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DMU 2025 Alumni of the Year and Rising Star Honorees
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences announces this year's Alumni of the Year and Rising Star honorees. Selected by the DMU Alumni Board of Directors and university leadership, this year's honorees have advanced their professions and impr...
Jul 10, 2025, 9:00am EDT
DMU Appoints Two to Alumni Board of Directors
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed two new members to its Alumni Board of Directors: April Bisaga-Carr, D.O.'03, and Emily Hurst, D.O.'05, FACOI. Each will serve a three-year term, providing leadership and support in engag...
Jun 25, 2025, 9:07am EDT
DMU Names New Chief Information Officer
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed Erfan Mojaddam, Ed.M., as its new chief information officer. He will start his duties September 15, 2025. Mojaddam brings nearly two decades of experience in educational technology, data ...
Jun 23, 2025, 4:26pm EDT
Des Moines University Simulation Center Earns New SSH Accreditation in Human Simulation
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has achieved a significant milestone, with its state-of-the-art simulation center earning accreditation in the new human simulation standard from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. This prestigi...
Jun 17, 2025, 9:00am EDT
Bucs and DMU Team Up for Athletic Training Partnership
The Des Moines Buccaneers are pleased to announce its exclusive athletic training partnership with Des Moines University Clinic for the 2025-26 season. DMU's athletic training program is sure to provide the Buccaneers with world-class injury prevention...
Jun 10, 2025, 2:00pm EDT
DMU Launches Innovation Think Tank to Spark Health Care Breakthroughs
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences recently hosted its inaugural Innovation Tank, a new competition designed to spark creative thinking and cross-disciplinary collaboration in tackling real-world health care challenges. Organized by th...
Jun 9, 2025, 9:00am EDT
Des Moines Clinic Acquires Cutting-Edge Portable 3D Motion Capture Lab
Des Moines University Clinic is now equipped with a state-of-the-art portable 3D motion capture laboratory, the only one of its kind in the Des Moines metro. Made by Noraxon, this innovative system enhances DMU's capabilities in clinical applications, ...
Jun 4, 2025, 9:00am EDT
DMU Graduates Over 400 Health Care Professionals During its 125th Commencement Ceremony
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences awarded graduate degrees in medicine and health sciences to over 400 new health care professionals at its 125th Commencement Ceremony on May 30, 2025. The event celebrated the achievements of the DMU ...
Jun 3, 2025, 4:00pm EDT
DMU Celebrates its First Biomedical Science Ph.D. Graduates
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences will celebrate a milestone when the first two students from the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences program graduate at the university's 125th Commencement on May 30. Elizabeth McConnaha, Ph...
May 28, 2025, 9:00am EDT
Des Moines University Welcomes Tricia Berry as New Leader of Clinical Affairs
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed Tricia Berry, Ph.D., as the new director of undergraduate clinical affairs. With more than two decades of experience in health care education, clinical placement strategy and workforce de...
May 27, 2025, 9:00am EDT