ATSU-SHM blends online and residential
ATSU-SHM students at first Residential Learning Institute
Four Master of Health Administration students at ATSU’s School of Health Management (ATSU-SHM) attended the first-ever Residential Learning Institute, held Jan. 26-28.
The three-day institutes are offered four times a year, twice on ATSU’s Mesa, Ariz., campus and twice on ATSU’s Kirksville, Mo., campus. Students are required to attend four sessions during their program. Each institute will have two intensive sessions focusing on a range of topics. January’s session topics were leadership/team building and conflict resolution/negotiation. Upcoming topics include marketing and public relations, healthcare reform, and emergency preparedness.
“It gives the online students an opportunity to meet face to face and with faculty,” said Kathy Adler, D.H.A., FACHE, program chair and associate professor, health administration. “It was so well-received. The students really embraced it; it’s totally new for our online program.”
The institutes are a new component to the M.H.A. program. They were designed to meet the residential requirement needed for the program to receive CAHME accreditation. All students in attendance reported being 100 percent satisfied with the experience.
“I thought that this experience was great,” said one attendee. “The way we were able to interact with everyone in a professional and classroom setting as well as a social setting really helped us get to know one another. The lesson plan was great, and I walked away learning more than I thought I would. I was so excited to come home and talk about what I learned and met some great people in the process.”
The next session is scheduled for April 26-28 and can be followed via Twitter by using #SHMRLI12.
Stone Phillips and Gunnar Brolinson, D.O., '83
Stone Phillips, former co-anchor of Dateline NBC, recently conducted a study focusing on head impact injuries in youth football. Philips’ report involved members of Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Virginia Tech’s research programs on head injuries.
Phillips interviewed Gunnar Brolinson, D.O., ’83, the chair of VCOM’s sports medicine who is the head team physician for the Virginia Tech Hokies football, as well as the U.S. Olympic Ski team. Along with Dr. Brolinson, Philips interviewed the head of the Virginia Tech/Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Stefan Duma, Ph.D.
Both professors are lead researchers in the new and upcoming field of youth sports injuries.
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Jae Hyun Park, D.M.D., M.S.D., M.S., Ph.D., director of the postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), has published a book chapter.
Published by InTech, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontitis, is divided into two main sections: Etiopathogenesis of periodontal tissue destruction, and Treatment approaches in periodontitis.
Dr. Park’s chapter, “Clinical considerations of open gingival embrasures,” was selected to be the first article in the Treatment approaches in periodontitis section.
Joel Baker, D.O., ’93, newly elected president of the Iowa Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP), was installed at the recent annual conference and scientific seminar in Des Moines, Iowa.
Dr. Baker completed his family medicine internship and residency at Des Moines General Hospital. He is board certified in family medicine by the American board of Osteopathic Family Physicians and practices at Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa.
The Iowa Chapter of the ACOFP, headquartered in Des Moines, is a professional association for osteopathic family medicine physicians in Iowa. The mission of the Iowa Chapter of the ACOFP is to promote excellence in the practice and education of osteopathic family physicians and students.
ATSU is being recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Excellence in Communication Awards Program.
ATSU’s winning entries include:
Best Recruitment Piece – Multimedia First Place
Best Video — First Place
Best Advertising – Print First Place
Best Magazine – Print Second Place
Best Magazine – Multimedia First Place
Best Recruitment Piece – Print First Place
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Research completed by A.T. Still University’s School of Health Management (ATSU-SHM) MPH program was presented at the conference, titled “New Horizons in Rural Health Care: Vision or Mirage,” held Dec. 7-8, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Over the last two years the full-time MPH program faculty has addressed the challenge of developing a research component for an online academic program by identifying individual research areas that fit into a common theme.
The first theme selected was “Health of the United States/Mexico.” Eight papers arranged in two panels were developed and submitted to the National Rural Health Association for its 17th Annual Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference.
Panel 1: Rural Maternal and Child Health Issues in the U.S./Mexico Border Area
“Demographics of Rural Border Health Maternal and Child Health Issues” – Michael Samuels, Dr.P.H., professor, ATSU-SHM
“Infant Mortality Issues in Rural Border Areas” – V. James Guillory, D.O., M.P.H., professor and director of research, ATSU-SHM
“Pediatric Health Issues in Rural Border Areas” – Mary Katherine Smith, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., MCHES, assistant professor, ATSU-SHM
“Herd Immunity: An Illustration of How and Why Vaccination Rates Matter” – David Denali, Ph.D., assistant professor, ATSU-SHM
Panel 2: Rural Health Workforce Issues in the U.S./Mexico Border Area
“Rural Border Workforce and Its’ Health Impact” – V. James Guillory, D.O., M.P.H., professor and director of research, ATSU-SHM
“Pre-Hospital Care and the EMS Workforce” – David Denali, Ph.D., assistant professor, ATSU-SHM
“Integrating Behavioral Health Services into Primary Care” – Susan Randers, Ph.D., assistant professor, ATSU-SHM
“The Role of Lay Outreach Workers (The Promotora program)” – Mary Katherine Smith, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., MCHES, assistant professor, ATSU-SHM
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The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recognized A.T. Still University (ATSU) in three categories at their annual institutional awards banquet on Jan. 9 in Denver, Co.
Congratulations to ATSU on receiving the following awards:
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A.T. Still University students and faculty listened to 21 dental student presentations at the fifth annual Student Research Day on Jan. 20 at the Arizona campus.
Students who participated in the event completed their research at sites such as: London’s Kings College, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and ATSU’s Arizona and Kirksville campuses.
Robert X. MacArthur IV, D3, gave the winning presentation, “Efficiency of Digital vs. Conventional Impressions forImplant Rehabilitations.”
MacArthur was awarded the American Dental Association (ADA)/Dentsply Student Clinician’s Research Award and will present his study in San Francisco at ADA’s 53rd annual session in October.
Maureen Romer, D.D.S., M.P.A., associate professor, ASDOH, has been appointed associate dean, post-doctoral education. “This promotion is well deserved, and I want to thank Dr. Romer for all of her hard work,” said ASDOH Dean Jack Dillenberg, D.D.S., M.P.H.
In her new position, Dr. Romer will oversee the administration of all of the post-doctoral programs at ASDOH, including the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Degree Program and the Post-Graduate Orthodontic Program.
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ATSU faculty, staff, and students decorated 100 bowls at the Mesa Arts Center as part of a Still Well project called, “Empty Bowl” earlier this month.
The bowls were created by local artist Farraday Newsome and will be sold during ATSU’s Wellness Week in February to help raise money for a local food bank and raise awareness of hunger issues.
