Author’s note: A group of DMU students recently participated in a global health service trip, organized by the University’s Global Health Department, in Eastern Kentucky. Below, one of those students, Naima Yusuf, a second-year student in DMU’s College of Podiatric […]
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After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the DMU Department of Global Health is slowly resuming some international rotations. This year, we have a small number of students, 14, scheduled to travel to three of our international sites – Hillside
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Alexandra Arnold, D.P.M.’24, M.P.H., M.S., completed an eight-week virtual internship with the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) during June and July 2021. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Department of Global Health’s
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Clarissa Dahm, D.O.’24, completed an eight-week virtual internship with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) during May-July 2021. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the DMU Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global Health Internships program.
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The DMU Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global Health Internships are highly selective research opportunities that enable students to explore global health research topics at various organizations. They enable students to work with researchers on projects such as conducting systematic reviews to
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A large-screen TV at Fleximedical’s office in São Paulo, Brazil, displays an interactive dashboard that the company uses to track the status of new mobile health units, repairing existing units and moving the units from place to place. More than
Despite pandemic, DMU students gain rich global health experiences Read More
International rotations and internships are a large part of global health education at DMU. With international travel not possible due to COVID-19, the Department of Global Health explored new ways for students to remain engaged in global health virtually. Our
The Des Moines University’s Department of Global Health collaborated with the DMU Global Health Student Club and CultureALL, a nonprofit organization that provides cultural programming in Central Iowa, to host the second annual “A Taste of Language” event virtually on
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Krista Hoevemeyer, D.O.’21, M.P.H.’21, completed an eight-week virtual internship with United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) during June and July 2020. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global
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Tejaspreet (Tejas) Kaur, D.O.’23, completed an eight-week virtual internship with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) during June and July 2020. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global Health
Student gains global views on healthy aging Read More