I serve as the medical student director representing DMU on the Iowa Medical Society Board of Directors. The board has two medical student directors; Gabe Conley from the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa serves as my […]
Advocacy does make a difference Read More
Nearly two years ago, DMU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) launched a process that closely coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – the heavy lifting of again applying for and earning accreditation by the Commission on Osteopathic College
DMU COM earns full COCA accreditation Read More
Graduation + wedding proposal = new adventures Commencement is typically a day of celebration and excitement for DMU graduates, but for Logan Driscoll, it also brought a case of the jitters. A member of the physician assistant (PA) Class of
Matches made in medicine Read More
Ryan Bauermeister, a third-year student in DMU’s podiatric medicine program, thoroughly enjoyed the wide variety of cases he experienced during his podiatric medicine rotation at the Omaha practice of the Foot & Ankle Center of Nebraska and Iowa. They ranged
Welcome to my rotation: podiatric medicine and surgery Read More
When Rachael Lallensack, assistant editor of science and innovation for the Smithsonian Magazine, wrote in the February 2022 issue about “five fascinating finds” that provide glimpses into the Ice Age from Canada’s Yukon territory, at the top of her list
DMU prof helps unlock the secrets of one of “five fascinating finds” in the Yukon Read More
When DMU holds in-person reunions May 25-27 for the first time in two years, members of the milestone classes of 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980 and 1981 can reflect on some remarkable events in the University’s history and future. In 1972,
Reunions will recall remarkable times at DMU Read More
Some people may look at a drift of pigs and see pork chops and bacon. Lisa Rochette, D.V.M., M.P.H.’15, sees creatures that help feed the world and bolster the economy. “They produce a fair amount of meat compared to what
Doing her part to help feed the world – safely Read More
DMU Magazine asked several second-year student leaders to reflect on their first year of medical school, which they had done largely virtually and off campus. Now that they are on campus (albeit with face coverings required), they look back on
Reflections by the “COVID class” Read More
Given the severity of the coronavirus and the fact that people with prostate cancer have a high susceptibility to infections, do these individuals face potential harm from getting the COVID-19 vaccine? In their research over the past 11 months, Brad
COVID-19 vaccine found to inhibit prostate cancer growth, DMU researchers find Read More
It started with the seed of an idea that has since grown: to transplant some of the small burr oak saplings on the University’s current campus to the site of the new West Des Moines campus.
Transplanting our roots, literally Read More