Getting a reaction out of eighth-graders in an educational setting isn’t the easiest thing to accomplish, so the human patient simulator and the rest of the A.T. Still University (ATSU) table were clearly a hit at Wednesday’s STEAM Career Exploration event in Kirksville, Missouri. ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) and Missouri School of Dentistry […]
Student Affairs was doing its part this week to fuel A.T. Still University (ATSU) students ahead of finals, providing a spread of breakfast foods, beverages, and snacks each morning. Thom Van Vleck, MA, LPC, behavioral health & wellness coordinator, said the tradition began with providing fruit for students. The menu has expanded since, adding breakfast […]
An A.T. Still University (ATSU) instructor and two second-year ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) students are doing their part in northeast Missouri to empower people through the Stop the Bleed program. Lisa Archer, RN, BSN, director of simulation & performance assessment, and second-year students Christianne Jafari and Shayan Memar attended Stop the Bleed training […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) has named Marlene Salas-Provance, PhD, MHA, CCC-SLP, FASHA, as vice dean of the School, effective Jan. 6, 2020. Dr. Salas-Provance joins ATSU-ASHS from School of Health Professions at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, where she served as associate dean of academic and student affairs […]
Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C Emeritus, DFAAPA, director of the Doctor of Medical Science program and director of A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Center for the Future of the Health Professions, participated in an interprofessional panel on oral health at the New York City Dental Society meeting on Dec. 4, 2019. The group discussed the importance of […]
Kaylynn Schmitt, administrative assistant for ATSU’s Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, received the Exemplary Staff Award from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Staff Assembly. The award recognizes staff members who demonstrate outstanding service to the University, create opportunities for professional growth, and contribute to a team-oriented work environment. “I could not […]
John Licciardone, DO, MS, ’82, a graduate of A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), recently received the Regents Professor distinction from the University of North Texas’s (UNT) Board of Regents. To be eligible for Regents Professor distinction, professors must be full-time and tenured with a distinguished record of teaching, research, and service to […]
Fred C. Tinning, PhD, A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) eighth president, passed away on Nov. 30, 2019. Dr. Tinning served as ATSU’s president from 1984-96. With a strong belief in osteopathic principles and practices, Dr. Tinning and his beloved wife, Janet, established the Fred C. Tinning, PhD, Founder’s Day Osteopathy Lecture endowment at ATSU in 2009. […]
Natalie Beissel, DO, MS, ’16, had just started her fourth year of medical school at A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA). The Minnesota native was completing rotations at El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson, Arizona. She was excelling academically–ranked in the top 10 percent of her class. Compassionate and energetic, […]
Rachel Diamant, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, professor of occupational therapy, gave her last pediatrics class lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 on A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Arizona campus. Dr. Diamant has been a member of the occupational therapy (OT) faculty for over 20 years, equating to over 500 lectures. Her specialty in pediatrics and commitment to […]