Des Moines University

Des Moines University is an American 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 . The university is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. "To educate tomorrow’s osteopathic physicians, health educators and scientists in a collaborative environment... where the principles of health, wellness and research foster effective, professional and empathetic care of individuals and populations.". 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.
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