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
Members of DMU’s Student Chapter of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (SCACFAS) are outstanding representatives of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) and the entire University, and they demonstrated that again at a national podiatric
DMU podiatric students present winning poster 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
Kenzie Teno’s recent public health internship in Belize, a Caribbean country on the northeastern coast of Central America, gave her a new opportunity – to be part of a interprofessional health team of students and professionals in public health, physical
The explosion of a gas station near Des Moines University’s campus tossed a recent Saturday morning into chaos. Gas station employees and others in the vicinity who suffered burns, broken bones and other serious injuries were transported to DMU’s Olsen
Gas station “explosion” sparks real-world learning Read More
For a tiny agricultural nation in East Africa that was devastated by genocide 26 years ago, Rwanda could teach the rest of the world some big lessons about ending the AIDS epidemic and treating people living with HIV. That was
M.P.H. student brings home lessons from Rwanda Read More
Last year the DMU Department of Global Health signed a memorandum of understanding with Juan N. Corpas University in Bogotá, Colombia, making it one of our newest international sites. Founded in 1971, Juan N. Corpas is a university and teaching
The team’s patient, Harriett, was a 67-year-old woman who had been brought by ambulance to the rural hospital’s emergency room after a neighbor discovered she’d fallen in her home and was unable to get up. She had high blood pressure,
Interprofessional education gets “real” in simulation exercise Read More
Students in Des Moines University’s master of health care administration (M.H.A.) degree program enjoy a personal connection to their faculty and classmates, even though students can complete the program entirely online. “The program is fantastic in how it allows you
DMU’s M.H.A. program offers personal professional connections Read More
Depending on when you call her, Rodricka Brice-Curry might be on her way to a C-section. As a certified respiratory therapist at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, VA, her presence is required during the procedure. Her service is not
“Service before self” inspires M.H.A. student Read More