College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alumni spotlight: Ricardo E. DeNapoli, D.O.’74

December 8, 2010 / 2 minutes of reading

I am a primary care physician with the Solano County PUblich Health Department in Fairfield, CA, and provide services to the uninsured and underinsured. I serve as the medical “safety net” for the county’s residents. I was part of the first group of osteopathic physicians to “re-enter” California after the state paid the pre-existing D.O.s to become M.D.s and put a measure in place not to allow […]

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Anatomy word of the month: epoophoron

December 1, 2010 / 1 minute of reading

“Upon the egg-bearer” (Greek) refers to a cluster of blind-ending tubules near the ovary of the adult female that are vestiges (remnants) of a male reproductive system, at least, potentially male. Fetuses of both sexes start out with all the

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Thanksgiving plans?

November 15, 2010 / 1 minute of reading

Sometimes holiday plans are hard to schedule around school and students may not be able to travel home or make dinner on their own. For that reason, our Student Services department organizes a DMU Family Thanksgiving each year! The DMU

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Rocking rotations

November 2, 2010 / 2 minutes of reading

I’ll admit, working at DMU and seeing our students and high-tech facilities on a daily basis may make us a little biased about how amazing they are, but here is more proof that it’s true. Kate Robbens, a third-year D.O.

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Anatomy word of the month: carotid

November 1, 2010 / 1 minute of reading

Feel that pulse in the side of your neck, the one the paramedics on TV shows reach for to check if someone’s heart has stopped? The carotid arteries are the major blood supply to the head. Specifically, branches called internal

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Grad school interview tips

November 1, 2010 / 2 minutes of reading

It’s interview season at DMU and colleges across the country. Most days you will find young people walking around campus in suits looking nervous or excited. Before your grad school interview, here are some tips from our admission office for

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New partnership with IA Dept. for Blind

October 25, 2010 / 1 minute of reading

Our third- and fourth-year osteopathic medical students do rotations through various medical specialties for hands-on learning. A new partnership between DMU and the Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) will also allow our students two week rotations within IDB learning

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Summer research

October 19, 2010 / 2 minutes of reading

Our students work both in and out of the classroom to become the best doctors they can be. Kyra Hammonds, a second-year doctor of podiatric medicine student, shares her experience doing research at Des Moines University: The DMU Summer Research

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Free dinner conference on young adults with cancer includes national experts, panel of cancer patients

October 18, 2010 / 2 minutes of reading

Hodgkin’s lymphoma, breast cancer, leukemia — these are not things most 20- and 30-somethings worry about. They are, however, very much part of a personal journey for local young adult cancer survivors. Ryan Flood, Katie Mangan and Ronnette Vondrak will

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Pink ribbon, great reminder or distractor?

October 18, 2010 / 1 minute of reading

It’s October, breast cancer month, and everything is pink. Is that a good or bad thing? Do pink shoes and pink mixers increase screenings & further research or does it just raise awareness? What kind of awareness really aids the

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