Des Moines University was inducted into the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame on April 13 as part of National Volunteer Week celebration activities across the country. Governor Terry Branstad presented the award to DMU President Angela L. Walker Franklin in recognition of […]
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First-, second- and third-year physical therapy students made DMU proud by providing recovery services to more than 150 runners participating in the IMT Des Moines Marathon and half-marathon on Oct. 18. Tyler Wishau, D.P.M.’14, participated in the half-marathon while juggling
How do you harness the enthusiasm of an energetic middle-school girl and direct it toward science? Let her cradle a human heart in her hands. How do you open a grade-school girl’s eyes to a career in health care? Let her run
Girls in Science Day connects kids to health concepts and careers Read More
Area high school students celebrated heart month at Des Moines University with a “front row” seat to a cardiac surgery as part of an event that connected their coursework in anatomy and health careers to real-life applications. “We receive many requests from educators interested
Front row seat to heart surgery Read More
Volunteer experiences – especially involving community medicine – help Des Moines University students make connections between coursework and their future practices. Students tell us that, amidst the stress of test after test, they can begin to lose sight of the
Mentor students through volunteer initiatives Read More
DMU students love to pursue volunteer opportunities that tap their clinical skills. Yet the need for appropriate oversight and documentation can create barriers for community medicine projects. So when Kristin Randa, D.O.’18, proposed on-campus training with Prevent Blindness Iowa, the partnership
A vision to volunteer Read More
LAST YEAR Kevin Klisares was on a turkey-hunting trip near Lake Rathbun in south central Iowa when he began to feel strange. Because he and his companions didn’t recognize the signs of what was happening to him, he didn’t go to
A gift of gratitude for Stroke Camp Read More
On Saturday, December 5 Des Moines University hosted its annual DMU President’s Society Holiday reception. Over 100 of DMU Founders Society and President’s Society members attended the 2015 reception at the Embassy Club, in the Ruan Center, located in downtown Des
2015 President’s Society Holiday Reception Read More
On November 7, the Des Moines University Geriatrics Club hosted our annual “50 and Better” Senior Health Fair on campus. More than 200 student volunteers participated, and vendors from all over Des Moines were represented at the event. We had
Three things to love about the DMU Senior Health Fair Read More
Des Moines University is offering free health screenings to adults 50 and older at its annual Senior Health Fair on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon. DMU students, faculty and clinicians will administer the screenings and interpret the
DMU health fair offers free check-ups to seniors Nov. 7 Read More