Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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OUR MISSION

To improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate osteopathic physicians, health educators, researchers and scholars.

OUR VISION

  • The College of Osteopathic Medicine will be a leader in innovative medical education, both undergraduate and graduate, by meeting the highest standards of academic and clinical achievement.
  • The College of Osteopathic Medicine will be a cultivator of distinctive educators and students who discover, disseminate, and apply new knowledge.
  • The College of Osteopathic Medicine, through innovative design, will develop methods/processes to educate our students in the pursuit of delivering services that enhance health, wellness and education in our local, national, and global communities.
  • The College of Osteopathic Medicine will engage in and enable research and scholarly activity to advance the knowledge of health care, osteopathic medicine and in the sciences and technologies that will shape medicine, science, and education.
  • The College of Osteopathic Medicine will encourage, enable, and enhance the creation and development of graduate medical education, by lending support, education, and resources to further the goal of creating graduate opportunities in osteopathic medicine.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medicine
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Outcome Related to Level of TTM in Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome of Low, Moderate, and High Severities: A Nationwide Multicenter Prospective Registry

5/2/2021 Nicholas Huth , Brian Sumner, MD , Jonathan Pickos, DO
A nationwide registry has shown targeted temperature management at a lower core temperature led to significantly better neurologic outcomes and survival at 30 days in patients with moderately severe p
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Massive Pulmonary Embolism-Related Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Overview

4/9/2021 Nicholas Huth , Brian Sumner, MD , Jonathan Pickos, DO
This Critical Care Alert examines a study of VA-ECMO on survival and predictors of mortality in patients who suffered massive pulmonary embolism-related cardiac arrest.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (The HOT-ICU Trial)

3/22/2021 Nicholas Huth , Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD
The ideal oxygenation goal in patients with acute respiratory failure in the ICU remains unclear. The HOT ICU trial seeks to provide insight.
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Toxicology , Pulmonary , Pediatric EM

Dank Vapes: A Tale of a Pediatric E-cigarette Vaping Associated Lung Injury

8/17/2020 Kellan Etter , Brian Kelley , Scott Sutton, MD
Lung injuries associated with electronic cigarettes (aka vaping) are on the rise, especially among teens. With a higher risk of addiction and weaker regulations, vaping can be cause for concern.
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EMRA Spotlight , Pediatrics Committee

Meet Kellan Etter

2/26/2020 Kellan Etter
We're pleased to introduce Kellan Etter, vice chair of the EMRA Pediatric EM Committee and EMRA Medical Student Council Great Plains Regional Representative, 2020-2021.
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Career Planning , Resident

How Do You Know If You’re Ready To Moonlight?

2/11/2020 David Beran, DO, MPH
Clues and questions that can lead you on the right path to this sometimes intimidating next step.
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Medical Education , Mentorship , Med Student

Setting Up for Success: The Importance of Medical Student Mentorship

4/2/2017 Tommy Eales, DO
Setting Up for Success: The Importance of Medical Student Mentorship Whether through formal arrangements or casual interactions, medical students depend on the guidance of resident mentors to help th
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Match , Program Director Interviews , Advising , MSIII , MSIV

Program Director Interview Series: Tiffany Murano, MD, FACEP | St. John's Riverside Hospital

11/22/2016 Tommy Eales, DO
Program Director Interview Series: Tiffany Murano, MD, FACEP | St. John's Riverside Hospital This month, the Medical Student Council spoke with Dr. Tiffany Murano, Program Director at St. John's Rive
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The AAMC Standardized Video Interview

9/27/2016 Tommy Eales, DO , Seth Kelly, MD, MBA, FF-(W)EMT
The AAMC Standardized Video Interview A New Approach to the Residency Application? In the increasingly tech-savvy world of medical education, it comes as no surprise that major changes are occurring
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Health Policy

EMTALA: Things You Never Knew (or Never Thought to Ask)

4/4/2016 Ross Christensen, DO , Elizabeth Davlantes, MD
EMTALA: Things You Never Knew (or Never Thought to Ask) Happy birthday, EMTALA! The law that revolutionized emergency medicine turns 30 this year. We all know the basic tenets of this legislation: pr