DMU Osteopathic Students Achieve 100% Residency Placement
Des Moines University’s osteopathic medicine Class of 2024 achieved a 100% residency placement match rate.
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Ask An Expert: Could Vaccinated People Cause More Spread?
Is it possible that vaccinated people could cause more spread because they are unaware that they are a carrier? We do believe that unvaccinated people can spread the virus, even when they’re not feeling any symptoms. However, when a fully
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Not Just for Back-To-School: Why Every Person Needs an Annual Wellness Exam
Does everyone need an annual physical? Like most things in life, there is an argument for both sides. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start.
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DMU alumni serve as ACOFP Iowa leaders
Jennifer Holmes Latterell, D.O.’05, C.P.E., was elected president-elect of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Iowa Chapter, at the Midwinter Osteopathic Family Practice Virtual Conference in January. She is the associate chief of staff for education and the designated
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Good to know: your patients’ pronouns
Recently Gina Ruesch, D.P.M.’01, treated a patient for toenail fungus. Afterward, the patient rated the appointment as the best clinical experience she’d ever have. While that’s music to the ears of any health care provider, Dr. Ruesch was troubled by
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DMU preps D.O. students for the “new normal” of residency application
Everyone in the osteopathic (D.O.) and allopathic (M.D.) medical worlds knew that spring 2020 was going to usher in a new single accreditation system for graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the Accreditation
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