WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 30, 2024) — Got painful bunions? Kelly John DPM MHA FACFAS DABPM, a podiatric physician at the Des Moines University Clinic — Foot and Ankle, can help: She is a Lapiplasty Centurion surgeon, meaning she has completed more than 100 Lapiplasty 3D bunion-correction procedures. She achieved this status in January 2022 and has since doubled that case volume to more than 200 Lapiplasty cases.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 2024) — Many health risks — like sitting too much, eating unhealthy foods, and smoking — can be avoided. Other health threats — like not being able to get certain prescription medicines — are out of our control and can wreak havoc.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (February 15, 2024) — The US Department of Education appointed Erika Linden MA CHC, chief compliance officer at Des Moines University (DMU) in West Des Moines, Iowa, to its negotiated rulemaking committee on Program Integrity and Institutional Quality. She was nominated for the position by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, which advocates for the nation's 41 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine in 35 states.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 11, 2024) — Purple and Proud: The Campaign for Des Moines University has twice surpassed its funding goals.

The campaign was publicly launched in December 2018 with an initial goal to raise $25 million. Following donors' generous support, DMU announced the extension and doubling of the campaign goal in December 2020 to further support the university's mission.