Thanks to a group of DMU students, more than 80 people are newly trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) organized the training session, which took place Feb. 9 at the Science Center of Iowa, in […]
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Scott Nelson, D.P.M.’00, FACFAS, on Feb. 15 took office as president-elect of the 7,600-member American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) during the college’s 77th annual scientific conference in New Orleans. He is a foot and ankle surgeon with
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Des Moines University knows that students in its eight graduate medical/health sciences degree programs need to understand how to work well with people in other health professions. That’s why its clinical students will be among more than 1,000 medical/health sciences
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Peter Cohen, D.O.’90, joined Jaffrey Family Medicine and Monadnock Community Hospital in Jaffrey, NH. He completed his residency at Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center in Portland, OR. Board-certified in family medicine, Cohen previously was a primary care physician at
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As a medical and health sciences institution, Des Moines University emphasizes holistic health and wellness in its eight graduate degree programs and in its on-campus clinic. The comprehensiveness of its wellness program landed the University the 2019 Healthiest State Large
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Travis Venner, D.P.M.’98, M.S.-HCA’97, joined the podiatry department at the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic in Duluth, MN. He will also care for patients at Essentia Health’s clinics in Virginia and Grand Rapids. Venner is certified by the American Board of Foot
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The American Academy of PAs (AAPA) has launched a campaign affirming what DMU already knows: Physician assistants are important health care professionals who apply thousands of hours of medical training and versatile skills to providing patient-focused care. Called “Your PA
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Back in 1989, all phones were landlines, a U.S. postage stamp cost 25 cents, the Berlin Wall finally fell and Nintendo released its Game Boy handheld gaming system. That also was the year that Des Moines University, then the University
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After John Schantzen, D.O.’14, and his wife, Amy Schantzen, D.O.’14, completed the Via Christi family medicine residency in Wichita, KS, they joined the medical staff of Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, IA, a rural part of the state. There,
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Nirmalendu “Niru” Pandeya, D.O.’69, FAAOS, FAACS, FAAPRS, FAIS, FICS, overcame more barriers than most to achieve his goal of becoming a doctor. A native of India, he was denied admission to medical school for years because he was “not a
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