Data for health and research has been discussed extensively, and a strategic plan has been formulated by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for 2017-27. The plan’s main focus is on data and information, and how to utilize this vast wealth of knowledge to advance healthcare. According to the NLM Strategic Plan Overview, its three […]
The Arizona branch campus was alive and active during Spring 2018. Adrienne Brodie, MLS offered several classes for faculty on predatory publishers and several webinars for clinical faculty/preceptors on the new OneSearch available to them. Samantha Maley finished our journals and book deselection project, and most journals, including back files, are now exclusively online. We […]
Despite the fluctuating weather in Missouri, our A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) students returned from spring break and have been hard at work looking forward to their summer vacation. Several will be staying around campus to study for their boards. At the end of November, the library purchased a new 3D F170 […]
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have set a major goal in their new strategic plans to use new technology to expand access to and usability of research-generated data as they see a major shift in clinical research and practice to a data-driven model of healthcare. Academic libraries […]
Karen T. Snider, DO, FAAO, FNAOME, assistant dean, curriculum, was elected to the board of trustees of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO). AAO is the largest medical society in the United States devoted to fostering osteopathic manipulative medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine (NMM/OMM). Dr. Snider was one of two osteopathic physicians to be newly elected […]
Wayne Cottam, DMD, MS, has been appointed as a board member to the Beyond Flexner Alliance. The Beyond Flexner Alliance movement started with a 2012 conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that brought national attention to medical schools with strong social mission commitment, created a forum for collaboration and shared innovations, and legitimized the important role of […]
The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) has awarded A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) its highest accreditation status, Accreditation with Exceptional Outcomes, granting the School 10 years of reaccreditation. COCA is the accrediting agency for colleges of osteopathic medicine, reporting to the U.S. Department of Education. In […]
Jae Hyun Park, DMD, MSD, MS, PhD, chair of the postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), recently presented at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) annual session in Washington, D.C. His lecture topic was “Key factors in anterior open bite correction-Where to start and how to […]
James Michael Menke, PhD, associate director of the Still Research Institute at A.T. Still University (ATSU), was recently published in the “Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences.” This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of individual differences within the domain of personality, with major sub-topics including assessment and research design, taxonomy, biological factors, evolutionary evidence, motivation, […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) D2 students completed a rotation with Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH) as part of their Special Care Dentistry course. ARCH is a 5 acre recreation center in the heart of Phoenix, offering a full range of programs and activities for individuals of […]