A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s George Blue Spruce Jr., DDS, MPH, assistant dean, American Indian affairs, received the Lifetime Achievement award Monday, April 20, from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education. The awards were scheduled to be presented today at the 2020 […]
Check out our debut installment of “Museum Minute.” Jason Haxton, ATSU Museum of Osteopathic Medicine director, brings University history to you in this video series. This week’s topic is…hair? Haircuts are tough to come by due to COVID-19, and they have an interesting connection to Dr. Still and ATSU’s history.
An A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) student was recently awarded a Founders’ Scholarship by Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation. Salil Kalarn, OMS III, received the scholarship earlier this month. Kalarn is one of six students selected for a scholarship through the program. Read more about Kalarn in a Q&A here.
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) alumnus Alex Hellinger, DPT, ’04, has been named to the Marquis Who’s Who list for top executives. Dr. Hellinger is executive director of Northwell Hospital in New York. The Marquis series recognizes outstanding professionals in their specific fields. Read more about Dr. Hellinger’s selection here.
Two semesters of research and scholarly activity culminated this week with the second annual A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) D3 Research Day. Projects, presented virtually due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, were collaborations between ATSU-MOSDOH faculty members and third-year dental students. Topics included digital dentistry, emotional wellbeing of dental students, […]
After the attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, a national group was assembled to be deployed and facilitate order at times of disasters. National Disaster Management System (NDMS) is composed of 5,000 professionals, including a variety of physicians, dentists, nurses, paramedics, and more. Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD, MPH, MBA, MA, professor and […]
Kate Krafft Thomson, DMD ’16, was honored with the Public Health Dentistry Award at A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s (ATSU-ASDOH) alumni barbecue in February 2020. Dr. Thomson was nominated by Kyle Henry for her work in rural Michigan, where she devotes her time as a public health dentist to better her […]
Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Valentina Leonett, D2, made her way to the U.S. after graduating high school and is currently halfway through her program at A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH). Leonett is one of ATSU’s few international students. Leonett actively participates within various organizations and activities on campus and […]
April is Missouri Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Month, by order of a proclamation signed earlier this year by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. The proclamation recognizes A.T. Still, DO, founder of osteopathic medicine, for in 1892 establishing the first osteopathic medicine school in the world. That school is now A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. […]
Joe Creech, DDS, associate professor, was honored with the Living Tribute Award at the A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) alumni barbecue in February 2020. Dr. Creech was nominated by Charles Brown, for the compassionate care he provides to his patients and the education he provides to his students to do the […]