Paul J. Schenarts, M.D., FACS, MAMSE, generates a lot of knowledge through his prolific scholarly output but not a lot of words when it comes to boasting about it. The associate dean for clinical affairs in DMU’s College of Osteopathic […]
DMU associate dean/surgeon/veteran marks publication, presentation milestones Read More
Jennifer S. Beaty, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, associate dean of student advancement and graduate medical education and an assistant professor in specialty medicine in DMU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, is among 65 surgeon educators who were inducted into membership in the
DMU associate dean inducted into Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Read More
Traci Bush, M.S.P.T.’95, OTR/L, D.P.T., D.H.S., has a vision for the program she leads at DMU that will endure long after she’s no longer its leader. A DMU alumna and chair and director of the University’s doctor of physical therapy
A selfless investment in the future of physical therapy Read More
Occupational therapists help individuals develop, adapt, recover, improve and maintain the skills of daily life, or “occupations,” that allow them to live life to the fullest. For the majority of American adults, those occupations include driving, a skill that can
O.T.D. faculty member earns Driver Rehabilitation Professional Microcredential Read More
Kari Smith, P.T., D.P.T., BCB-PMD, a physical therapist, manager of the Des Moines University Physical Therapy Clinic and an associate professor in DMU’s doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.) program, has become a board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy
DMU physical therapist Kari Smith earns women’s health clinical specialist certification Read More
Joshua Devine, Pharm.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in DMU’s master of public health (M.P.H.) program, epitomizes the life-changing impact a person with public health expertise can have. A U.S. Public Health Service captain and a regional health administrator in the U.S.
Dr. Devine honored for lifetime achievement in serving citizens Read More
In his training and career as a clinical psychologist, Joel Greenberg, Psy.D., has worked with people ranging from adults striving to recover from addiction and families in crisis to adolescents experiencing a wide range of other mental health problems. He
Psychologist brings diverse experiences to the DMU Behavioral Health Clinic Read More
A 2019 study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found that poor diet is responsible for more deaths globally than any other health risk, including tobacco and high blood pressure, and that consuming low amounts of healthy foods,
DMU faculty pursue fellowship to enhance teaching, scholarship Read More
In March 2020, a local attorney submitted an opinion essay to me for publication in the Des Moines Register. He also mentioned his brother was an emergency room physician in town. That certainly got my attention. A novel virus was
Two years of pandemic-related interviews with an ER doc Read More
Early this year Heather Opseth, M.P.A.S., PA-C, assistant professor and assistant director of DMU’s physician assistant (PA) program, was scheduled to give a lecture on pediatric dermatologic conditions. Instead, she and her husband were at a local children’s hospital with
PA students stick the compassion competency Read More