclusion. They are
DMU students are “seeking justice” Read More
Dr. Floyd Olin Smith, who worked as a missionary with his wife, Bessie, arrived in Dyabakir, Turkey, in 1914. After he heard about atrocities committed against Armenians in 1915, he treated hundreds of victims of deportation and torture despite warnings
Courage in humanitarian crises Read More