Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences is a graduate medical and health sciences institution in West Des Moines, Iowa, that offers 10 degree programs in anatomy, biomedical sciences, health care administration, occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, podiatric medicine and public health.
(see more)Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences is a graduate medical and health sciences institution in West Des Moines, Iowa, that offers 10 degree programs in anatomy, biomedical sciences, health care administration, occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, podiatric medicine and public health.
Tanner Wetzel Wins Award for Research Presentation
Des Moines University student Tanner Wetzel won the top award for his oral presentation at the 2023 DMU Research Symposium.
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2023 Dec 1
DMU Student Reflects on Global Health Internship
Michelle Vu, a student in Des Moines University's Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program, completed an eight-week virtual internship with the United States Global Change Research Program during Summer 2023. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Distinguished Global Health Internships program of DMU's Department of Global Health.
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2023 Nov 6
White Coat Ceremony
On Sept. 15, 431 Des Moines University students in five clinical programs accepted their white coats and the responsibilities that attire represents in the university's White Coat Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines. Across the country, the White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage for students as they begin their medical education and prepare to become compassionate, competent health care providers. Participating in DMU's ceremony were 149 students in the College of Health Sciences' Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Doctor of Occupational Therapy and Doctor of Physical Therapy programs; 56 students in the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery's Doctor of Podiatric Medicine program; and 226 students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine's Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program.
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2023 Sep 28