Des Moines University has donated medical equipment to support the people of Ukraine during Russia’s military invasion. This support started with two DMU faculty members.
Sending Medical and Moral Support to Ukraine Read More
On a recent Friday in Des Moines, members of Des Moines University’s American Muslim Medical Student Association visited a local mosque, Masjid an-Noor, for daily prayers, fellowship and health screenings provided by DMU students. The event was organized by first-year
DMU Students Provide Health Screenings to Mosque Members Read More
In March 2020, a local attorney submitted an opinion essay to me for publication in the Des Moines Register. He also mentioned his brother was an emergency room physician in town. That certainly got my attention. A novel virus was
Two years of pandemic-related interviews with an ER doc Read More
On Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, the Des Moines University Continuing Medical Education (DMU CME) office hosted the annual Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Workshop through our ongoing partnership with MercyOne Des Moines and UnityPoint Health – Des Moines. The University welcomed more
Hands-on ultrasound workshop well attended and highly appreciated Read More
“The first lesson I learned is how dumb I am. A year and a month ago, given the oxygen saturation levels we were seeing, I couldn’t have imagined not intubating people. We in Iowa got to learn from our confreres
What has health care learned from the pandemic? Read More
Which coronavirus vaccine should I get, and what are the side effects? When can I go back to restaurants and get together with family and friends? Will I ever be able to not have to wear a mask? These and
Coming out of COVID-19 safely Read More
First-, second- and third-year physical therapy students made DMU proud by providing recovery services to more than 150 runners participating in the IMT Des Moines Marathon and half-marathon on Oct. 18. Tyler Wishau, D.P.M.’14, participated in the half-marathon while juggling
Noreen O’Shea, D.O.’84, FAAFP, readily admits she was “scared” about joining the DMU family medicine program in March 2014, but in the time since she’s aptly applied the wisdom of Lucille Ball to “face your fear and it will disappear.”
Walking the path with patients, students Read More
When he was 10 years old, Thomas Benzoni was happily hurtling downhill on his bicycle when the front wheel fell off. So did Benzoni, who sustained injuries and gained an interest in medicine thanks to the care he received. “The
Adjunct faculty spotlight: Thomas Benzoni, D.O., AOBEM, FACEP, ABFM Read More
At two new-for-DMU sites for global health service during spring break this year, students and clinicians treated hundreds of patients, provided health education and even swept floors and cleaned up facilities. The biggest impact of the trips, however, was on
Spring Breakthroughs Read More