WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2024) — 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 Fellowship.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 24, 2024) — Des Moines University (DMU) Clinic is partnering with the Drake University Hockey Club to provide the team with expert athletic training and sports performance services for the 2024-25 season. This collaboration reflects DMU Clinic's commitment to supporting local athletes.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 21, 2024) — Heidi Kennedy, clerkship coordinator for the Master of Science Physician Assistant Studies program at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded the 2024 PA Education Association Administrative Support Staff of the Year Award. This prestigious national award is given to a single recipient each year from over 300 PA programs in the country.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 16, 2024) Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences will host the Psychiatry for Non-Psychiatrists conference from 7:30AM-4PM, Friday, November 1, 2024.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 15, 2024) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has been awarded the Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association to study the effects of estrogen on exercise.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 9, 2024) — Rachel Mansk, a student in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, recently completed a remote, eight-week research internship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The project, offered through DMU's Department of Global Health, centered on understanding the effects of climate change on maternal health outcomes.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 8, 2024) — Heather Garvin PhD and Caroline VanSickle PhD, both faculty members in the Department of Anatomy at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, were recently invited to participate in a special symposium celebrating a decade of study of the fossils of the human relative, Homo naledi.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences will host its 21st annual Glanton Event, presented by Holmes Murphy, on Wednesday, November 6, at The Meadows Events and Conference Center at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 3, 2024) — Elizabeth Gajardo-Sitt, a fourth-year student in the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine program at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, and a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, has been selected as this year's American Podiatric Medical Student Association National Student of the Year.

Des Moines University President and CEO Angela L Walker Franklin PhD and Simpson President Jay Byers JD

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