“I started pretty young competing with a bullwhip… In one competition, we had to hit a bandana out of a cardboard-cutout man’s back pocket and a cigar out of his mouth. I won that competition.”
Really getting away from it all Read More
“As a practicing surgeon, I thought I was God, and everyone affirms it. I found out that I’m a normal human – one day I was a physician, the next day I might not have a job. That was good life training.”
“Let go and let God” Read More
“Visiting the national parks is a great adventure, experiencing the new terrain, wildlife and gaining knowledge about the history of the parks and the people who made them happen.”
Getting away in the great outdoors Read More
Amid uncertainty about changes rendered by the Affordable Care Act, it could shift our nation’s focus from a disease-centered health care system to one with greater emphasis on preventive care – an approach in alignment with osteopathic medicine.
Sensible steps toward a better health care system Read More
Strong work ethic, determination and perseverance: Jodi (Ostendorf) Cahalan, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., PA-C, a DMU alumna and dean of its College of Health Sciences, and Don Cahalan are proud of these attributes that characterize their northern Iowa families. To honor
Cahalan Endowed Scholarship Read More
What do worms, Honduras, and skunk-cabbage have in common? They can all be found in this quarter’s issue of DMU Magazine – ONLINE NOW!
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Most people understand the wartime mission of the U.S. military, but there are many aspects of the nation’s military force that wage peace, save lives, develop friendships and solve health problems in areas of severe need. The results are nothing short of magical.
Waging peace through military medicine Read More
“LGBT individuals are individuals,” states Will Narracci, D.O.’14, M.P.H.’14. “They are people with whom we interact on a daily basis, people we already know, like and respect, who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.”
From a student’s perspective: Outing anti-gay biases in health care Read More
DMU Library’s Kendall Reed Rare Book Room maintains marvelous collections of some medically relevant botanicals, from sweet-scented water lilies to the narrow spathed skunk-cabbage, at times in history valued for their power to heal wounds, cure disease, increase the appetite and induce vomiting.
Twice a month DMU students and a supervising physician visit local shelters as part of its Homeless Camp Outreach program. The students see patients with a variety of illnesses and chronic conditions. Read about the students, the patients and this
Des Moines University’s Homeless Camp Outreach featured in Des Moines Register Read More