Have you noticed that in the last few years, colleges and universities have been announcing they have just hired the “first” woman president or perhaps the “first woman person of color” president? It appears as if we are making progress […]
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DMU President Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., accepted the Mary McLeod Bethune Award from the Iowa Juneteenth Observance at the organization’s annual Community Builders Appreciation Banquet on June 11. Named for a pioneering African-American in the field of education who
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Des Moines University’s Continuing Medical Education received a six-year accreditation with commendation from the Iowa Medical Society (IMS), the highest stamp of approval from the organization. CME has been certifying educational activities for Category 1 Credit of the American Medical Association’s Physician’s
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Dr. Larson and her husband, Brett, welcomed their first child, Jonah Reid Larson. He was born on April 4, 2015, at 4:15 PM, weighing in at 8 pounds, 8 ounces. He was 21 1/4 inches long. The family resides in
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Mr. Conroy works as a case manager for Primary Health Care Homeless Outreach Project. He provides management services to less fortunate individuals in the Polk County, IA, area.
Conroy A. Smith, M.H.A.’00 Read More
Dr. Schemper received his orthopedic clinical specialist certification from the American Physical Therapy Association. He is the clinic manager of Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy in downtown Des Moines.
Todd C. Schemper, D.P.T.’08, OCS Read More
Dr. Wiese recently became board-certified in neuroimaging via the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). She is an attending neurologist at Wilmington Health Associates and senior attending physician and stroke program director at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in southeastern
Kathleen M. Wiese, D.O.’02 Read More
Dr. Kondo was elevated as a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). This honor, achieved by fewer than 10 percent of SIR members, is given to members who have demonstrated excellence in research and published works or teaching
Kimi L. Kondo, D.O.’95, FSIR Read More
Congratulations to Julie Meachen, Ph.D., for securing the first National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to a Des Moines University faculty member. Dr. Meachen is being awarded $400,000 to support her project in Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave in collaboration with
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Dr. Pettit has been at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) since 2002. In March 2015, he was appointed provost and senior associate dean for academic affairs at OSUCHS. Pettit is also a professor of family medicine
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