During the travel hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, DMU’s Department of Global Health has been working with our international partners to provide students with virtual global health opportunities. One such opportunity arose when our partner, Juan N. Corpas University […]
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The Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global Health Internships are highly selective research opportunities that enable students to explore global health research topics at various organizations. Students have the opportunity to work with researchers on projects such as conducting systematic reviews to
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Kenzie Teno’s recent public health internship in Belize, a Caribbean country on the northeastern coast of Central America, gave her a new opportunity – to be part of a interprofessional health team of students and professionals in public health, physical
For a tiny agricultural nation in East Africa that was devastated by genocide 26 years ago, Rwanda could teach the rest of the world some big lessons about ending the AIDS epidemic and treating people living with HIV. That was
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Last year the DMU Department of Global Health signed a memorandum of understanding with Juan N. Corpas University in Bogotá, Colombia, making it one of our newest international sites. Founded in 1971, Juan N. Corpas is a university and teaching
When you ask Paul Volker, M.D., FAAFP, assistant professor of family and internal medicine at DMU, about being named the 2019 Medical Educator of the Year by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP), he emphasizes two points: that there
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Angela Russo’s work as a medical technologist in a hospital laboratory of NCH Healthcare System in Naples, FL, sparked her interest in epidemiology and infection control. That motivated her to broaden her career opportunities by enrolling in Des Moines University’s
Global health experience transports M.P.H. student out of her comfort zone Read More
Back in December 2010, nearly 170 students, faculty and other scientists gathered on the DMU campus for an afternoon of plenary sessions and poster presentations on topics in basic research, public health, therapeutics and science education. That was the University’s
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Knowing a few words in a language and learning about someone’s culture can go a long way toward connecting with people. The Department of Global Health collaborated with the Global Health Student Club and CultureALL, a non-profit organization that provides
As a dual-degree student in DMU’s doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery (D.P.M.) and master of public health (M.P.H.) programs, Kelsey Millonig seized a great number of opportunities. The 2017 DMU graduate was a peer tutor and teaching assistant, gave
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