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 […]
On March 25, 2020, Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C Emeritus, DFAAPA, celebrated his 25th employment anniversary with A.T. Still University (ATSU). Dr. Danielsen began at ATSU in 1995 as an academic coordinator for the physician assistant studies (PA) department. In 1997, he became chair of physician assistant studies, and in 2004 became dean of ATSU’s Arizona […]
A big part of what makes A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) exceptional is its students. One student making her mark is Kathleen Douangchak, OMS I. She is embarking on an exciting career in osteopathic medicine and working toward family medicine so she can treat patients of all ages. Douangchak realized […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Physical Therapy (PT) program has achieved a new national rank on the list of Best Physical Therapy Program by U.S. News & World Report Rankings. This list compares all 239 PT programs in the country. ATSU-ASHS is currently the second-highest ranked PT school in Arizona. Surveys are […]
Mai-Ly Duong, DMD ’12, MPH, associate director of A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s (ATSU-ASDOH) Special Care Clinic, received the Distinguished Service Award at ATSU-ASDOH’s alumni barbecue in February 2020. Dr. Duong was nominated for this award by Scott Howell, DMD, MPH, FSCD. The Distinguished Service Award honors ATSU-ASDOH graduates who have […]
Albert “Bert” Simon, DHSc, PA, associate director of A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program and former chair of the Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program, has been named 2020 PA of the Year by the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants (ASAPA). “I am very honored and humbled […]