Wordless Wednesday: DMU Research Symposium
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Be the match
For people with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma or other diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. This week Wednesday, December 12 and Thursday, December
2012 Des Moines University Research Symposium winners
Thursday, December 7, marked another successful DMU Research Symposium. This year, in a new component, students competed in both the oral and poster presentations for best presentation. Oral presenters were judged on their submitted abstracts, and poster presenters were judged
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Podiatric students, faculty receive poster awards
Four members of the Class of 2013 of DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) earned honors for their recent poster presentations. David Rettedal and Vassilios Vardaxis, Ph.D., professor of physical therapy and CPMS director of research, received the
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So proud of our podiatric students
This fall, a group of Des Moines Girl Scouts learned that getting old has its disadvantages, including sore feet. The 10 Scouts decided to tackle that problem in this year’s FIRST Lego League competition, in which teams compete in a
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World AIDS Day
December 1 is World AIDS Day. The theme for 2012 is “Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation”. Show your support of AIDS awareness and recognize the millions living with HIV/AIDS as well as to remember those who have died by
Speaker to tackle racial inequalities in health care Dec. 5
Des Moines University has invited Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racist writer and educator, to speak at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 5, in the Student Education Center Auditorium, 3300 Grand Avenue. He will present “Racial Health Disparities – A Closer
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Collaborative care forum Tuesday
Students in all aspects of health care can be a competitive bunch. Our education system encourages them to strive for the highest grades, the highest rank in their class, the highest score on board exams. There’s nothing wrong about that;
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Alumni mentor program at work
After Brett Henderson, D.O.’15, received the names of alumni to contact from DMU alumni director Ronnette Vondrak, he applied his scientific background and research experience in utilizing those alumni as mentors. First, he gave careful thought to his questions. “I’d
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