A record number of donors and dollars, a spelling bee and lots of purple-clad employees were part of Des Moines University’s best-ever One Day for DMU. This fifth consecutive annual event occurred this year from noon to noon April 19-20. […]
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In her practice as an occupational therapist, Diana Feldhacker, Ph.D., O.T.D., OTR/L, BCPR, LSVT-BIG Certified, has witnessed the positive impact of occupational therapy on patients’ lives. The chair of Des Moines University’s doctor of occupational therapy department and director of
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Kalli Vandenheuvel, M.H.A.’22, was selected for the 2023-2024 cohort of the American College of Healthcare Executives – Wisconsin Chapter’s Leadership Development Program. She is a health care administrator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc. in Milwaukee.
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Telling girls they can be doctors and scientists is important, but empowering them to do science has an even greater impact. That’s what 115 Des Moines University students, faculty and staff did on a recent Saturday during the university’s annual
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The theme of Des Moines University’s new doctor of occupational therapy program is building. Applications for the first class, which begins in August, are being accepted for enrollment through June 9. O.T.D. faculty have built a curriculum that offers unique
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Brian W. Jones, M.H.A.’08, was selected in February 2023 to join the nonprofit Arkansas Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for Humanities. Jones is president and CEO of the SHARE Foundation, a nonprofit foundation in El Dorado, AR,
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Grant Koster, M.S.P.T.’01, P.T., ATC, FACHE, joined the board of directors of IncludeHealth, a leading provider of musculoskeletal technology solutions based in Cincinnati. A 20-year physical therapy executive, Koster had served as senior vice president of operations, partner and general
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Three DMU graduates are leading an innovative program in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to embed physical therapists into the primary care setting and enhance the holistic care veterans receive. Mark Havran, D.P.T.’05,
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When Rodricka Brice-Curry, a student in DMU’s master of health care administration program and a staff sergeant in the Air Force, had to deploy to Qatar for more than seven months in 2021, it was the first time she and
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Facilities, equipment and technology all are critical aspects of a medical and health sciences university, but people are what make DMU the collegial community it is. Here are two examples. For many, the height of the COVID-19 pandemic brought “lows”
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