Over three days in October, three central Iowa organizations, an international nonprofit, two DMU alumni and 17 students came together in an effort that likely saved several individuals’ ability to see. Delta Dental of Iowa and Delta Vision led efforts […]
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You can hear it in Tyler Gloe’s voice, which sounds a bit worn: Practicing in intensive care is intense, thoroughly absorbing and never boring, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s like nothing else. It’s a whirlwind,” says the fourth-year DMU
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“The people who seek care on a given day represent every race, creed, gender, age, socioeconomic level, language, physical and mental ability and educational attainment. To receive the best care, they need health care providers who can understand them, communicate
Glanton Fund donors join DMU in changing health care for the better Read More
Des Moines University Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) students, Calvin Fung (D.O.’22), Mathew Rusling (D.O.’21), Charles Love (D.O.’24), Anisha Karim (D.O.’24), Christian Bongiorno (D.O.’24), and faculty mentor, Lillian Yuan, Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, have published “Automation of QIIME2 Metagenomic Analysis Platform,” in the journal Current Protocols. QIIME is a
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When you talk with Abigail “Abby” Bardwell, you quickly discover she’s enthusiastic about learning as much as she can, intentional about her career path and grateful for her many mentors. They include her father, Bob, a paraplegic who has participated
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Medical rotations have taken Emily Willmann to Cedar Rapids, IA; Palm Springs, CA; Wyandotte, MI; and, most recently, Cleveland. Her tip for such a peripatetic lifestyle: a “really good suitcase.” The fourth-year DMU osteopathic medical student says rotations are great
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In my three years as DMU’s community and public affairs manager, I’ve admired students for their selfless giving of time and talent to our community, but all through the pandemic they really stepped up. They were juggling not only tests
DMU students work to ease pandemic’s burden on community Read More
First-generation college graduate Kelly Bang, D.O.’24, lost her father, Chau Nguyen, to COVID-19 complications in July. At DMU, this academic year she and classmate Jiyoon Song, D.O.’24, created a mentorship program matching DMU students with pre-medicine students at Drake University
Student’s late father continues to fuel her aspirations Read More
Like many third-year medical students, Lakshmi Karuparthy, D.O.’22, has a plan for her future. The steps in that plan make her unlike most other medical students, however. “In five years, I’ll be reaching the end of my residency. In 10
The intersection of medicine and filmmaking Read More
After the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on their final year as DMU students, members of the Class of 2021 had plenty to celebrate during Commencement activities May 26-28. While those events had to occur completely online last year, this year
Not even a pandemic can deter DMU’s 2021 graduates Read More