Recent News
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
Des Moines University Launches Faculty Development Academy Through Donor Investment
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has established the Dr. Robert and Brenda Good Faculty Development Academy, a new initiative to advance excellence in teaching, educational research and leadership among its faculty members. "This is ...
May 21, 2025, 9:00am EDT
DMU Students and Staff Present at 2025 American Physiological Society Summit
Several students and faculty from the Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program presented at the 2025 American Physiology Summit in Baltimore, Maryland, April 24-27, 2025. The presenters showcased cutting...
May 15, 2025, 4:44pm EDT
DMU Honors Student Leaders Who Make a Difference
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences recognized 160 students with service and leadership awards on Wednesday, May 7. These awards shine light unto the dedication and compassion each student holds to furthering their health care career thr...
May 14, 2025, 11:05am EDT
DMU Announces AOA President as Commencement Keynote Speaker
Trailblazing physician and osteopathic medicine leader Teresa Hubka, D.O.'89, FACOOG (dist.), FACOG, CS, will deliver the keynote address at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences' 125th Commencement in May. Hubka, a highly respected obste...
Apr 28, 2025, 9:00am EDT