Mercy Medical Center has an academic affiliation with Des Moines University to offer students clinical locations in a variety of specialties.

Des Moines University

Des Moines University (DMU) 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 are presented in an atmosphere where humanitarian concerns, scholarly activity and health care delivery support the primary purpose of teaching and learning. Affirming its osteopathic commitment to meet basic health care needs, the University serves as a local, state and national resource for primary care physicians and associated health care providers.

DMU offers education programs in medicine, allied health care services, health care administration and public health. Mercy collaborates with DMU to offer students clinical locations in a variety of specialties.