FOR ANY HUMAN URGE OR NEED, it seems there’s now an app for one’s iPhone, iTouch or Blackberry to address it. Some are actually beneficial, such as one created by Marc Grobman, D.O.’86, that uses hypnosis to reduce pain. “Hypnosis […]
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To capture someone’s face on canvas, trust your eyes. “Most of us look at things and see not what they look like, but what we think they’re supposed to look like,” says Gary Hoff, D.O., FACOI, FACC, chair of DMU’s
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Marco Torres is DMU kitchen lead and master hummus maker in Summerfield’s Cafe on campus. Hummus was added to the café’s menu about two and a half years ago to provide another option for vegetarians. He says most DMU people like the hummus to be spicy, so he adds chipotle, Cajun or jalapeno seasonings.
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Let’s get one thing straight: DMU computer technician Barry Peck emphatically did not want to learn how to square dance. Even though he writes and records music and was in a gospel singing group for 13 years, for him doing the do-sa-do was a big no, no, no.
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There are many talented people who work or study at Des Moines University. In this issue of DMU Magazine, you will not only read about these people and their unique talents, but you will gain some insight into how they
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On Jan. 12, a 7.0 earthquake devastated the tiny island country of Haiti, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. DMU alumni and students were among those who responded to the dire need for assistance. Here, we share some of their stories.
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The DMU students, alumni and faculty who recently traveled to Mali, West Africa, on a medical service trip with the nonprofit organization Medicine for Mali, faced challenging conditions and hot weather.
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Podiatric medicine student Sara Revell is gaining insights on physical therapy that will benefit her career and her future patients.
Physical therapy rotation offers interdisciplinary insights Read More
We all have them: those worthy projects on our to-do lists we can’t seem to get started, much less completed. Marilyn Alger, education coordinator for the Iowa Department of Public Health, and her colleagues found a way to finish one of theirs that’s now serving the entire department and their profession.
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Thomas Zgonis, D.P.M.’99, FACFAS, sees a lot of diabetic patients in his part of the world, San Antonio, TX. The disease occurs more often among minority populations, and the city is more than half Mexican- American. In addition to giving him a special interest and expertise in diabetic foot problems, that fact motivated him to produce a 448- page textbook on the topic.
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