Members of Des Moines University’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) are working to change the world of health care, one interaction at a time: In addition to their on-campus activities, they are engaging with minority grade school, middle school and […]
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Janean Wedeking, D.O.’16, accepted a position as a family medicine physician at the Floyd County Medical Center hospital and clinic in Charles City, IA. She is currently completing her residency in family medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
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In 2018, Des Moines University became the nation’s first medical school to partner with the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), the nation’s leading advocacy group for mental illness, to offer its provider education program to third-year osteopathic medical students. All medical schools train
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Rachel Blankenship, D.O.’13, M.P.H.’15, joined the Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany, OK. A pediatric physiatrist, she is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. After graduating from DMU, she completed a categorical physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program at the
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Bryan Folkers, D.O.’04, a double board-certified plastic surgeon, joined the medical staff of Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, He sees patients at Broadlawns Medical Center and at the newly opened Broadlawns Cityville Clinic, offering a wide range of plastic
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Places of worship are often where people go to take care of their hearts, minds and souls. On a recent Friday afternoon, a group of DMU osteopathic medical students made the Muslim Community Organization at the Des Moines mosque Masjid
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Matthew Connell, D.O.’10, FACOG, joined Shady Grove Fertility at its Mechanicsburg and Lancaster, PA, locations. A Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, he completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and
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Simone Cowan, D.O.’08, is a non-invasive cardiologist with Eastlake Cardiovascular P.C. in St. Clair Shores, MI. She also is on staff at Beaumont Grosse Point Hospital and Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit. She is board-certified in internal medicine and
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Tyler Beckley, D.O.’05, joined Hendrick Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, part of Hendricks Regional Health, in November. The practice has locations in Danville, Avon and Brownsburg, IN. Board-certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Beckley completed his residency training
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Leah Hastings, D.O.’06, practices with Complete Children’s Health in Lincoln, NE. She completed residency training in pediatrics at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. She continued serving in the Army as a general pediatrician at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at
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