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 […]
One common obstacle to implementing inclusive teaching strategies is the apprehension that changes necessitate a total revision of the course or a large faculty time commitment. This is not necessarily the case as discussed in this month’s hot take, “5 Principles as Pathways to Inclusive Teaching.” These authors suggest practical strategies inspired by research which […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) instructor and alumna Heather Schneider, DMD, ’17, was recently named dental director at Delta Dental of Arizona. Dr. Schneider had previously worked with Dental Dental in a consulting role. In her new position, she will oversee the organization’s dental consultants and utilization management program. “Dr. […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) alumna Alyssa Fredericks, AT, ’09, recently received the Get Game Ready grant from The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation. The grant was developed as an opportunity for Title I schools to help their student athletes “Get Game Ready” after being faced with the abrupt cancellation of school sports due […]
Join A.T. Still University Museum of Osteopathic Medicine Director Jason Haxton, MA, as he discusses the origin’s of our school’s name, including the first idea of our founder, A.T. Still, DO.
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) alumnus Robin Trotman, DO, ’01, has been looking at the coronavirus pandemic from all angles since January 2020. An infectious disease specialist at CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri, Dr. Trotman has used his expertise as a provider in his hospital, planner for the entire hospital system’s protocols and […]
Audiology student Cindy Jimenez, ’23, was recently appointed the education co-chair of the Student Academy of Doctors of Audiology (SADA) council. The council is comprised of a minimum of nine Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) students who collaborate with the ADA Board of Directors. Jimenez has been a part of SADA since 2019 when […]
Join A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine student Aishwarya Kothapalli, OMS II, as she interviews Melissa Stuart, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology.
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) alumnus Bret Ripley, DO, ’01, has been elected president of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians’ (ACOFP) Iowa chapter during the recent Midwest Osteopathic Family Practice Virtual Conference. Dr. Ripley is currently a family physician at MercyOne South Des Moines Family Medicine Clinic in Des Moines, […]
Ann Lee Burch, PT, EdD, MPH, dean of A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS), associate professor, was accepted to the Crisis Leadership in Higher Education program through Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. Burch recently completed this training program, which was specifically designed for leaders in academia who are responsible for and […]