WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 29, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has promoted Pravin Mishra PhD MBA, to the role of chief research officer. In this role, he will continue to lead the university's strategic research priorities and further advance the strong foundation he has built since joining DMU in 2023.

While at DMU, Mishra has launched several key initiatives to expand research, including:

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 28, 2025) — With the recent publication of A Visual Atlas of Skeletal Growth and Development, Heather Garvin PhD D-ABFA, professor of anatomy at Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences, is helping provide a much-needed resource for students and practitioners in anatomy, biological anthropology, human biology, and health sciences.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Beloit College, a private liberal-arts institution in Beloit, Wisconsin, have entered a new partnership that opens doors for Beloit students seeking graduate-level health sciences programs at DMU.

Effective October 2025, Beloit students who meet academic benchmarks will be eligible for guaranteed interview opportunities at DMU in the following programs:

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 6, 2025) — This summer, Alisa Pairmore and Ethan Kau, both second-year students in Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences' Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program, completed externships in the Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program.