That the COVID-19 pandemic has had a worldwide impact on health and life in general isn’t news, but how has it affected sexual assault cases and reports of their occurrence? That is what a team of DMU researchers set to […]
Pandemic-related shutdown may discourage reporting of sexual assault Read More
Townsen Kennington’s externship back in February with Gage Caudell, D.P.M.’05, FACFAS, at Fort Wayne Orthopedics in Indiana was everything an aspiring podiatric physician could want. “He placed me as his assistant in surgery. It’d be him, the scrub tech and
CPMS alumnus leads virtual journal club Read More
After nearly a year of adjusting and acclimating to all the changes and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, DMU students did something that reflects the kind of health care professionals they will become: They demonstrated kindness and gratitude. In January,
DMU students issue thank-you to faculty, staff Read More
When she reflects on the hardships of being a first-year student in DMU’s physician assistant (PA) program, Emily Delzer concludes, “It’s not about me.” Delzer made that conclusion in her Humanities in Gross Anatomy (HuGA) project, a requirement for the
A covid twist on a traditional assignment Read More
Throughout the pandemic, DMU students have volunteered to serve central Iowa health care employees and food distribution efforts. They virtually mentored undergraduates interested in health care careers. And they adapted to new ways of online learning and maintaining a steadfast
Need hope? Look to tomorrow’s health care professionals Read More
As a child, Madison Galligan gave check-ups to her stuffed animals. Now a second-year DMU osteopathic medical student, she likely was influenced in part by her parents, Don Galligan, D.O.’84, and Doreen Rioux-Galligan, D.O.’85, who met at DMU. “Growing up,
DMU family adjusts to pandemic realities Read More
What attracted you to the profession you are pursuing? The PA profession allows me to have lateral mobility throughout my career, the work-life balance that I want in life, and high job satisfaction. I have never met a PA that
Spotlight: Carlye Marshall, PA’22 Read More
NOTE: DMU student Nikhil Pallikonda, D.O.’23, authored this article for the September-December 2020 edition of the Polk County Medical Society Bulletin. It is reposted with the generous permission of Nikhil and the Polk County Medical Society. Amidst civil unrest, record-setting
“DMUnfazed”: D.O. student describes “thriving under quarantine” Read More
Want to know more about the effects of force and velocity in skeletal trauma? Whether celery seed is a “super vegetable” in inhibiting the growth of melanoma cells? How about the cost-effectiveness of podiatric care for heel pain versus podiatric
2020 DMU Research Symposium attracts hundreds – virtually Read More
Mikayla Brockmeyer is passionate about science and has a love of the liberal arts and humanities. That combination was inspired in part by her Spirit Lake, IA, High School science teacher, Kathy Kleen, and experiences she had in “January terms,”
DMU student’s article published in narrative medicine journal Read More