Students gain an exceptional education at DMU that prepares them for professional success. Yet how can they really understand what to expect, how to act and what they should know going into rotations, residency and beyond? That’s where DMU alumni […]
Students seek “Alumni Sharing Knowledge” Read More
Students who enroll at Des Moines University enjoy advantages such as a rigorous, real-world curriculum; a collaborative environment; diverse opportunities to learn, volunteer and have fun; and a great city in which to do all those things. Every four years,
DMU students embrace Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status Read More
Noreen O’Shea, D.O.’84, FAAFP, readily admits she was “scared” about joining the DMU family medicine program in March 2014, but in the time since she’s aptly applied the wisdom of Lucille Ball to “face your fear and it will disappear.”
Walking the path with patients, students Read More
Working as a paramedic and volunteer firefighter in the Washington, DC, area gave Tommy Eales a passion for emergency medicine. “I saw a fair share of different medical calls. It was really fun working with the physicians,” says the third-year
Promoting the positives of emergency medicine Read More
Cynthia James was working on public health issues years before they were considered “public health.” Now a student in DMU’s master of public health program, James delved into farm policy issues as a member of two congressional staffs before President
Student pairs public health and preparedness Read More
Members of the DMU Alumni Association Board of Directors want their 12,179 fellow alumni to also “get on board,” so to speak, by getting more engaged with the University. New Alumni Board leaders include President Pam Harrison Chambers, M.P.H.’01, PA-C’92,
Alumni Board seeks to engage grads Read More
Assistant professor named PA of the Year and an Engaged Scholar Faculty Fellow Laura Delaney, PA-C’99, M.P.A.S., had provided health care to patients in the West African nation of Mali before she joined DMU’s physician assistant faculty in 2008. That’s why
Something to crow about Read More
Meghan Francis has conducted biomedical research on several topics, and she’s currently working as a research assistant in the nutrition sciences department at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, identifying immune markers in obese mice with renal cancer. But broader societal factors
Built to bridge research, health outcomes Read More
Most DMU students pursue careers in health care because they want to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Most are already doing so in their volunteer and extracurricular activities. For members of the DMU Chamber Ensemble, that means giving
DMU Ensemble gives the gift of music Read More
There’s a new course offered at Des Moines University, but registration is closed to anyone older than 18. Twelve high schoolers meet daily in Ryan Hall 281 from noon to 2:30 p.m. for Exploration of Health Sciences and Medicine through