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Des Moines University is a pioneer United States' osteopathic medical college and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. It features a College of Osteopathic Medicine [1], a College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery[2], a physician assistant program [3], a physical therapy [4] program, a post-professional physical therapy [5] program, a master of science in anatomy [6] program, a master of science in biomedical sciences program [7], a master of health care administration [8] program and a master of public health [9] program. Des Moines University is the second oldest Osteopathic medical school and the fifteenth largest medical school (allopathic or osteopathic) in the United States. There are 14,124 total alumni (10,514 living).

Des Moines University was founded in 1898 as the Dr. S.S. Still College of Osteopathy. It was renamed Still College in 1905 and Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery during the 1940s.

In 1958, the institution was renamed the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. The first satellite clinic was established in 1963. In 1971, the Dietz Diagnostic Center, then a specialty clinic, began operation as a major outpatient facility. In 1980 the University was renamed University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences with a broadened educational mission. The school moved to its present site in 1972. The College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and the College of Biological Sciences (now the College of Health Sciences) were both established by the college's Board of Trustees in 1980 and are now part of the osteopathic medical university, along with the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.

The College of Health Sciences established the physician assistant program in 1981 and the physical therapy program in 1988.

The college adopted the Des Moines University name on September 18, 1999. On August 8, 2003, former Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad became the university's president. On October 16, 2009, Branstad announced his retirement as President of Des Moines University in order to pursue running again for Governor of Iowa. Steve Dengle has been chosen as interim president [10]

The unaffiliated Des Moines College used the name Des Moines University during the 1920s until its closure in 1929. Between 1919 and 1929 this institute was located first at 15th street and Woodland then at 9th street and College when the campus was moved. It was open under that name until 1929 when several external forces forced its closure. In the spring of 1929, the dean, Dr. Shields, and the secretary of the board of trustees, Miss. Edith Rebman, had an affair. After a hearing, the charges were found to be untrue, however, immediately afterwards Dr. Shields announced "that the entire faculty has been dismissed." Only weeks previous Dr. Shields had punished three girls for what was considered to be an innapropriate dance at a vaudeville skit. As a result of the firing of the faculty and the scandal, the students marched on the administration building, although Des Moines police helped clear the protest. Later that night some 5 trustees, Dr. Shields, and Miss Rebman were conducting a meeting in the administrative again when an approximated 150 studens again gathered to protest. Rotten eggs and rocks were thrown, breaking windows. Some of the angry mob went as far as to break the front door and search for school officials, with no success, as they had taken to hiding in a closet underneath the stairway. Eventually the police arrived again dispersed the demonstration, which had lasted about an hour. Later that evening the police gaive Dr. Shields and the trustees an escort to Rock Island train depot were they left for Toronto, Canada. Later on September 2, 1929 the board of trustees officially announced the school would be cloasing.^[1]

DMU is made up of three colleges that offer nine graduate level degrees and degree combinations. Specifically, DMU offers:

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
• Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.)
• Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
• Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (P.A.)
• Master of Science in Anatomy (M.S.A.)
• Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (M.B.S.)
• Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
• Master of Health Care Administration (M.H.A.)
• Dual-Degree Programs

Class of 2013 Academic profile

• Size: 221
• 26% of the students are from Iowa while the rest represent 32 states and 3 foreign countries.
• Average overall GPA: 3.70
• 50% of class is female
• Average science GPA: 3.66
• Average MCAT score: 27.03 O

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Class of 2013 Academic profile

• Size: 57
• Students are from 24 different states and 2 countries
• Average overall GPA: 3.35
• Average science GPA: 3.24
• Average MCAT score: 23.00

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Class of 2011 profile

• Size: 48
• 54% of the students are from Iowa while the rest represent 8 different states.
• Average overall GPA: 3.58
• Average science GPA: 3.47
• Average GRE: 1060 (Verbal - 460, Quantitative - 600)

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Class of 2012 profile

• Size: 50
• Average overall GPA: 3.51
• Experience: average of 545 hours of PT observation

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Students accepted in 2008-09

• Class size: 89
• Average GPA: 3.13

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Students accepted in 2008-09

• Class size: 84
• Average GPA: 3.18

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• D.O. program: $35,840
• D.P.M. program: $25,960
• D.P.T. program: $20,540
• PA program: $24,960
• M.S.A. program: $9,400
• M.S.B.S. program: $9,400
• M.H.A., M.P.H. : $465/credit hour
• P.P.D.P.T. program: $480/credit hour ($430/credit hour for DMU alums)

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• DMU partners with schools in Des Moines to provide school supplies, mentors, volunteer assistance and other educational materials based on school need.

• Each year DMU provides at least free school physicals, blood pressure checks and health screenings around the state.

• Students and faculty members in our Community Ambassador Program deliver science and health-related presentations at area schools and invite students to campus.

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Des Moines University offers a wide range of global health experiences ranging from mission trips to international rotations for third and forth year students. The University is fully committed to these global learning experiences and has promised a reimbursement of two-thirds (up to $2,000) for students who wish to participate in an international rotation. [11]

Created by the College of Osteopathic Medicine as an answer to the looming physician shortage in rural Iowa, the RMEP program offers the equivalent of six (6) full tuition scholarships to students who are enrolled in the program. Students who are interested in the program must commit to:

• Completion of the Rural Medicine Education Curriculum requirements
• Entrance into a family medicine, general pediatrics or general internal residency upon graduation. This residency program DOES NOT have to be in the state of Iowa.
• Maintain a full-time medical practice in the state of Iowa specifically in a community with a population of 10,000 or less that has been approved by the COM Dean of DMU for a period of up to four years or one year for each year of the full-tuition scholarship equivalents received.

In addition to the DMU osteopathic medical school curriculum, the RMEP program includes:

• A series of three hour lectures given on one Saturday morning each month during the first two years that feature various rural health topics
• Four week primary care preceptorship in rural Iowa coupled with a reflective writing project during the summer between the first and second years.
• At least 50% of a students third and fourth year clinical rotations must be scheduled and completed in Iowa rural communities.
• Mentorship by Iowa physicians who are currently practicing rural medicine.

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Created by the College of Osteopathic Medicine, this program is offered to students who are interested in becoming future medical school clinical and research faculty. Selected students are chosen during their second and third year of medical school based on academic standing, faculty recommendations and performance in previous scholarly activities. [13] Three pathways exist in the program:

Clinician/Educator Students will work with a faculty mentor and be trained in small and large group instruction while completing classroom and online educational courses. During the third and fourth years, selected students will participate in one-month elective in the human simulation lab where they will assist faculty in mentoring second and third year students.

Clinician/Researcher Students will complete a three month clinical research elective with an assigned research mentor during their third or fourth year. Selected students will participate in patient-based clinical research projects as well as presenting and publishing their work in peer-reviewed venues.

Physician/Scientist This pathway is open for one qualified student that is interested in a career in academic basic science research. This student will be offered a one-year funded fellowship at a National Center of Excellence. The student, along with a senior research investigator, will present and publish their findings.

• Dr. Stephen Gleason
• Enrico Fazzini D.O., Ph.D.
• Ivan Raimi
• William G. Anderson

• Des Moines University: History, website, accessed January 28, 2006
• "Branstad to Lead DMU" by Madelaine Jerousek, Des Moines Register, August 8, 2003.
• "Osteopathic School Changes Name" by Lynn Hicks, Des Moines Register, S
• :Ivan Raimi, website, accessed September 8, 2008
• AOA "find a DO", website, accessed September 8, 2008
• :William G. Anderson, website, accessed September 13, 2008
• :Global Health, website, accessed February 15, 2009
• :PA statistics, website, accessed February 15, 2009
• :DO statistics, website, accessed February 15, 2009
• :DPM statistics, website, accessed February 15, 2009
• :Dual degree, website, accessed February 15, 2009
• :Facts about DMU, website, accessed February 15, 2009
• : RMEP program, website, accessed February 15, 2009
• : Pathway of Distinction, website, accessed February 15, 2009

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