Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center

TO IMPROVE LIVES IN OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY BY EDUCATING DIVERSE GROUPS OF HIGHLY COMPETENT AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDED HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATION SERVICES TO AN ENROLLMENT OF 1,562 STUDENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/22. THE UNIVERSITY COMPRISES THREE COLLEGES OFFERING NINE GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ALL SHARE A COLLECTIVE STRENGTH, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE CAMPUS COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS AND FACULTY COME TOGETHER IN THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE. THE PROGRAMS SHARE A SINGULAR MISSION, WHICH IS TO DEVELOP DISTINCTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO HEALTH PROMOTION, THE DISCOVERY OF KNOWLEDGE AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BECOME HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING AND RESTORING THE HEALTH OF THEIR PATIENTS. CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND CLINICAL TRAINING, WHICH IS ORGANIZED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AND AT THE UNIVERSITY'S CLINIC, ARE PRESENTED IN AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS, SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SUPPORT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.

THE UNIVERSITY HOUSES A MULTI-SPECIALTY MEDICAL CLINIC PROVIDING BOTH CLINICAL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS AND HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFICIENT PATIENT CARE. THE MULTI-SPECIALTY FACULTY GROUP CONSISTING OF 28 PHYSICIANS AND NON-PHYSICIAN PROFESSIONAL PROVIDERS PERFORMED SERVICES FOR OVER 32,000 PATIENT VISITS, INCLUDING TELEHEALTH VISITS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE, ACROSS 5 SPECIALTIES. CLINIC STAFF AND PROVIDERS WORK AT COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND HEALTH FAIRS SUCH AS PROVIDING SCHOOL PHYSICALS AND VACCINATIONS FREE OF CHARGE TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY'S CLINIC SERVES THE GROWING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THE UNIVERSITY'S CLINIC PROVIDED OVER 1,000 PATIENT APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING AN INTERPRETER, INCLUDING NEARLY 500 REFUGEE PHYSICALS AND FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS. THE UNIVERSITY'S CLINIC PROVIDED OVER $8,000 IN FREE OR DISCOUNTED HEALTH CARE TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS THROUGH ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND SELF PAY DISCOUNTS, PROVIDES RENT-FREE SPACE TO THE SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SHIP) THROUGH WHICH OVER 200 SENIORS WERE SERVED, AND ALSO SERVES MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. THE UNIVERSITY ACTS AS A LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL SOURCE FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE CLINIC PROVIDED 650 VACCINES AND HANDED OUT OVER 5,000 MASKS TO PATIENTS AND VISITORS TO THE CLINIC.