How do you harness the enthusiasm of an energetic middle-school girl and direct it toward science? Let her cradle a human heart in her hands. How do you open a grade-school girl’s eyes to a career in health care? Let her run […]
Girls in Science Day connects kids to health concepts and careers Read More
Area high school students celebrated heart month at Des Moines University with a “front row” seat to a cardiac surgery as part of an event that connected their coursework in anatomy and health careers to real-life applications. “We receive many requests from educators interested
Front row seat to heart surgery Read More
Volunteer experiences – especially involving community medicine – help Des Moines University students make connections between coursework and their future practices. Students tell us that, amidst the stress of test after test, they can begin to lose sight of the
Mentor students through volunteer initiatives Read More
Des Moines University walkers enjoyed perfect autumn weather for this year’s “Walk at the Whistle,” a 1K coordinated state-wide by the Healthiest State Initiative. The goal of the walk is to inspire Iowans to improve their health and happiness and make Iowa
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Des Moines University students and employees enjoy the benefit of riding DART for free throughout the year by simply showing their ID badge. During “Try Transit Week” Oct. 4-10, 2015, friends and family can go gratis, too. DART Local, Express, Flex
Ride, eat for free during DART Try Transit Week Read More
Listen to someone’s story. Help a stressed parent. Welcome a new neighbor. Science shows that these kinds of caring connections matter far more than we tend to believe. Ongoing stress from tough times can lead to poor health and other
Connections Matter for healthy kids Read More
Stroke survivors likely never describe their recovery process as fun and games. Therapy can be grueling and gains incremental. Yet the laughter among Des Moines University Stroke Camp participants as they bat a green balloon during a modified game of volleyball make
Stroke Camp uses fun to foster function Read More
The University’s annual DMU Day at the Fair is the rare opportunity for the public to experience osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) within a horseshoe’s throw of corn dogs, country singers and miniature ponies. On the first Sunday of the Iowa State Fair, Des
DMU Day: a family af-Fair Read More
Mobilizing community leaders, businesses, organizations, public officials and other citizens is key to promoting healthy lives, improving education and helping people achieve financial stability. That’s the “collective impact model” embraced by the United Way of Central Iowa and its three Community Impact
President Franklin to lead United Way of Central Iowa Health Cabinet Read More
DMU helped organize an event that gave central Iowa kids, many from uninsured and under-insured families, a healthy start to the school year and offered DMU students invaluable opportunities to apply their clinical skills and cultural competency training. The University
Giving kids a healthy start to the school year Read More