On a recent freezing day in Des Moines, the DMU wellness teaching kitchen was the right place to be: Four kettles of soup, homemade bread and a green salad awaited a noon-hour group who were there for a lunch-and-learn on […]
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Members of Des Moines University’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) are working to change the world of health care, one interaction at a time: In addition to their on-campus activities, they are engaging with minority grade school, middle school and
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Theresa Marko, D.P.T.’17, P.T., M.S., is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy with her practice, Marko Physical Therapy PLLC, in New York City. She is a member of the public policy and advocacy committee and the private practice
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Janean Wedeking, D.O.’16, accepted a position as a family medicine physician at the Floyd County Medical Center hospital and clinic in Charles City, IA. She is currently completing her residency in family medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
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In 2018, Des Moines University became the nation’s first medical school to partner with the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), the nation’s leading advocacy group for mental illness, to offer its provider education program to third-year osteopathic medical students. All medical schools train
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In her former work as a physical therapist in an intensive care unit, Julie Ronnebaum, P.T., D.P.T., Ph.D., quickly learned how important teamwork is in health care. That’s why she pursued her doctoral degree in interprofessional health care studies and
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Christopher Brady and Nikolas Pappas share an excitement for the managerial and administrative aspects of health care. The two 2019 graduates of DMU’s master of health care administration (M.H.A.) program are now observing and experiencing a wide spectrum of these
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Angela Russo’s work as a medical technologist in a hospital laboratory of NCH Healthcare System in Naples, FL, sparked her interest in epidemiology and infection control. That motivated her to broaden her career opportunities by enrolling in Des Moines University’s
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Rachel Blankenship, D.O.’13, M.P.H.’15, joined the Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany, OK. A pediatric physiatrist, she is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. After graduating from DMU, she completed a categorical physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program at the
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Jeff Weber, D.P.M.’13, AACFAS, was among the authors of the article “Surgical treatment of subtalar joint instability: safety and accuracy of a new technique in a cadaver model,” published in the January-February 2020 issue of the Journal of Foot and
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