In the spring of 2015, DMU CME launched a new online learning management system. This system allows you to register for live and online (enduring) CME activities offered by DMU. The availability of enduring CME material is something that DMU […]
Online CME catalog is continuously growing Read More
All members of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), other than those exempted, are required to participate in the Continuing Medical Education (CME) program to meet specified CME credit hour requirements for the 2013-2015 CME cycle. This cycle ends on December
AOA 2013-2015 membership cycle ending soon Read More
Lori Graff remembers eating food from the animals raised on her family’s farm and getting fresh milk from a neighbor. But that’s not an experience shared by her children, who’s meals are more likely to come from the Hy-Vee where
Food Day spreads a message of sustainability Read More
Des Moines University is offering free health screenings to adults 50 and older at its annual Senior Health Fair on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon. DMU students, faculty and clinicians will administer the screenings and interpret the
DMU health fair offers free check-ups to seniors Nov. 7 Read More
When his first patient exclaimed, “My heart is on fire!”, then-first-year DMU osteopathic medical student Marshall Sheide was sure the patient was about to have a heart attack or other life-threatening issue. But after the calm clinician next to him
DMU students to provide health services in Kentucky, Dominican Republic Read More
The scholarship fund continues to inspire future health care professionals and garner generous support, including the record $344,552 raised this year. As an undergraduate at the University of California-Santa Barbara, Jesse Dalton by sheer chance encountered his homeless uncle who was
2015 DMU dinner raises record donations Read More
On October 10, 374 first-year students took the first step on their journey to clinical practice, receiving their first white coat. The white coat signifies the excellence and caring demanded of those entering health care professions. The annual rite of passage emphasizes
DMU issues the next wave of white coats Read More
Inflammation is one of the body’s natural ways of protecting and healing itself. It includes many chemical reactions, helping to fight infection, increasing blood flow to places that need healing and generating pain to signal something is wrong with the
Control inflammation with a healthy, anti-inflammatory diet Read More
It was a beautiful football Saturday at Drake Stadium on October 3 as Des Moines University and Drake University Law School renewed their rivalry in the Malpractice Bowl. DMU split the games, with the women’s team winning 19-0 and the men’s
Women prevail, men fail in annual Malpractice Bowl Read More
Des Moines University walkers enjoyed perfect autumn weather for this year’s “Walk at the Whistle,” a 1K coordinated state-wide by the Healthiest State Initiative. The goal of the walk is to inspire Iowans to improve their health and happiness and make Iowa
DMU Walks at the Whistle Read More