Applied Analytics and Innovation Center

Advancing Health Through Data, Technology and Innovation

The Applied Analytics and Innovation Center at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences advances the use of artificial intelligence, data science, digital health and emerging technologies to enhance education and drive health care innovation.

The center creates opportunities for faculty, students and collaborators to apply advanced analytics and emerging technologies to research questions and real-world challenges across health and medicine.

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Innovation happens when people and ideas come together. The AAIC connects faculty, students and collaborators across disciplines to explore emerging technologies, advance research and develop innovative approaches to challenges across health and medicine.

DMU student works at a computer workstation in the Applied Analytics Lab, using multiple screens to review coding and data analysis projects while collaborating with a classmate.

AAIC Resources and Services

Whether you’re exploring how data and emerging technologies could support a research question, looking for collaborators or developing an innovative idea, the AAIC can help connect you with expertise and resources across DMU.

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Latest AAIC News

Members of the winning Innovation Tank team hold a ceremonial $8,000 first-place prize check during the 2026 competition as confetti falls around them.

Innovation Tank Ignites Big Ideas

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, DMU hosted its second annual Innovation Tank, a competition designed to spark creative thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration in tackling real-world health care challenges.

Professional portrait collage featuring Elitsa Ananieva-Stoyanova, LiLian Yuan and Shane McClinton displayed side by side.

DMU Office of Research Announces Directors for New Centers

The Office of Research at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has launched three new research centers, growing opportunities for interdisciplinary research and impact, and named directors for two of them. 

DMU students present their findings at the annual Research Symposium.

DMU Research Symposium and Young Scientist Program to Showcase Innovation, Student Discovery

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences will host its 2026 Research Symposium and Young Scientist Program on Nov. 13-14 on its campus at 8025 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines.

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