On Friday Aug. 17, ATSU-ASHS’ Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy departments joined together to host an annual baby lab on the Mesa, Arizona, campus. The lab taught students about normal development of babies ages 0-24 months in an interdisciplinary fashion. Students worked in small groups, observing movements of the babies in different positions. The youngest […]
Until early last year, if a child in Arizona’s juvenile detention facilities had tooth pain, dental care options were limited. Thanks to A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), these youths now receive preventive care, dental education, and prompt treatment for dental emergencies. In partnership with Maricopa County, ATSU-ASDOH provides services […]
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) has received a $1,999,650 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The funding, which will be distributed over five years, will support an innovative primary care fellowship for physicians and physician assistants, strengthening the healthcare workforce […]
Jae Hyun Park, DMD, PhD, MSD, MS, chair of the postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) was recently appointed to the National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) Part II Ortho-Pediatric Dentistry/Advanced Dental Admission Test Construction Committee. In 2009, the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations created a new […]
Joy Rosenberg, AuD, MEd, PFHEA, alumna of the audiology program at A.T. Still University (ATSU), was involved in developing the first professional registration for educational audiologists in the United Kingdom, announced in June. Voluntary registration through the U.K.’s Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists will uphold high standards of practice and maintain a database of registrants. […]
In correlation with A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) commitment to promote a healthy work-life balance, staff in Sponsored Programs on the Kirksville, Missouri, campus participate in yoga twice a week. For 30 minutes, staff members take a break and relax and rejuvenate through yoga and meditation led by Megan Howard from No Bull Wellness Solutions. The […]
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria — a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds — made direct landfall on Puerto Rico, bisecting the entire island and drenching it with feet of rain. Hurricane Maria pounded the entire island of Puerto Rico, and the scope of the damage is still unfolding to this date. […]
More than 200 new A.T. Still University students received their white coats during the annual White Coat Ceremony July 14 in Kirksville, Missouri. ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine has 172 new students from 29 different states, including 53 from Missouri and 14 who graduated from Truman State University. ATSU’s Missouri School of Dentistry & […]
Jae Hyun Park, DMD, PhD, MSD, MS, chair of the postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) was recently published in the Journal of Orthodontics (JCO). Dr. Park’s article, ‘A Current Review of Asymmetry,’ was co-authored by Sireesha Veeranki, BDS, MDS, DMD, Dawn Pruzansky, DMD, Masato Takagi, DDS, […]
The National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibition “Confronting Violence, Improving Women’s Lives” opened for display July 30 in A.T. Still Memorial Library. The exhibit includes six banners, portraying the work of activists, reformers, and nurses who advocated for the recognition of domestic violence as a public health issue, helped victims of domestic violence, and sought […]