A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) A.T. Still Research Institute (ATSRI) recently hosted its 12th annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium (IBRS), conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday’s event was the largest in IBRS’ history, with more than 100 abstracts submitted by students and faculty at ATSU’s colleges and schools, residents, and students from other universities. […]
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Mitchell Ornelas, DO, ’19, returned to A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) to tell about his personal mission to serve the indigenous population and provide guidance for others who share a similar mission. Dr. Ornelas partially grew up on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla […]
The fifth installment of A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) President’s Cultural Proficiency Speaker Series Open Forums served as another opportunity for ATSU’s community to have open and honest discussions on race, class, culture, and equity. Featured guests for this discussion included Felicia Pulliam, JD, chief executive officer, Create Community, LLC, and Jason F. Kirksey, PhD, MA, […]
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: Jaime Wilson Jaime Wilson, OMS […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Associate Dean for Post-Doctoral Education and Center for Advanced Oral Healthcare Director Maureen Munnelly Perry, DDS, MPA, MAEd, will present a six-part webinar series to inform and instruct on treating patients with disabilities. Dr. Perry, a professor of specialty care dentistry, will be featured in the […]
Morgan Hungenberg’s mother was on her way home from work in eastern Colorado when her vehicle collided with a deer. She needed to see a doctor and proceeded to call every one she could find in the area. None could see her for at least three weeks. Such was, and is, the situation in rural […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine student Shery Sabbah, OMS IV, was awarded first place for her research project, “The LABOR Study: Labor Length and Birth Outcomes Osteopathic Research.” Presenting at the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Sabbah won in the National Student Society Poster Competition at the 2020 Advances in Women’s […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) alumnus Jason Leyendecker, AuD, ’10, was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA). “Being a board member is a tremendous honor. I look forward to serving the audiology profession with some amazing colleagues that I know will continue […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) alumnus Seth Peterson, PT, DPT, ’13, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT, adjunct professor, recently received an award from the Arizona chapter of American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Dr. Peterson was presented with the 2020 Arizona Chapter Emerging Leader Award. “It’s definitely an honor to be recognized for contributing to the […]
In 2020, there exists 39 osteopathic medical schools in the U.S. These colleges annually graduate approximately 25% of all U.S. medical students enrolled in all MD- and DO-granting medical schools combined. The first osteopathic school, now known as the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, a component of A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, produced distinctive […]