Osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) is an apprenticed art that has been passed down, literally “hand to hand,” through manual diagnosis and training for over 150 years. Classical osteopathy and OMM are based on the principle that the human body possesses […]
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Nicholas Ford was appointed examiner and member of the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiologists. In September 2014, he was granted the designation of fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists.
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DMU students, faculty and staff took part in the University’s annual celebration of Diwali on November 21. More than 360 people were treated to authentic Indian cuisine, music and dance. First-, second- and third-year students donned traditional Indian garb and worked the
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Carol Kuhle advanced to consultant in the division of preventive medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She has fellowships there in geriatrics and preventive, occupational and aerospace medicine. She earned her M.P.H. from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Her current
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Dr. Slaughter is associate professor and chair in the department of biology at the University of Dallas in Irving, TX.
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Dr. Scott retired from Memorial Hospital in York, PA, after 35 years of practice as a board-certified general surgeon.
G. P. Scott, D.O.’74, FACOS Read More
Dr. Deer received the Recent Humanitarian Service Award from her undergraduate alma mater, Simpson College in Indianola, IA, as part of the college’s annual alumni recognition reception on Oct. 17. Her many activities as a student and volunteer include raising funds for
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Nicholas Racker and his wife, Jenni, have three children, George, 6; Stuart, 4; and Greta, 5 months. A chief anesthesiology resident at the University of Arizona, Racker recently matched into a critical care fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University. The family
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When Amber Bradford-Saffles, D.O.’03, and her family moved to Peninsula, OH, in August 2009, she and her husband, Keith, thought they were getting a wonderful historic home with great architecture, woodwork and other delightful details as well as proximity to
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At the White Coat Ceremony every August, students in DMU’s clinical programs don this symbol of professional excellence as hundreds of family members, friends and DMU community members watch with pride and expectation. Donors play a big role, too, by
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