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Portrait of Cole VanBockern, DO
Class of 2027

Cole VanBockern, DO

Medical School
Des Moines University
Undergraduate
South Dakota State University
Outside Medicine
Basketball, volleyball, golf, pickleball, board and card games, watching movies and sports.
Ideal Future Practice
Family practice clinic in South Dakota.

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