In just three years since graduating from DMU, Brooke Schweitzer, PA-C’12, has journeyed from “the middle of nowhere” in Kansas to America’s fourth-largest city, from providing emergency room and family medicine care and coverage of two local nursing homes to […]
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Ideal weather, a distinguished grand marshal, honored “milestone” alumni, a compelling keynote speaker and, of course, the elation of earning their 472 DMU degrees made Commencement a joyous occasion for graduates, their loved ones and all members of the DMU
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After getting a taste of Des Moines University for three weeks one summer, these students returned to campus to complete their main courses. Des Moines University hosts hundreds of prospective students year-round. From Discover DMU to program previews to traditional
Ultrasound, a technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to make images of organs and structures in the body, can give health care providers in-depth insights into their patients’ conditions without using invasive procedures or ionizing radiation, as x-rays and CT
DMU gives students the “stethoscope of the 21st century” Read More
Joel Rand, M.P.A.S., PA-C, openly admits he had little academic experience before joining DMU’s physician assistant (PA) program faculty, as an academic coordinator, in August 2014. He makes up for it with a diverse clinical background that includes serving veterans
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Nikki Williams, PA-C’06, of Gunnison, CO, recently returned from a medical mission trip to El Salvador with Hand of Hope, the missions arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries. She worked with a medical team comprised of people from around the world,
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Interview season begins next month at Des Moines University! The campus community loves meeting our applicants and showing them how great of a place we are! An interview day, however, can be stressful for applicants so the Admissions office is
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Laura Delaney, M.P.A.S., PA-C, assistant professor in the Physician Assistant program, was selected as one of four faculty members from across the state to serve as Iowa Campus Compact 2015-2016 Engaged Scholar Faculty Fellows. Faculty Fellows are from Iowa Campus Compact
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No pain, no gain, as the saying goes, and Eric Johnson, PA-C’98, isn’t afraid of a little suffering to feed his obsession. The Ogden, UT, resident is a special kind of runner, shunning paved tracks for the uncertainty of the
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For the first DMU physician assistant alumni selected for Iowa’s state-supported loan repayment program, being able to shed their debt is “the cherry on top” of working in rural Iowa. That’s the view of repayment recipient Russell Dixon, PA-C’11, who
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