Nearly 40 percent of patients with chronic heart failure also develop kidney dysfunction. This condition, termed “cardio-renal syndrome,” is important to study as it is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure. Noah Marcus, Ph.D., an […]
DMU professor lands NIH grant to investigate heart failure and kidney dysfunction Read More
Willie Stevenson Glanton, J.D., an attorney, civic leader and longtime member of the DMU Board of Trustees, died July 6, 2017. She was 95 years old. “Mrs. Glanton epitomized servant-leadership. She worked tirelessly to open doors for all people,” said
Remembering civic leader Willie Stevenson Glanton, J.D. Read More
The Department of Global Health was honored to host a group of Mandela Washington Fellows at DMU on Thursday, June 22. The 25 fellows from sub-Saharan Africa will be hosted at Drake University for six weeks, from June 16 to
DMU welcomes Mandela Washington Fellows Read More
Sally K. Mason, Ph.D., retired president of the University of Iowa, was appointed to the Des Moines University Board of Trustees during its May meeting. Mason began her distinguished academic career as a graduate teaching assistant at Purdue University, where
Sally Mason joins DMU Board of Trustees Read More
Among its global health opportunities for students, Des Moines University has an exchange program with Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) in Lima, Peru. Each year, a few students from DMU do rotations in Lima, and several medical students from
DMU “exchanges” students with Peru Read More
Des Moines University awarded 455 degrees in eight programs at the 117th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 26. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the week with programs, awards and a campus picnic. Check out the photos of our happy grads
A round of applause for the Class of 2017 Read More
We were honored this past week to have the members of Class of 1967 and 1992 on campus to celebrate and participate in Alumni Reunion 2017! From May 24-26 we welcomed alumni back to campus to see how much their alma mater
Welcomed back to where it all started Read More
Des Moines University is the nation’s number-one producer of general practice health care providers, and that was evident at a recent reception for seven members of the Class of 2017. These graduates – five in DMU’s osteopathic medical program and
Iowa invests in DMU students Read More
The Des Moines University online medical terminology course is a fast and easy way to learn medical words and meanings. This continuing education course has been taken by individuals throughout the world, including all of the United States and more
Where in the world is the DMU medical terminology course? Read More
“The 2017 Des Moines University Mock House of Delegates will come to order,” announced House Speaker Pamela Duffy, P.T., Ph.D., M.Ed., OCS, RP, FAPTA, on a recent Wednesday in a DMU lecture hall. It’s a call Dr. Duffy, assistant professor
DMU physical therapy students practice as “mock” delegates Read More