Kathleen DiCaprio, PhD, has been named chair for the Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) program in the ATSU College of Graduate Health Studies. She previously served as an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York, as well as the director of content development and education at Oceania University of Medicine. In addition, she served as an instructor and curriculum consultant for Kaplan Medical.

Dr. DiCaprio has a history of teaching undergraduate, graduate, and medical courses in areas related to infectious diseases and infection control, immunology, public health, and emergency preparedness. She comes to ATSU with an impressive history as a faculty member and administrator in higher education of the medicine and the health sciences.

Dr. DiCaprio earned her BS in biochemistry from The College of Saint Rose and her PhD in pathology from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Her prior research focused on studying pathogenesis of maximum containment (Biosafety-level 4) viruses such as Ebola and Marburg in non-human primate models. Her research efforts contributed to the development of potential vaccines and therapeutics against these deadly viruses, and her work has been profiled in numerous publications and press releases.

Dr. DiCaprio will begin her position as chair for the DHSc program on May 15, 2014. At that time, she can be reached at kdicaprio@atsu.edu.

Jae Hyun Park, DMD, MSD, MS, PhD, director of the postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, presented a lecture, Diagnosis and treatment of impacted maxillary canines using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), during the 2014 American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Annual Session, April 25-29, 2014, in New Orleans, LA. He discussed clinical situations where CBCT is used and factors associated with the orthodontic treatment of impacted maxillary canines.

Dr. Park’s lecture was well received, and he has been invited to be a speaker during the 2014 Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists (PCSO) annual session in October which will be a joint international conference between the PCSO and the World Implant Orthodontic Conference (WIOC).

A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine held its annual Student Clinician Ceremony on April 28, 2014.

It was a special day for the class of 2016 as they wind down their time on campus and transition into their clinical years at rotation sites around the nation.

Margaret Wilson, DO, ’82, dean, led the ceremony where students were given words of advice, wisdom, and a reminder of the compassion that osteopathic medicine stands for.

The keynote address was given by Norman Gevitz, PhD, senior vice president for academic affairs. Michael Lockwood, DO, gave the faculty farewell and Nancy Howe, DO, welcomed the students to clinical training.

Students pinned their peers with A.P. Gold Humanism in Medicine and American Osteopathic Association pins and Dr. Wilson concluded the ceremony by leading the future physicians in the Osteopathic Oath.

A.T. Still University (ATSU) has received the Excellence in Constituent Service Award for providing unparalleled service and support to two unique constituencies:  internal staff and external donors. This honor was bestowed on ATSU by Campus Management Corp., a leading provider of enterprise software products and services to higher education.

ATSU processes more than 18,000 applications per year, many of which are from third-party agencies.  Integrating this information with student information system was a manually intensive process for staff members, until ATSU developed an innovative load process leveraging next-generation technology from Campus Management.

“In one application cycle, we automatically processed 18,356 new applications for 557 open seats,” said Curtis Law, manager of application development and services. “This was achieved with fewer than 10 people in the residential admissions office, which would not have been possible before the automated process was implemented.”

Not only was ATSU recognized for improving workflows for admissions professionals, but for enhancing its donor services utilizing Campus Management’s Talisma Fundraising, which increased online giving by five percent in just one campaign.

“Prior to deploying the Talisma Fundraising online giving module, supporters used a lengthy and convoluted online giving page through our website,” said Krista Llewellyn, advancement services director. “We can now provide one-click simplicity to donors, which has not only increased giving to the University, but also simplified the advancement processes for staff.”

ATSU staff members were presented the award at the CampusInsight 2014 Users Conference in Orlando, Florida.

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