When you ask Paul Volker, M.D., FAAFP, assistant professor of family and internal medicine at DMU, about being named the 2019 Medical Educator of the Year by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP), he emphasizes two points: that there …
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Elizabeth “Liz” Swartz Lahr, D.P.T.’19, practices at Breathe. Physical Therapy and Wellness in Des Moines and West Des Moines, a practice that specializes in dry needling, women’s health, pregnancy/postpartum pain and recovery and pelvic floor dysfunction and pain. She has …
On a recent wintry Wednesday, 10 DMU students rose early not to study, work out or head to class, but instead to advocate for health care, share their stories and answer questions from Iowa state legislators at the University’s annual …
Students meet state legislators to advocate for health care Read More
On a recent freezing day in Des Moines, the DMU wellness teaching kitchen was the right place to be: Four kettles of soup, homemade bread and a green salad awaited a noon-hour group who were there for a lunch-and-learn on …
Members of Des Moines University’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) are working to change the world of health care, one interaction at a time: In addition to their on-campus activities, they are engaging with minority grade school, middle school and …
DMU SNMA members mentor youth to change health care for the better Read More
Theresa Marko, D.P.T.’17, P.T., M.S., is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy with her practice, Marko Physical Therapy PLLC, in New York City. She is a member of the public policy and advocacy committee and the private practice …
Janean Wedeking, D.O.’16, accepted a position as a family medicine physician at the Floyd County Medical Center hospital and clinic in Charles City, IA. She is currently completing her residency in family medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center …
In 2018, Des Moines University became the nation’s first medical school to partner with the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), the nation’s leading advocacy group for mental illness, to offer its provider education program to third-year osteopathic medical students. All medical schools train …
DMU is nation’s first medical school to require mental health course Read More
In her former work as a physical therapist in an intensive care unit, Julie Ronnebaum, P.T., D.P.T., Ph.D., quickly learned how important teamwork is in health care. That’s why she pursued her doctoral degree in interprofessional health care studies and …
All together now: DMU faculty member is a force for interprofessional health care teams Read More
Christopher Brady and Nikolas Pappas share an excitement for the managerial and administrative aspects of health care. The two 2019 graduates of DMU’s master of health care administration (M.H.A.) program are now observing and experiencing a wide spectrum of these …
Angela Russo’s work as a medical technologist in a hospital laboratory of NCH Healthcare System in Naples, FL, sparked her interest in epidemiology and infection control. That motivated her to broaden her career opportunities by enrolling in Des Moines University’s …
Global health experience transports M.P.H. student out of her comfort zone Read More
Rachel Blankenship, D.O.’13, M.P.H.’15, joined the Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany, OK. A pediatric physiatrist, she is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. After graduating from DMU, she completed a categorical physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program at the …