Training America’s military medics
Local medics practice at DMU’s Iowa Simulation Center.
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Show them the way: Mentor a DMU student
Alums give back by mentoring students
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In the battle of the sexes, we’d all be better in this together
Preparing competent leaders in health care is going to take more than cracking the glass ceiling.
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Alum participates in global health
Craig Thompson, D.O. ’78, a family physician in Strawberry Point and Manchester, Iowa, traveled with DMU’s Global Health Department to El Salvador in March 2009. Job description: Small town family physician, involved in hospital care, EMS, OB, sports medicine, geriatrics
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D.P.T. students serve rural areas
DMU seeks hard-to-get internship opportunities for P.T. students. Can you help?
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Giving a day for America’s ‘Greatest Generation’
DMU alums volunteer with Honor Flight
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Engaging youth in medicine
New summer program for high school students interested in science and medicine For most high schoolers, highlights of the summer include sleeping in, hanging out with friends and going on vacation. For Lynnville-Sully High School senior Katelyn Van Wyk, a
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Let’s hear it for the spouses
DMU student spouse receives award For some, simply surviving marriage to a medical student is accomplishment enough. Not so Jon Kamrath: While his wife, Heidi, earned her D.O. degree at DMU, he commuted to Iowa State University, 40 miles away,
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A rockin’ endorsement of DSM
OMG, I’m so excited!! Des Moines made design*sponge! Check out this brand new city guide with a great listing of hip DSM places to visit! Plus, bonus, they even mention that Iowa is home to MMA legend Pat Miletich (I’m
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Anatomy word of the month: hippocampus
The “sea horse” is a structure buried deep within each hemisphere of the brain. This term is more descriptive of the imagination of anatomists rather than its function. In a cross section of the cerebral hemisphere the hippocampus looks something
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