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Des Moines University

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Des Moines University

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is a private medical school in West Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is the second oldest osteopathic medical school and the fifteenth largest medical school in the United States. DMU's three colleges—the College of Ost

eopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences—offer academic degrees in medicine and the health sciences, including master's and doctorate degrees. Annual enrollment is approximately 1,585 students, and the university has more than over 17,000 total alumni in all 50 states and around the world. The unaffiliated Des Moines College used the name Des Moines University during the 1920s until its closure in 1929.

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