College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shape the Future of Health Care

Our Graduate Degrees Prepare You for Your Future

We need leaders who are highly competent and compassionate medical professionals. A graduate degree from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences will help you gain the knowledge and know-how to further your career and advance health care.

DMU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine helps future health care experts, researchers and educators focus on the well-being of the entire person — not just their symptoms, illnesses or injuries. Whether you choose a graduate degree in osteopathic medicine, anatomy or biomedical sciences (MSBS or PhD), you will be well-positioned to improve health care in your chosen field.

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Mission and Values

The College of Osteopathic Medicine has a mission to improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate osteopathic physicians, health educators, researchers and scholars.

In addition, our vision statements support DMU’s mission.

College of Osteopathic Medicine Highlights

DMU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine offers degrees in anatomy, biomedical sciences (MS and PhD) and osteopathic medicine.

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Learn Within a Close-Knit Community

The College of Osteopathic Medicine’s programs feature small student-to-faculty ratios, creating an environment where personalized support is the norm. Whether you have questions about coursework, research or career goals, you’ll find faculty who are accessible, engaged and invested in your success.

Clinical provider mentors a student during an osteopathic manual medicine visit at the DMU Clinic, observing as the student evaluates a patient’s arm in an exam room.

Receive Guidance and Support From Medical Leaders

With expertise spanning multiple disciplines, College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty enrich the learning experience through their backgrounds in education, health care and research. They serve as mentors, advisors and educators dedicated to your success.

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Pursue Life-Changing Research Opportunities

DMU faculty lead research that advances health care and improves lives. As a College of Osteopathic Medicine student, you’ll have opportunities to contribute to ongoing research or pursue your own projects, building experience that can lead to publications, presentations, awards, fellowships and scholarships.

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Elizabeth McConnaha, PhD’25, wearing doctoral regalia and standing in a campus hallway while pregnant during the end of her doctoral studies at DMU. Photography by Lauren Spooner, Love + Light Photo Co.

Life After DMU: Life of a … Scientist

As the first student in DMU’s Biomedical Sciences PhD program, Elizabeth McConnaha, PhD’25, helped shape the curriculum and now teaches others.

Julie Meachen, PhD, professor of anatomy, seated at a lab bench in a teaching laboratory with cabinets and work surfaces visible in the background.

DMU Researcher Publishes Two Studies On the Extinct American Cheetah-Like Cat

Julie Meachen, PhD, professor of anatomy at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, recently published two studies on the American cheetah-like cat, Miracinonyx trumani.

Austin Teel, DO’24, MSBS’20, stands beside his significant other in a formal interior with a stone fireplace and framed painting in the background.

Life After DMU: Life of a … Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences

Austin Teel, DO’24, MSBS’20, found that a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences was the perfect stop on his path to becoming a doctor.