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ATSU participates in documentary screening, surgeons general roundtable

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) community members took part in a unique event Thursday, with the initial screening of a documentary and a roundtable discussion featuring five former U.S. surgeons general, highlighting racial inequality in healthcare and presenting steps toward solutions in the industry.  Participants got a first look at “Open Season: Racism […]

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ATSU hosts fourth President’s Cultural Proficiency Speaker Series open forum

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) hosted its fourth virtual open forum discussion in the President’s Cultural Proficiency Speaker Series on Thursday. The activity is designed to provide an opportunity to ATSU’s campus community for open and honest dialogue around race, class, culture, and equity. This installment focused on voice, transparency, authenticity, trustworthiness, access, and […]

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In times of crisis

With all the anticipation 2020 brought in the new year, no one anticipated a year quite like this. The coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests against racial injustice, combined with NASA’s historic SpaceX launch, have brought about a mix of emotions and are the primary topics covered in this issue of Still Magazine.

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Virtual research days

A pandemic may have brought the world to a screeching halt, but it could not stop ATSU’s virtual research days planned for spring 2020. Thanks to Zoom meetings and Kubify’s Learning Toolbox technology, student research events continued with poster presentations in a digital format. As originally scheduled, the University held ATSU-MOSDOH’s D3 Research Day on […]

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Dan Martin Court

Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends have raised more than $300,000 to update the Thompson Campus Center’s gymnasium, which was built in 1983. This fall, the gymnasium will be dedicated as “Dan Martin Court” in recognition of the outstanding contributions Dan Martin, MA, has made to the health and wellness of the ATSU community.

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Daily checklist

Per ATSU’s new health and safety requirements, each person entering campus has a daily checklist to follow. Everyone must wear a face covering, maintain appropriate physical distance, complete the health self-certification form, and check in at a specified location for a temperature reading.

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ATSU responds to the events of 2020

ATSU has seen hard times. In 128 years, the home of osteopathic medicine has weathered two world wars, the Great Depression, opposition to its founding profession, and more. When the coronavirus (COVID-19) swept across the world early this year, it turned everyday life upside down. It halted everything from dining in restaurants to in-person classes. […]

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Ground zero

The April 24 video on Steven Short’s Facebook page is one of triumph. Staff at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, line the halls, clapping, cheering. A patient, recovered and clear of COVID-19, is being wheeled out of the hospital. It’s a bright spot in ground zero of the pandemic. Dr. Short, a 1983 graduate […]

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Deployed for public health support

After the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, state mass disaster groups joined the National Disaster Management System (NDMS), which deploys and facilitates order during times of disaster. NDMS is composed of 5,000 professionals, including a variety of physicians, dentists, nurses, and paramedics. Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD, MPH, MBA, MA, ’12, professor and dean […]

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Evolving patient care

As an osteopathic physician, Linnette Sells, DO, FAOASM, ’82, was taught in medical school to examine patients through touch. When the COVID-19 pandemic upended all aspects of everyday life, including the traditional hands-on patient visit, diagnosing and treating patients became a more difficult task. Dr. Sells, a former ER doctor, works as the sole physician […]