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Save the Date: DMU Mini Medical School Registration Now Open
High school and college students interested in health care careers are invited to Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences' Mini Medical School, a free four-week program designed to provide hands-on insights into the medical field. Held every...
Dec 4, 2024, 9:00am EST
DMU Marketing Department Receives Five CASE Awards
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences Marketing and Communications Department has won five prestigious 2024 Best of District VI awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. CASE awards recognize institutions that set t...
Dec 2, 2024, 9:00am EST
New Des Moines University Director of Global Health Brings a Passion for Equity and Education
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences welcomes Keyah Levy, Ed.D., M.A., B.A., as the new director of global health. With a distinguished background in community health, diversity, equity and student advocacy, Levy is poised to advance DMU'...
Nov 20, 2024, 9:00am EST
Des Moines University Expands Global Health Opportunities With New International Rotation Sites
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has added three new international rotation locations through its Department of Global Health, available to students beginning in 2025. The new sites - Italy, Greece and Sri Lanka - will provide student...
Nov 19, 2024, 9:00am EST
DMU Receives Innovation and Excellence Award for Clinical Education
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and its College of Health Sciences have been honored with the Innovation and Excellence in Clinical Education Award from the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions. The prestigious award r...
Nov 14, 2024, 8:00am EST
DMU and Voorhees University Forge Partnership to Enhance Diversity in Medical Education
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Voorhees University have formed a partnership to establish a pathway for Voorhees students to pursue advanced degrees in medical and health science professions. This partnership, DMU's inaugural co...
Nov 13, 2024, 7:00am EST
CDC Journal Features DMU and USDA Study on Spread of Prion Diseases Between Animals and Humans
A study by Zoe Lambert, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and a visiting scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture, was recently featured in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal publi...
Nov 12, 2024, 8:00am EST
DMU Promotes Allison Larson to Director of Clinical Education
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has promoted Allison Larson, P.T., D.P.T., to director of clinical education in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Larson began her new role on Oct. 7, 2024. With extensive experience and a deep...
Nov 4, 2024, 8:00am EST
DMU Joins Effort to Investigate Drug Shortages in the U.S. and Canada
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto and the University of California - San Diego, has shared new findings from a multinational study on drug shortages in the U....
Oct 31, 2024, 9:00am EDT
DMU Dean of Student Advancement Joins AACOM Graduate Medical Education Development Fellowship
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, in partnership with the University of North Carolina Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, has announced the inaugural cohort of AACOM Graduate Medical Education Development Fe...
Oct 30, 2024, 9:00am EDT