Rubrics are beneficial for both students and educators. While using rubrics helps with assigning grades, the evaluation criteria also help students understand what is expected of them. However, as we explored in the TLC 2021 Spring Seminar Series: “Building Community in Your Classes,” educators may not be fully aware of their own assumptions or biases […]

This month, The Center for the Future of the Health Professions will be posting another monthly op-ed column for 2021. Our columns represent strong, informed, and focused opinions on issues that affect the future of the health professions. As mentioned in the past, the center was developed to provide state, local, and national policymakers and health system […]

Each month, A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Admissions Office in Kirksville, Missouri, will select student ambassadors to recognize and showcase. Student ambassadors are second-year students who speak and meet with prospective ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) and ATSU-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) students.  ATSU-KCOM Student Ambassador Spotlight: Bethany Travis Bethany Travis, OMS […]

A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) celebrated 101 graduates becoming doctors of osteopathic medicine during commencement ceremonies May 21, 2021.  The event was divided into three separate ceremonies to allow for appropriate social distancing, and the coronavirus pandemic was central to the commencement address delivered by Karen Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, […]

A.T. Still University’s College of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU-CGHS) celebrated the graduation of 250 students from nine different degree programs during a virtual commencement ceremony Friday, May 21, 2021. Of that total, 16 students earned master of health administration degrees, 44 earned master of public health degrees, 33 earned master of public health degrees with […]

A.T. Still University (ATSU) employees from the Mesa, Arizona, campus were recently recognized for their years of service and accomplishments. The annual award ceremony was held online this year. During the ceremony, 48 employees who observed an anniversary were recognized for their years of service to ATSU in five-year increments, ranging from five years to […]

Sheri Walters, PT, PhD, DPT, SCS, ATC/L, CSCS, had always wanted to be part of sports at the highest level possible. She remembers watching the Olympics as she grew up, fascinated by athletic achievements on a global stage.  After earning her athletic training degree, Dr. Walters decided to make that dream a reality, volunteering with […]

More than 170 students earned doctor of osteopathic medicine or master of biomedical sciences degrees during A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (ATSU-KCOM) commencement ceremony May 15, 2021.  The event celebrated ATSU-KCOM’s 185th graduating class, with 169 students receiving their doctor of osteopathic medicine degrees, and four earning master of biomedical sciences degrees. Graduates […]

A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) celebrated its class of 2021 with commencement ceremonies Friday, May 14. ATSU-MOSDOH’s fifth graduating class included 42 students who earned doctor of dental medicine degrees, including five who also received master of public health degrees. Graduates represented 18 states. ATSU-MOSDOH Dean Dwight McLeod, DDS, […]

A.T. Still University (ATSU) student spouses Lisa Wood, Andrea Helman, and Hailey Larsen have been named winners of the Olwen R. Gutensohn, DO, Student Family Awards, presented annually to three outstanding significant others who have demonstrated initiative, leadership, and service to ATSU’s Missouri campus. Wood won the Service award, Helman won Leadership, and Larsen won […]