The Polk County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday announced a $1 million grant for the creation of a new Health Care Workforce Collaborative in Central Iowa. The funds will have a direct impact on recruiting and retaining a vibrant health […]
Polk County Provides $1 Million To New Health Care Workforce Collaborative Read More
A book by Robert “Tim” Yoho, D.P.M., M.S., dean emeritus of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, epitomizes the human condition that even the most heartbreaking tragedies can inspire goodness through the actions of the people involved. Life After
A Story of Unconditional Love Read More
At the opening of the Dr. S. S. Still College and Infirmary of Osteopathy in 1898, only the most optimistic observers could have foreseen the school’s survival into the twenty-first century. After all, Still College was one of many proprietary
Ever onward: DMU marks 125 years of perseverance, pride and passion Read More
Thanks to donors like YOU, Des Moines University stands at the edge of advancement – on the new campus we’re building in West Des Moines, in the service and expertise we provide to Iowa and the nation, and in DMU’s
Purple & Proud Campaign Update Read More
It started with the seed of an idea that has since grown: to transplant some of the small burr oak saplings on the University’s current campus to the site of the new West Des Moines campus.
Transplanting our roots, literally Read More
Sean Grambart, D.P.M.’01, FACFAS, assistant dean for clinical affairs in the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS), was a student and more recently a colleague of Robert Yoho, D.P.M., M.S., FACFAS, who retired in May after 28 years at
Honoring the lasting legacy of Dean Yoho Read More
Des Moines University’s annual Mini Medical School series has returned for 2022! This five-session, Tuesday evening series explores interesting, relevant topics in an accessible style appropriate for all audiences, aged middle school and up. Classes run weekly beginning at 7 p.m.
Expand your medical knowledge without taking the MCAT: 5 nights x 5 topics Read More
Ruffin Tchakounte, a fourth-year student in Des Moines University’s osteopathic medical program, is working to change the fact that while Black people make up 13.4 percent of the U.S. population, they comprise only about 5 percent of active physicians, according
DMU student breaks barriers to medical careers Read More
While construction crews were as busy on DMU’s new campus as weather conditions permitted over the winter, things have really been hopping – or should we say, “rising” – in recent weeks. Members of the new campus steering committee and
DMU’s new campus is going vertical Read More
Planning a Commencement ceremony for hundreds of medical students and guests is no small feat in a good year. Doing so amid a pandemic, however, is nothing short of Herculean. “I have 450-some email messages relating to this year’s Commencement,”
Commencement 2021: The hybrid edition Read More