Des Moines University

Coordinates: 41°35′03″N 93°39′44″W / 41.584235°N 93.662118°W / 41.584235; -93.662118

Des Moines University
Established	1898
Type	Private
President	Angela Franklin
Admin. staff	331
Students	1,582
Location	Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Campus	Urban, 22 acres (89,000 m²)
Colors	Purple
Website	www.dmu.edu

Des Moines University is a United States' osteopathic medical college and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. Des Moines University is the second oldest Osteopathic medical school and the fifteenth largest medical school in the United States. There are 14,124 total alumni (10,514 living).

History

Des Moines University was founded in 1898 as the Dr. S.S. Still College and Infirmary of Osteopathy & Surgery. 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.

The unaffiliated Des Moines College used the name Des Moines University during the 1920s until its closure in 1929.

ADMISSIONS STATISTICS

The COM (College of Osteopathic Medicine) class of 2014 had an average overall undergraduate GPA of 3.67 and an average MCAT score of 27.5 O.

Degrees Offered

Des Moines University has 9 academic programs.

• Doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.)
• Doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.)
• Doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.)
• Master of health care administration (M.H.A.)
• Master of public health (M.P.H.)
• Master of science in anatomy (M.S.)
• Master of science in biomedical sciences (M.S.)
• Master of science in physician assistant studies (M.S.)
• Post-professional doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.)^[1]

Notable Graduates

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

References

• "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
• :William G. Anderson, website, accessed September 13, 2008
• www.dmu.edu

1. ^ [www.dum.edu/about/ "Des Moines University"]. www.dmu.edu. www.dum.edu/about/. Retrieved 04-16-2011. 

External links

• Des Moines University