Recent News
2025 in Review: DMU's Most Memorable Stories
From major milestones to quiet moments of impact, 2025 was a year of progress, purpose, pride - and beauty - at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences. Our students, faculty, staff and alumni continued to push boundaries and expand access a...
Jan 2, 2026, 9:00am EST
DMU Earns Accreditation to Launch Its Own Residency Programs
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has received initial accreditation to be a sponsoring institution under the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - a milestone that gives DMU the green light to launch its own residency...
Dec 10, 2025, 9:00am EST
DMU Mini Medical School Opens Registration
High school students curious about a career in health care can now register for Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences' Mini Medical School. The program, offered at no cost, is held on Tuesday evenings in February 2026 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ...
Dec 3, 2025, 9:00am EST
DMU Dual Degree Student Earns National Award for Public Health Impact
Gabrielle Hammond, D.O.'27, M.P.H.'27, has been named a recipient of the 2025 U.S. Public Health Service Physicians Professional Advisory Committee Excellence in Public Health Award. The award honors medical students from across the U.S. who have made...
Dec 1, 2025, 9:00am EST
Des Moines University Wins CASE District Award
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has earned a Best of District VI Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education for a video featuring one of its distinguished alumni. CASE awards recognize institutions that set t...
Nov 24, 2025, 9:00am EST
DMU Professor Selected as National Research Champion
Jason Semprini, Ph.D., MPP, assistant professor of public health at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, was named to the inaugural cohort of AcademyHealth's Champions for Health Services and Prevention Research program. Supported by the...
Nov 19, 2025, 9:00am EST
New Research Shows Collaborative Care for Plantar Heel Pain Leads to Long-Term Savings and Better Outcomes
A multi-year study led by Shane McClinton, P.T., D.P.T., Ph.D., shows that combining physical therapy with standard podiatry care for plantar heel pain improves patients' quality of life while also cutting long-term health care costs. McClinton is a ph...
Nov 17, 2025, 9:00am EST
DMU Faculty Win AACOM Compassionate Community Grants
Three faculty members from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences were awarded the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine inaugural Compassionate Community Grant. The grant program, launched in connection with the Educati...
Nov 12, 2025, 9:00am EST
Des Moines University Wins National 2025 UCDA Design Award
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has earned an award of excellence in the 2025 University & College Designers' Association's Design Awards. The award-winning entry - a recruitment box for the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery...
Nov 10, 2025, 8:00am EST
DMU and Regis University Announce Partnership to Expand Graduate Health Sciences Opportunities
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Regis University, a Jesuit Catholic university in Denver, Colorado, have entered a new partnership that opens doors for Regis students in its Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program who ar...
Nov 5, 2025, 8:00am EST