The fifth annual Des Moines University Foot and Ankle Surgery Symposium on April 25_26 brought to campus more than 190 attendees and exhibitors from the Midwest region. They spent the two days deepening their understanding of core topics related to […]
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Just after 10 a.m. on an unseasonably warm October morning, 52 physical therapy students enter the chill of the anatomy lab. In groups of five and six, they huddle around the stainless steel dissection tables and prep for the day’s
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On April 12, Des Moines University, OneIowa Education Fund and the LGBT Health and Wellness Initiative hosted the 2014 LGBT Health and Wellness Conference. Guests included LGBT community members, providers and educators, and representatives from health care facilities, community-based organizations,
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The annual Marjean Reed Cancer Conference on March 26 drew more than 140 Des Moines University students, staff and faculty, health care professionals and families who have been affected by cancer. Keynote speaker Mohammed Milhem, MBBS, clinical associate professor of
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The halls of DMU are a little quieter since the retirement of the most popular man on campus, Duane Murray, M.P.A. For nearly 24 years, the gregarious Murray strolled the campus, flashing his big smile and striking up a conversation
National Osteoporosis Awareness Month kicks off today and as part of the annual observance, the National Osteoporosis Foundation is calling on women and men to start conversations about bone health and family history as the first step to protecting themselves and
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If you Google “medical terminology,” the first non-advertising links that pop up will take you to DMU’s free online course. It’s by far the most popular page on the University website, receiving more than 200,000 page views per month from
DMU course attracts lingo learners, jargon junkies from around the world Read More
In high school, Derek Sanchez had an academic adviser who predicted he’d never get into a physical therapy program. Although academic success didn’t come easily for him, he refused to give up his dream. As an undergraduate at the University
A decade of making a difference Read More
Feb. 23-March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, designed to promote public and media attention to the seriousness of these disorders, their biological underpinnings, environmental triggers, warning signs and ways to help those affected. According to the National Eating
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