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Des Moines University
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is a private medical school in West Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is the second oldest osteopathic medical school and the fifteenth largest medical school in the United States. DMU's three colleges—the College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences—offer eleven academic degrees, including master's and doctorate degrees.
Annual enrollment is approximately 1,585 students, and the university has more than over 16,000 total alumni in all 50 states and around the world.
The unaffiliated Des Moines College used the name Des Moines University during the 1920s until its closure in 1929.
Des Moines University was founded in 1898 as the Dr. S.S. Still College and Infirmary of Osteopathy & Surgery in downtown Des Moines. In 1905, it was renamed Still College. In the 1940s, it was renamed Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery. In 1958, the institution was renamed the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. In 1963, the first satellite clinic was established. In 1971, the Dietz Diagnostic Center, then a specialty clinic, began operation. In 1980, the university was renamed University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. In 1972, the school moved to a site at 3200 Grand Avenue in Des Moines.
In 1980, 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 1981, the university changed its name to the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences.
In 1981, the College of Health Sciences established the physician assistant program. In 1988, the physical therapy program was established. In 1986, the 10-story, multi-specialty DMU Clinic opened on campus. Its services include family medicine, foot and ankle care, physical therapy and osteopathic manual medicine.
The college adopted the Des Moines University name on September 18, 1999. In 2003, former Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad became the university's president. In 2005, the university opened a $24 million Student Education Center, with a medical library, new classrooms, study rooms, a cafeteria and wellness center with a teaching kitchen and basketball court.
After Branstad retired in 2009 in order to pursue running again for governor of Iowa, Stephen Dengle was selected to serve as Interim President for the second time. A year and a half later Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., became the university's 15th president and the first African American woman to lead a stand-alone medical/health sciences university. In December 2018, she launched Purple and Proud, a $25 million fundraising campaign.
Des Moines University
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is a private medical school in West Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is the second oldest osteopathic medical school and the fifteenth largest medical school in the United States. DMU's three colleges—the College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences—offer eleven academic degrees, including master's and doctorate degrees.
Annual enrollment is approximately 1,585 students, and the university has more than over 16,000 total alumni in all 50 states and around the world.
The unaffiliated Des Moines College used the name Des Moines University during the 1920s until its closure in 1929.
Des Moines University was founded in 1898 as the Dr. S.S. Still College and Infirmary of Osteopathy & Surgery in downtown Des Moines. In 1905, it was renamed Still College. In the 1940s, it was renamed Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery. In 1958, the institution was renamed the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. In 1963, the first satellite clinic was established. In 1971, the Dietz Diagnostic Center, then a specialty clinic, began operation. In 1980, the university was renamed University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. In 1972, the school moved to a site at 3200 Grand Avenue in Des Moines.
In 1980, 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 1981, the university changed its name to the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences.
In 1981, the College of Health Sciences established the physician assistant program. In 1988, the physical therapy program was established. In 1986, the 10-story, multi-specialty DMU Clinic opened on campus. Its services include family medicine, foot and ankle care, physical therapy and osteopathic manual medicine.
The college adopted the Des Moines University name on September 18, 1999. In 2003, former Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad became the university's president. In 2005, the university opened a $24 million Student Education Center, with a medical library, new classrooms, study rooms, a cafeteria and wellness center with a teaching kitchen and basketball court.
After Branstad retired in 2009 in order to pursue running again for governor of Iowa, Stephen Dengle was selected to serve as Interim President for the second time. A year and a half later Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., became the university's 15th president and the first African American woman to lead a stand-alone medical/health sciences university. In December 2018, she launched Purple and Proud, a $25 million fundraising campaign.