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Des Moines University Announces Faculty Promotions
Des Moines University, a graduate medical and health sciences institution in West Des Moines, Iowa, has announced nine faculty promotions. They represent five of DMU's 10 degree programs, a medical specialty area and an academic support department for ...
Sep 19, 2023, 7:00am EDT
Des Moines University and University of Northern Iowa Sign Partnership Agreement to Help Students Interested in Health Care
Des Moines University, located in West Des Moines, and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, have announced a new partnership to create enhanced pathways for UNI students seeking medical and health sciences careers. The partnership is intende...
Sep 12, 2023, 9:00am EDT
DMU Clinic-Family Medicine Welcomes Seth Quam, D.O.
Seth Quam, D.O., a board-certified family medicine physician, joined the Des Moines University Clinic - Family Medicine, 3200 Grand Ave. in Des Moines, as a clinician and assistant professor of osteopathic clinical medicine. He previously practiced at ...
Aug 31, 2023, 7:00am EDT
Des Moines University and Buena Vista University Sign Partnership Agreement to Help Students Interested in Health Care
Des Moines University, located in West Des Moines, and Buena Vista University, in Storm Lake, Iowa, have announced a new partnership to create enhanced pathways for BVU students seeking medical and health sciences careers. The partnership will benefit ...
Aug 28, 2023, 10:00am EDT
Are Humans Heating Up Earth? If So, It May Not Be the First Time
This summer's record-high global temperatures are increasing concerns about the impact of human-caused climate change, but this may not be the first time people have helped raise the heat on Earth. A group of scientists, including Des Moines Universit...
Aug 23, 2023, 10:54am EDT
DMU Receives $1.2M Rebate for Innovative and Sustainable Space
Des Moines University is fostering a cleaner, more sustainable future by implementing energy-efficient commercial systems in the buildings on its new West Des Moines campus at 8025 Grand Ave. The university moved its 10 graduate medical and health scie...
Aug 15, 2023, 1:00pm EDT
This Bites: Everything You Need to Know About Ticks
Oh, ticks. For some reason, they make your skin crawl more than their more ubiquitous blood-sucking brethren, the mosquito. This is odd because the mosquito contributes to far more overall morbidity and mortality worldwide, but there's just something ...
Jul 20, 2023, 8:00am EDT
Mount Pleasant Podiatrist Named Des Moines University's 2023 College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Alumna of the Year
Tiffany Hauptman, D.P.M., a 1998 graduate of Des Moines University's College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and a podiatric physician with Great River Health Specialists in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was named the 2023 CPMS Alumna of the Year. The honor ...
Jul 7, 2023, 7:00am EDT
Atlanta Physical Therapist Named Des Moines University's 2023 Rising Star Award Recipient
Kelsey Mims, D.P.T., a 2012 graduate of Des Moines University's physical therapy program in practice at BenchMark Physical Therapy in Atlanta, was named the university's 2023 Rising Star Award recipient. The annual award honors graduates of the past 15...
Jul 7, 2023, 7:00am EDT
Urbandale Physician Assistant Named Des Moines University's 2023 College of Health Sciences Alumna of the Year
Laurie Hughell, M.S.P.A.C., M.P.H., PA-C, a 2004 graduate of Des Moines University's physician assistant program in practice at the Iowa Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center in Urbandale, Iowa, was named the 2023 College of Health Sciences Alumna of the Y...
Jul 7, 2023, 7:00am EDT