Kaaren Olesen, D.O., M.H.A., joined the DMU faculty on Dec. 1 as assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the specialty medicine department. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Michigan, where she […]
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Accreditation of an academic program is much more than a piece of paper. It demonstrates the program meets the highest standards of academic quality and professional relevance. That’s why DMU’s master of health care administration (M.H.A.) program has become a
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Thirty-four Des Moines University students are heading for warmer weather for spring break. Unlike your traditional spring breaker, these students are going south to provide health care services to the less fortunate. Twenty-four students from DMU’s osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine
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Pamela D. Elbert Harned, M.H.A.’14, and Robert Harned were married in Des Moines on February 14, 2015.
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Erin Ott Sinram, PA-C’11, and her spouse, Josh Sinram, welcomed daughter Nora Grace on Sept. 27, 2014, which is also Erin¹s birthday. She is a physician assistant at Covenant Clinic, Fairbank, IA, which is affiliated with Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. She
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They work in different roles in health care and represent different eras of Des Moines University alumni, but the 2015 DMU Alumni of the Year share a deep commitment to service to their professions, their patients and their medical alma
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Julie Cravens, M.S.P.T., is a physical therapist in the Dallas area who has worked in management roles the past 11 years. She chose to pursue her doctorate in physical therapy, motivated by the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2020 vision as
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Jami Haberl was recently named executive director of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, a privately led, public initiative intended to inspire Iowans and their communities to improve their health and happiness. The community-focused effort is using the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® to measure
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Leslie Rae Emma, M.H.A.’14, M.P.H.’14, was working as a health promotion specialist for a corporate wellness fitness management company in Falls Church, VA, when she participated in the DMU M.H.A. program’s inaugural executive residency in September 2012. “Due to my
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Kari Dyjak was a full-time biopharmaceutical representative and mother of two preschool children when she enrolled in DMU’s M.H.A. program in 2010. She did so for two big reasons, she said at the time: “The M.H.A. program, combined with my
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