Brenda K. Jeffers, M.H.A.’03, was named the director of clinical quality at River Hills Community Health Center (RHCHC) in Ottumwa, IA. RHCHC is a federally funded health center providing comprehensive primary care, pediatric care and behavioral health services as well […]
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DMU took another step this spring in efforts to help people become more mobile: Catherine “Katie” Stevermer, P.T., Ph.D., GCS, assistant professor of physical therapy, was awarded a $60,000 grant from the SCI CAN Foundation to expand research efforts on
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Brenda Jeffers was named the director of clinical quality at River Hills Community Health Center (RHCHC) in Ottumwa, IA. RHCHC is a federally funded health center providing comprehensive primary care, pediatric care and behavioral health services as well as general
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Des Moines University will grant degrees to 463 graduates at the University’s 115th Commencement Ceremony, on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, Des Moines. The dean from each of
463 graduates to cross the stage at DMU’s 115th Commencement Read More
Kristen Myers, M.P.H.’12, M.S.N., R.N., CIC, began her health care career in nursing, which she’s gone on to connect with positions in community health and public health. She loved her courses on those topics while pursuing her bachelor of science
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After working less than two years in community relations and development at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner, IA, Kyle Teeling realized the abundance of non-clinical opportunities in the industry. Earning an advanced degree was a “logical option” in helping him
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Each May we spend a Sunday celebrating mothers, taking time to appreciate the women who brought us into this world. On Mother’s Day, moms everywhere are showered with gifts or given a break because we recognize that having children can
Physical therapy eases pelvic pain in mothers Read More
Jayna Hoover, D.P.T.’15, hopes to eventually return to rural Kossuth County, IA, where she grew up. “The area has predominantly male physical therapists. Last winter, I began contemplating, ‘What can I bring to the area?’” She wasn’t thinking about just
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The typical Des Moines University student holds at least a bachelor’s degree, but on Saturday, March 28, the halls of our graduate health sciences school were abuzz with pint-sized potential podiatrists, physical therapists, pharmacists and more. Girls in Science Day,
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More than 20 DMU physical therapy and podiatric medical students and clinicians staffed eight tables to treat participants in the IMT Des Moines Marathon and half-marathon on Oct. 19. The students addressed runners’ post-event concerns and conducted hands-on treatment to help
They came, they ran, they got treated Read More