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November
2004
Breaking News
ATSU Family Comes Together During Difficult Time
Valued members of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine,
A.T. Still University, faculty and staff were injured or lost on
Tuesday, October 19 in a tragic plane crash in Kirksville. These
educators and staff were coming to Kirksville for a day of faculty
development in compassionate care and humanism in medicine, sponsored
by the Arnold P.
Gold Foundation, as well as to meet with KCOM
students. Official ATSU release here. See “Our Friends Remembered
Memorial Dedication” here.
ATSU Board of Trustees Meets
The ATSU Board of Trustees met during Founder’s Day weekend
to reelect executive committee and board members, deliver annual
reports, present awards, and approve mission statement changes.
See official press release here.
KCOM Breaks Ground on Connell Information Technologies Center
The Connell Information Technologies Center (ITC) is a state-of-the-art
center designed to attract and retain exemplary students and
faculty and provide the latest scientific information and teaching
facilities. The 52,000-square-foot educational facility will
house a new library, clinical/osteopathic skills laboratory,
a human patient simulator center, computer classrooms, group
study areas, and a multi-media center. A ceremony during the
annual Founder’s Day activities was held for the official
groundbreaking for the new building. Construction is scheduled
to begin early 2005, with an expected completion date of summer
2006. Approximately $6.1 million of the estimated $7.3 million
needed for construction has been raised.
Integrated Capstone Project (ICP) Begins With Fall 2004 Matriculates
Beginning with fall 2004 matriculates, SHM degree-seeking students
will be required to complete an ICP. It is called "integrated" because
students will be contributing to the capstone with completion
of each course taken. Each course will contain one assignment,
which will serve dual credit. The assignment will contribute
to the course grade, but will also contribute to the capstone
project, which will serve to demonstrate a student's ability
to bring their entire graduate education together in a culminating
event. Full story here.
Martin Recognized at NEMO Triathlon’s 20th Anniversary
Dan
Martin, director, Thompson Campus Center, was recognized at
the 20th Annual Northeast
Missouri Triathlon for his service
and leadership in putting on the event for its entire 20-year
history. Ron
Gaber, Ed.S., CT, vice president and dean of students,
student and alumni services, said, “Dan Martin’s
20 years of dedication and leadership to the NEMO Triathlon is
an example of how one person has provided a community with a
positive event that brings together hundreds of participants,
sponsors and volunteers in a collective effort that promotes
Kirksville and A.T.
Still University as healthy communities of
choice.”
ATSU Celebrates Founder’s Day
A.T. Still University celebrated its annual Founder’s Day
with a series of events on October 15. Founder’s Day is celebrated
each year in honor of A.T. Still, M.D., D.O., the founder of osteopathic
medicine and ATSU. See full story here.
Family of Pioneer Osteopath Supports New ITC Building
The late William P.C. Simmons, grandson of George O. Shoemaker,
D.O., 1901, was a strong advocate of osteopathic
manipulative medicine (OMM). His wife, Elaine Simmons, on behalf of her late
husband, William Simmons and their children, Cynthia Walker,
Debra Hornbeck, and William P.C. Simmons II, donated $15,000
to the OMM floor of the new Connell Information Technologies
Center. “I believe providing financial support for the
OMM floor in the new facility would be a good use of the funds,” Mrs.
Simmons said. “My children all agreed with my choice.” Over
one hundred alumni have also donated toward the Connell ITC building.
Jack Branscom Remembered
The ATSU family mourned the passing of Jack Branscom, who served
as Magazine Editor for University Relations from 1989-2004. Jack
was a writer, a storyteller, and an observer. He contributed
to our written history and captured the spirit of others’ stories.
Those who investigate the history of this institution will always
encounter his indelible influence. Every day Jack made a difference:
he was “the best.”
In the Spotlight
2004 Incoming Class Statistics
ASDOH
54 students - 26 females - 28 males - 15 students from AZ - 18
states represented
KCOM
172 students - 71 females - 101 males - 37 students from MO - 37
states represented
ASHS
643 students - 464 females - 179 males - 73 students from AZ -
48 states represented
Dr. George Scheurer named KOAA’s 2004 Alumnus of
the Year
The Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association Board of Directors
has selected George H. Scheurer, D.O., ’54, as the recipient
of the 2004 Alumnus of the Year Award. Dr. Scheurer was selected
for his outstanding service to the osteopathic profession, his
alma mater, and to the KOAA. Dr. Scheurer decided to become a
D.O. so that he could be a “well-rounded physician.” He
said, “I have never regretted my decision to become a D.O.
I feel that I have helped a lot of people.”
ASHS Faculty Member Goes to Athens
ASHS Sports Health
Care Adjunct Assistant Professor Ian
McLeod,
M.Ed., ATC took the opportunity to travel to the 2004 Summer
Olympics in Athens as a certified athletic trainer/massage therapist
with the Egyptian swim team. This opportunity was largely possible
because Egypt’s best swimmer is a member of the ASU swim
team. “My Olympic experience was unbelievable,” stated
McLeod after returning from Athens. “Never before have
I been able to experience an environment with such competitive
energy, yet at the same time feelings of camaraderie.”
The Musical Cure at Kirksville
When Jason Chen, MS II, had the idea to use his music and that
of others like him to deliver a message of healing to those in
need, he never dreamed the response would be so great. The
Musical Cure at Kirksville held its first organizational meeting on September
20 and since then has grown to include over 80 musicians representing
KCOM and Truman State University students, faculty, staff, and
community members. With the goal of delivering the therapeutic
value of music to the community, Chen has spent the past weeks
organizing volunteers, lining up community organizations, and
putting the two together with some fantastic results. Local media
coverage: KCOM / Truman
ASHS Audiology White Coat Ceremony
ASHS Audiology celebrated its Second Annual White Coat Ceremony
on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Mesa
Campus outdoor amphitheater.
Over 80 family members and friends enjoyed the late afternoon
weather and witnessed nine second-year doctor of audiology students
in the class of 2007 put on their white lab coats for the first
time. Full story here.
PA Hosts White Coat Ceremony
ASHS Physician Assistant
Studies held its annual White Coat Ceremony
on Aug. 20 with 375 guests witnessing 59 second-year PA students
in the residential program, Native American track, and extended
track receive their white coats at the Mesa Hilton. “This
year’s PA white coat ceremony was the largest event of its
kind ASHS has hosted,” noted Raymond Pavlick, Ph.D., associate
program director and acting chair, Physician Assistant Studies.
Full
story…
Kingma Offers Article on West Nile Virus
Jackie J. Kingma, M.S., ATC, PA-C, PT, associate professor, ASHS,
published a timely and informative article entitled, “West
Nile Virus: What Should the ATC Know?” The article appeared
in the September
2004 issue of The Arizona Athletic Training Times, an e-newsletter of the Arizona Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Nominations for Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA)
Board of Directors and Awards
The KOAA Nominations and Awards Committee is once again calling
for nominations for candidates to serve on the KOAA Board of Directors
and KOAA Award. Nominations should be received before December
15th. Board members attend two board meetings, support alumni events
and programs, assist with student recruitment, support fund raising,
and make a substantial contribution to the strategizing and direction
of the Alumni Association as a whole. Click here for more information
on the KOAA
Board of Directors and Awards, including qualifications.
Notables
Buckler, Towns Receive Gutensohn Teaching Awards
Lex
Towns, Ph.D., professor and chair, anatomy, has been chosen
by the class of 2007 and Debra
Buckler, D.O., ’86, associate
professor, internal medicine-academic, has been selected by the
Class of 2006 as the recipients of this year’s Gutensohn
Teaching Awards. Full story
Evans, Ousterhout Receive A.T. Still Staff Awards for Teaching
Excellence
Maria
Evans, M.D., associate professor, internal medicine, and
Julia
Ousterhout, Ph.D., assistant professor, pharmacology, are
the recipients of the 2004 A.T. Still Staff Awards for Teaching
Excellence.
Occupational Therapy Faculty Honored with Awards
ArizOTA Occupational Therapy recently honored ASHS occupational
therapy faculty members for their professional service and dedication
to the occupational therapy profession. ArizOTA serves as the
statewide professional association of OT practitioners and educators.
Alison Snyder Joins ASHS Faculty
Alison Snyder, M.S., ATC, recently joined the Arizona School of
Health Sciences faculty with a dual appointment in Sports Health
Care and Anatomy. Snyder, an NATABOC certified and state licensed
athletic trainer, serves as an assistant professor and clinical
education coordinator in the Department of Sports Health Care.
In addition, she holds an appointment as an assistant professor
in the Department of Anatomy.
Walls go up on ASDOH Clinic
The Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Dental Clinic
on the Mesa Campus continues to make construction progress as construction
crews recently erected the exterior walls. ASDOH’s 81-chair
dental clinic is scheduled to open in the spring of 2005. The clinic
will support clinical education for ASDOH dental students working
under the supervision of doctors of dentistry. It will offer the
Arizona dental community a resource to help Arizona’s most
fragile populations, including underserved and uninsured children
and seniors who need dental and oral health care.
Alumni Updates
Parling-Lynch Receives Horowitz Research Award
Kelly J. Parling-Lynch, D.O., ’99, Kalamazoo, Mich., graduated
in June from the William
Beaumont Hospital Medical Oncology Fellowship Program in Royal Oak, Mich. During her fellowship, she was awarded
the Horowitz
Research Award for her study of the correlation of
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan and histologic grade in
lymphoma patients.
KCOM, SHM Alumnus named Founding Executive Director of Health
Policy Institute
Richard G. Stefanacci, D.O., M.G.H., M.B.A., AGSF, CMD, ‘89,
was recently named Founding Executive Director of the Health Policy
Institute at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (previously
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). Dr. Stefanacci is a member
of the ATSU Board of Trustees and is a dual graduate, receiving
his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine in 1989 and his Master of Geriatric Health from the School
of Health Management in 2003. Local media coverage here.
CME Upcoming
Events
Primary Care Update
December 2-4, 2004
Big Cedar Lodge
Branson, Missouri
18 hours category 1-A credit, AOA
Primary Care Update
January 15-22, 2005
Celebrity Constellation Caribbean Cruise
16 hours category 1-A credit, AOA
International Tropical Medicine
February 2-5, 2005
Marriott
San Jose, Costa Rica
20 hours category 1-A credit, AOA
Primary Care Update
February 24-26, 2005
Monte Carlo Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
25 hours category1-A credit, AOA
Primary Care Update
March 14-18, 2005
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Honolulu, Hawaii
30 hours category 1-A credit, AOA
Tropical Medicine
April 4-8, 2005
The Inn at Robert’s Grove
Placencia, Belize, Central America
25 hours category 1-A credit, AOA
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Until Next Time
Vital Signs is a quarterly alumni publication produced by the
department of student and alumni services and the department of
university relations, A.T. Still University.
Thank you for reading! If you have feedback or suggestions, please
contact Janet Bunch.
Look for the next edition in January 2005.
Contacts
Lori Haxton, assistant vice
president, admissions & alumni
services
Phone: 660.626.2237
Janet Bunch, director of
student and alumni projects
Phone: 660.626.2237
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