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
Here’s a look back at Des Moines University’s top news events of 2023. It was a remarkable year in DMU’s history!
DMU’s Top 2023 News Stories: What a Wonderful Year! 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
DMU Chief Diversity Officer Honored as LGBTQ Legacy Leader 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
More than 200 Des Moines University students, faculty and staff gathered on campus today to stand together in support of our first ever DMU Day of Unity. Students decided to coordinate a Day of Unity in light of an increasingly
Coming together for a day of unity Read More
While many factors affect health care equity, disparities based on race that target communities of color are consistently reported in the management of many diseases. For example, blacks receive a lower standard of care than whites when being treated for
Racism and health inequity: What can we do about it? Read More
On Feb. 6, 1951, a poor African American tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks entered the ward for colored women at Johns Hopkins Hospital to begin treatment for invasive cervical cancer. While she was unconscious on the operating table, the surgeon
“Illegal, immoral, deplorable” – and so critical to medical advancement Read More
DMU students, faculty and staff took part in the University’s annual celebration of Diwali on November 21. More than 360 people were treated to authentic Indian cuisine, music and dance. First-, second- and third-year students donned traditional Indian garb and worked the
Des Moines University celebrates Diwali Read More
Diversity doesn’t just happen; to make it real and relevant, it requires champions. This spring the DMU office of multicultural affairs recognized students, faculty, staff, a community member and an organization as Diversity Champions for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to
DMU honors Diversity Champions Read More