The DMU Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global Health Internships are highly selective research opportunities that enable students to explore global health research topics at various organizations. They enable students to work with researchers on projects such as conducting systematic reviews to […]
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A large-screen TV at Fleximedical’s office in São Paulo, Brazil, displays an interactive dashboard that the company uses to track the status of new mobile health units, repairing existing units and moving the units from place to place. More than
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William Allyn, M.H.A.’19, has served as the funeral director with Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home and Crematory Services in Guttenberg, IA, for the past 17 years. He has been an elected member of the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital and Clinics Board of Directors
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Kyle Kellum, M.H.A.’12, is the chief executive officer at Cherry County Hospital and Clinic (CCH) in Valentine, Nebraska. CCH is a 21 bed, independent critical access hospital. He is a graduate of the first National Rural Health Association Rural Hospital
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Jasmina Salcinovic-Spahic, M.H.A.’18, DMSc, MMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, shared her experiences as a child in Bosnia during the Bosnian War (April 1992-December 1995), her path to becoming a physician assistant and the dedication she feels to her patients and her profession
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In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Des Moines University celebrates the contributions of a graduate who serves his Native American community. Rudy Papakee, M.H.A.’11, once planned to become a pharmacist, but learning about community and public health as an
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Danielle Andersen-Jeppesen, M.H.A.’15, founded Romans Ranch, an equine therapy facility set to open Oct. 3 in rural Boone, IA. She has raised and trained horses for more than 40 years and is undergoing certification through Natural Lifemanship, which offers trauma-informed
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Erica Carrick, M.H.A.’05, LPN, AAS, was awarded the Alumni Early Achievement Award from Des Moines Area Community College. As a DMACC student, she helped create the club Ankeny Urban Student Nurses Association, and she has continued partnering with the club.
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Amanda Lankford, M.H.A.’20, was named assistant administrator at Bethany Life, a nursing home, assisted and independent living facility and at-home care provider in Story City, IA. She had been working there as a project manager. In May, she passed the nursing
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While highly skilled health care providers, public health professionals and health system administrators have always been vital to the quality of life of patients and communities, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for these individuals to be able to
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