During recent lab sessions in DMU’s Munroe Building, groups of students struggled with their vision, hearing, mobility and dexterity. There wasn’t anything wrong with them; rather, they had to complete a number of tasks while outfitted with vision-distorting goggles, sound-muffling […]
Students experience the challenges of aging Read More
Denton Hopkins wants you to know about his older brother, Canyon Dane Hopkins. Widely known as “Moose” in his community, Earlham, IA, he had a heart that matched his physical size and athletic ability, from how he befriended less-popular kids
Des Moines University honors those who give the ultimate gift Read More
“Advocacy is an essential part of being a physician regardless if you are an osteopathic or allopathic physician. Physicians advocate all day long on behalf of their patients and their needs. Therefore, I think it is essential that as medical
DMU students flex advocacy muscles during DO Day in DC Read More
On May 12, DMU recognized 152 students with its Service Award for a record-breaking year of service to our community. Before this year, the most students to receive the award in a year was 111 in 2019. “Throughout my service
Students honored for devoting time to “what will make us, as a whole, better” Read More
On a recent evening at Heritage Elementary School in Ankeny, IA, some students twittered nervously, others hung back and yet others charged forward into the classroom where a group of DMU students stood ready to welcome them. It was STEAM
DMU Anatomy Ambassadors “open a door to the health sciences community” Read More
Grethel Perez hadn’t even finished elementary school when her parents began talking with her about careers she might explore. “We emigrated from Cuba when I was five. My parents were immigrants and moved to the United States so I could
Welcome to my rotation: psychiatry Read More
“I woke up at three in the morning to get here,” a high school student told Adam Schweitzer, a first-year student in DMU’s doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) program. That began one of dozens of conversations Adam and fellow members
DMU students share “life tips” with high-schoolers Read More
The Distinguished Global Health Internships offered by DMU’s Department of Global Health are highly selective research opportunities that enable students to explore global health research topics at various organizations. Students have opportunities to work with researchers on projects such as conducting systematic
DMU students selected for summer 2022 Distinguished Global Health Internships Read More
Author’s note: A group of DMU students recently participated in a global health service trip, organized by the University’s Global Health Department, in Eastern Kentucky’s Breathitt, Lee and Wolf counties. Below, one of those students, Pruthvi Kilaru, a student in
A call to action: stop forgetting about rural America Read More
Author’s note: A group of DMU students recently participated in a global health service trip, organized by the University’s Global Health Department, in Eastern Kentucky. Below, one of those students, Naima Yusuf, a second-year student in DMU’s College of Podiatric
From Iowa to Kentucky: learning and giving back Read More