the start of something big
Des Moines University has a long history of providing outstanding medical and health sciences education and patient services. Now it’s time we imagine our bold future.
With our strengths, expertise, a deep commitment to high quality and the support of individuals and organizations who believe in our mission, we have an exciting opportunity to transform our vision into action.
Join us as we lift DMU to a new level of health care leadership.
ANGELA L. WALKER FRANKLIN, PH.D.
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
campaign priorities
to serve the community’s health needs
• Enhance OMM Clinic
• Expand Physical Therapy Clinic
• Develop a new Behavioral Health Clinic
• Build the DMU Fund
by providing access to the finest education
• Broaden rural health initiatives
• Expand cultural competency programming
• Increase scholarship funding
• Grow mental health initiatives
by fueling innovation
• Create endowed faculty positions
• Establish faculty awards
campaign progress
As of April 30, 2019
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let's show the world what we're made of
Featured Stories
points of pride
40,000 Patient Visits
Every year the DMU Clinic serves approximately 40,000 patient visits and provides about 1,700 rotation weeks for students.
894 Years Of Faculty Service
DMU’s 125 faculty engage students in class, labs, research and community service. Endowed faculty positions will help us attract and retain these outstanding scholars.
DIVERSITY Leader
DMU has received the Institutional Excellence Award of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and the Friends of Iowa Civil Rights Award.
1st To Partner With NAMI
Nation's first medical school to partner with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to provide training for its students to recognize and respond to patients with mental illness.
2,004 Scholarships Awarded
DMU awarded 2,004 scholarships totaling $8,717,409 to students during Purple & Proud. Additional scholarship funding would increase access to a DMU education.
“From the moment I first stepped on campus and interviewed at DMU, I realized this was an environment that was going to foster success. That feeling was reinforced throughout my DMU experience as faculty taught us the skills to grow academically and develop into health professionals.”