Des Moines University established the Glanton Fund to address two important needs in health care: to diversify its workforce by generating scholarships for minority students, who are under-represented in the field, and to enhance all students’ cultural competency through multicultural […]
Save the date: DMU’s Glanton Dinner, Oct. 16 Read More
A recent scientific discovery was so remarkable, the online science news service EurekAlert! compared it to “finding medicine’s version of the Loch Ness monster”: a new type of immune cell that may play a key role in the development of
Newly discovered cell may unlock secrets of type 1 diabetes Read More
DMU’s master of health care administration (M.H.A.) and master of public health (M.P.H.) degree programs will become more affordable for some individuals beginning this fall: DMU alumni, members of the American Osteopathic Association, active members of the military and veterans
Alumni: get a DMU master’s degree online and at a discount Read More
We were honored this past week to have the members of Class of 1969, 1979 and 1994 on campus to celebrate and participate in Alumni Reunion 2019! And from what they said, reunion participants were thrilled about the experience. “From
Alumni came back for a memory-fueled Reunion Read More
It was another celebratory year as Des Moines University awarded 458 degrees in eight programs at the 119th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 24. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the week with programs, awards and a
DMU celebrates the class of 2019 Read More
A doctor of Korean heritage who grew up in Oregon becomes uncomfortable when a patient asks her about “the medicine of your people.” A Brazilian immigrant who doesn’t speak English struggles to communicate with the doctor who’s treating her nine-year-old
DMU faculty win AACOM Innovation Education Award Read More
When patients are discharged from the hospital with a variety of medication changes, this can lead to confusion – and that has the potential to negatively affect their health and increase the likelihood of their ending up back in the
DMU-Drake partnership lands grant Read More
Des Moines University announced that Karl Keeler, president of MercyOne Central Iowa Medical Center, and Kevin Vermeer, president and chief executive officer of UnityPoint Health, joined the Des Moines University Board of Trustees. Their service on the board, which began
DMU announces new trustees: Karl Keeler, Kevin Vermeer Read More
Medical school is far from the hardest thing Nasim Faryabi has faced in her life. Persecuted because of her faith and twice a refugee, she experienced compassionate health care after a speeding car left her severely injured. Nasim Faryabi, D.O.’19,
Former refugee knows the “true nature of a physician” Read More
Sarah McCool, Ph.D., M.H.A.’09, M.P.H.’12, is bringing a truly global view to her role as clinical assistant professor in undergraduate programs at the School of Public Health at Georgia State University in Atlanta. “I never thought I’d end up in
A big picture of public health Read More