As a high school student, Catherine “CJ” Koozer worked at Camp Courageous, a facility near Monticello, IA, for children and adults with disabilities. Last year, she joined pediatricians from Des Moines’ Blank Children’s Hospital for 10 days of treating poor […]
Compassionate care, with a business edge Read More
How do you harness the enthusiasm of an energetic middle-school girl and direct it toward science? Let her cradle a human heart in her hands. How do you open a grade-school girl’s eyes to a career in health care? Let her run
Girls in Science Day connects kids to health concepts and careers Read More
LIKE YOU, I AM MANY THINGS. I’m a second-year osteopathic medical student from Florida, a daughter of doctors, a sister to three brothers and a Muslim American. Muslims practice the religion of Islam, which is based on revelations received by the
Celebrating differences: An osteopathic world view Read More
During the month of March, the DMU community focused on a celebration of our history. Quite fittingly, the month concluded with a tribute to our founders, Drs. S. S. and Ella Still. Both were beloved by students not only for
A tribute to our founders Read More
By Rich Salas, Ph.D., and Luke Botting, D.O.’18 On Thursday, February 18, a group of approximately 50 DMU students, faculty and staff, along with our president, Dr. Angela Franklin, attended the RACE: Are We So Different exhibit at the Science
Race: Changing the paradigm from debate to dialogue Read More
On Friday, February 12, Des Moines University Development and Alumni Relations hosted the first of many 2016 events. Over 130 DMU alumni and friends attended the alumni reception at Fogo De Chao Brazilian Steakhouse in Austin, Texas. At the event,
Kicking off 2016 alumni events Read More
Volunteer experiences – especially involving community medicine – help Des Moines University students make connections between coursework and their future practices. Students tell us that, amidst the stress of test after test, they can begin to lose sight of the
Mentor students through volunteer initiatives Read More
DMU students love to pursue volunteer opportunities that tap their clinical skills. Yet the need for appropriate oversight and documentation can create barriers for community medicine projects. So when Kristin Randa, D.O.’18, proposed on-campus training with Prevent Blindness Iowa, the partnership
A vision to volunteer Read More
I’ve been in Iowa ever since I was five and I never really understood the significance of the Iowa Caucus until this year. Growing up, I was never interested in politics and wasn’t able to actually vote until the last
First in the nation for the first time in my life Read More
For the next three years, Suzanne Bohlson, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology at DMU, will expand on her current research focused on a common disease that affects as many as 1.4 million Americans: lupus. This autoimmune disease results
Bohlson targets lupus with $453,000 NIH grant Read More