When you enjoy a cold drink of water from your faucet, put on your seat belt, breathe air free of cigarette smoke, learn where COVID-19 surges are occurring or do any number of other daily tasks, you are benefitting from […]
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During recent online discussions with DMU osteopathic medicine students, several alumni shared insights, offered advice and answered questions about all things specialty-related. What is your biggest challenge? What’s the difference between practicing at a community hospital versus an academic hospital?
ASK members reveal the real deal on specialties Read More
A truly engaged group of 70 second-year and 10 first-year DMU D.O. students recently volunteered to participate in a four-session medical leadership program introduced to DMU this year. The Professionalism and Leadership in the Medical Setting program, or PaLMS, was
COM Dean Steven Halm expands professionalism and leadership training at DMU Read More
Members of the DMU College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) Class of 2022 had a student experience unlike any other CPMS class due to the pandemic, but one thing remained the same: This spring they continued the college’s 20-plus
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It seems logical that March Madness coincides with Match Day, the momentous occasion for medical students when they learn whether and which medical residency programs they’ve been matched into for the next three to seven years. The nail-biting “madness” of
COM D.O. Class of 2022 achieves 100 percent residency placement Read More
While the weather remained in winter mode on a recent Saturday in Des Moines, the weightlifting competition inside the Des Moines University Wellness Center was heating up. James Fahey and Fiona Fitzgerald, second-year students in DMU’s doctor of osteopathic medicine
DMU students, staff do some true heavy lifting Read More
“The COATS concept is unique. It’s a bit of an ‘odd couple’ situation—a younger adult student and an older adult. What could they have in common?” Actually, quite a bit. Peek inside the relationship of DMU student Abby Bardwell, D.O.’22,
The ‘odd couple’ that works: coats Read More
What is PTSD? The information in this post was adapted from the above 50 & Better Health Fair presentation given by Brenna Ryan, D.O.’24 in November 2021. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that’s triggered by
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Students who have committed to the nation’s military through the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), which provides tuition support for medical school in exchange for military service, go through a residency match process that culminates in December, three months prior
My military residency: emergency medicine at San Antonio Military Medical Center Read More
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the DMU Department of Global Health is slowly resuming some international rotations. This year, we have a small number of students, 14, scheduled to travel to three of our international sites – Hillside
DMU slowly resumes international rotations Read More