This story was submitted by Guriqbal Bhullar, D.O.’24. My encouragement came after an email sent by Dr. Ciara Lewis on 3/16/20. In it, Dr. Lewis spoke about how the response to the virus may cause feelings of distress and anxiety. […]
Dr. Lewis helps inspire a virtual dance class Read More
While the coronavirus shut down major aspects of daily life for many, those working in health care and public health, of course, have to soldier on. These front-line health heroes face significant risk of contracting the virus and passing it
DMU M.H.A., M.P.H. students are health heroes amid pandemic crisis Read More
Sheltering-at-home and social distancing are not options for front-line health care employees. Working to provide some relief to these individuals and their families are more than 80 Des Moines University students, representing all eight of DMU’s graduate medical and health
One student described the numbness he increasingly felt toward patients in his job as a scribe in a hospital emergency room until a homeless person came in, drenched by the rain and despondent that his wife had left him for
DMU students reflect: “What’s My Why?” Read More
That Taylor Woods, D.P.T.’20, experienced “many bumps and bruises” playing soccer at Grand View University in Des Moines is, in retrospect, a good thing. Although she was interested in accounting as a freshman there, the physical therapists who treated her
Student, prof land national research awards Read More
The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States, or COMLEX-USA, is the three-level national standardized licensure exam that osteopathic students typically take after their second, third and fourth years of medical school to become licensed osteopathic physicians. In
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Elections were held this spring for trustees to the board of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA). DMU graduates serving as trustees include Dustin Arnold, D.O.’96, who was re-elected for a two-year term. He practices with UnityPoint Clinic Hospitalists in
Alumni among IOMA officers and honorees Read More
V. Kathleen Satterfield, D.P.M.’91, FACFAOM, MAPWCA, has had many accomplishments in her career as well as at least two failures: She’s twice failed at retirement. She had planned to retire this spring as associate dean of the College of Podiatric
Satterfield named podiatric dean at WesternU Read More
Daniel Sipple, D.O.’03, FABPMR, DABPM, believes that thinking and acting like an entrepreneur is an effective way for physicians to avoid burnout. One way he practices that belief is in his role as co-founder and medical adviser for the St.
Taking an entrepreneurial view of global health problems Read More
Sol Weiss, B.S.Ph., D.O.’59, was a family medicine physician who sometimes covered the emergency room at a time when “few physicians wanted to get near one.” He was particularly troubled by the possibility of having to perform an emergency tracheotomy
Graduate’s invention saved lives worldwide Read More