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DMU Researcher Publishes Article
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences doctoral researcher, Stephanie Cole, Ph.D., recently authored an article on dismemberment trauma titled, "Deciphering Dismemberment Cuts: Statistical Relationships Between Incomplete Kerf Morphology an...
Nov 14, 2025, 3:49pm EST
DMU Professor Presents at National Accreditation Conference
Holland Taylor, D.M.SC., PA-C, department chair and program director of the Master of Science physician assistant studies program, presented at the 2025 Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) Conference held i...
Jul 17, 2025, 9:00am EDT
Faculty Poster Wins First Place at Educating Leaders 2025 Competition
Three faculty members from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Science's College of Osteopathic Medicine were among the finalists in the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine's Educating Leaders 2025 poster competition. Martin ...
May 13, 2025, 1:21pm EDT
DMU Associate Dean Joins NBOME Standards and Assurances Committee
Associate Dean for Academic Assessment, Quality and Development for Des Moines University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, Leslie Wimsatt, Ph.D., FNAOME, has been invited to participate as a member of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examine...
May 5, 2025, 9:22am EDT
DMU Professor Co-Authors Four Studies in Forensic Science and Human Evolution
Heather Garvin, Ph.D., a professor in the anatomy department at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, has recently co-authored four significant publications advancing forensic anthropology and human evolution. The first publication, "V...
Mar 21, 2025, 1:08pm EDT
DMU Contributors Featured in Recent Research Published in Two Neurology Journals
Discoveries from an anatomy research lab at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences provide valuable insights into differences in brain structure and function and contribute to a deeper understanding of the brain's complexities across specie...
Feb 24, 2025, 1:13pm EST
AGCME Committee on Requirements Approves Major Revisions by DMU's Jennifer Beaty
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Committee on Requirements recently approved major revisions of the program requirements for colon and rectal surgery completed by Jennifer Beaty, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, associate dean for graduate m...
Feb 18, 2025, 3:51pm EST