

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: GEMS (Girls Exploring Medicine & Science) 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 am – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 11:15 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences invites girls in grades 4-7 to Girls Exploring Medicine &amp; Science, a FREE morning event designed to inspire students to consider careers in health care and science and to expose them to fascinating aspects of these careers. Registration required to attend this event.

Girls will experience a variety of engaging, hands-on sessions led by DMU students and community partners:

ANATOMY // See how things like smoking can hurt our lungs and understand how a brain works.

DERMATOLOGY // Make and take home products for healthy skin.

PODIATRY // We’ll look at the structure of the foot and participate in a casting activity.

PHYSICAL THERAPY // Get moving and see how the body system responds.

MICROBIOLOGY // Use a microscope and get a close look at the bacteria that cause common illnesses.

FIRST AID // Learn how to care for yourself or others if you’re hurt and assemble a first aid kit to take home.

SURGERY // Learn how to scrub in for surgery and put on surgical gowns and gloves in our mock operating room.

Saturday, March 28 at Des Moines University Olsen Center 

Breakfast provided 

7:30-8 a.m. Drop off period and breakfast

8:00-11:15 a.m. Girls rotate through exciting stations in small groups

11:15 a.m. Pick up 

REGISTER HERE: https://dmu.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/714161

QUESTIONS? Contact studentlife@dmu.edu.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/gems-girls-exploring-medicine-and-science/200029807321442
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://dmu.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/714161?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=des+moines-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Des Moines University Olsen Center
- **lat**: 41.60192
- **long**: -93.65623
- **full address**: Des Moines University Olsen Center, 2875 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311-4034, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (https://allevents.in/org/des-moines-university-medicine-and-health-sciences/14525344)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Des Moines University Olsen Center, 2875 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311-4034, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about GEMS (Girls Exploring Medicine & Science)  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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