Build Community and Career Connections
Campus life at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences goes beyond academics. Our state-of-the-art campus in West Des Moines is a collaborative space where students can thrive both personally and professionally.
Customize Your Learning
Explore electives like the Healthy Cooking Elective, held in our cutting-edge teaching kitchen, or take part in enriching experiences through the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs.
Get Involved and Lead
As a Doctor of Occupational Therapy student, you have a number of ways to get involved on campus.
- Our Student Occupational Therapy Association chapter is student-led and faculty-supported, offering leadership roles and organizing social events, volunteer opportunities, charity initiatives and professional networking.
- Occupational therapy students are part of the DMU Student Government Association, which brings together representatives from every degree program to shape student life and advocate for meaningful change.
- Align your career goals with a number of student clubs like Neurology Club, Geriatrics Club, Pediatrics Club and more — many of which host specialized guest speakers and provide networking opportunities with students from other health professions.
- Join Pi Theta Epsilon (Kappa Beta chapter), the national OT honor society, recognizing academic achievement and leadership in occupational therapy.