Daniel Christian, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology and pharmacology at Des Moines University, is investigating brain mechanisms during alcohol withdrawal with a two-year $152,000 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health.
DMU Professor Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Substance Abuse Relapse Read More
Autumn Brunia, D.O.’19, joined the Des Moines University Clinic – Behavioral Health as a faculty psychiatrist.
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How does a medical student decide on a specialty as a career? What’s most important in residency applications, and how does the process work? What are red flags to watch out for when evaluating residency programs? And just how horrible
Which Residency? How Does One Apply? DMU Alumni Offer Tips During ASK Sessions Read More
Richard Pitts, D.O.’73, Ph.D., was named a Healthcare Hero by the Community Health Initiative of Orange County, CA, at its eighth annual celebration Oct. 4, 2023. Pitts is chief medical officer at CalOptima Health, overseeing its health care delivery system
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Katherine Dvorak, D.O.’20, joined the family medicine team at Knoxville Hospital and Clinics in Knoxville, IA. She completed her residency at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines.
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Christopher Greer, D.O.’84, FAOCO, FAAO, retired from ophthalmology practice in Fort Smith, AR. He is a past president of the Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association and a trustee for the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he remains an adjunct faculty
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Byron Dean, D.O.’02, is a board-certified family medicine physician in Central Florida who also specializes in geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative care. He is the owner of Dean Medical Inc. and the medical director at Bartow Center, a nonprofit
Assignment: Compare the major source of collective trauma in Rwanda, the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis, with that in the United States, the 2001 terrorist attacks and ongoing gun violence and mass shootings. Investigators: Kyra Vercande, D.O.’23, and Rwandan student
Des Moines University announced nine faculty promotions. The promoted individuals represent five of DMU’s 10 degree programs, a medical specialty area and an academic support department for students and faculty. John Bennett, D.P.M., FACFAS, was promoted to professor of podiatric
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Des Moines University has appointed two alumni, Eric Barp, D.P.M.’01, FACFAS, and Hijinio Carreon, D.O.’03, M.B.A., CPE, FACEP, FAAEM, to its Board of Trustees. Both distinguished in their organizations and professions, the two physicians started their board tenure Sept. 15.
Des Moines University Appoints Two Alumni to Governing Board Read More