On Saturday, March 24, students from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) provided $85,000 in free dental care to 200 underserved children at the annual event, Team Smiles. The event was held in partnership with the Arizona Cardinals and hosted by the Phoenix Salvation Army Kroc Center. Many children who […]
Catherine Shanahan, MD, was recently named Juan Carlos Olivares Hometown Scholar Advocate of the Year by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and A.T. Still University (ATSU). Dr. Shanahan serves as regional director of medical education at HealthSource of Ohio, where she oversees the clinical curriculum for students from ATSU’s School of Osteopathic […]
On Thursday, March 29, A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) Dean Margaret Wilson, DO, ’82, presented Mallory Dameron, OMS I, and Alyssa Nelson, OMS I, with the Dovin & Thorpe Women’s Leadership Endowment Award. The financial award is presented annually to a first-year female student who has demonstrated an interest in women’s […]
Last month, a team of students from A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), beat teams from 15 other medical schools to win the American Medical Student Association’s (AMSA) Sim Challenge. The competition was held at the AMSA’s Annual Convention and Exposition. Teams were tasked with solving a series of simulated clinical scenarios […]
The past few years of Nathalie Fabriquier-Pormentira’s, PT, DPT, ’17, life have been a lesson in perseverance. Dr. Pormentira has faced many obstacles in pursuit of her doctor of physical therapy degree at A.T. Still University (ATSU), from the birth of a new child followed by post-partum depression, to the total loss of her home […]
On Wednesday, April 4, A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Still Standing Falls Prevention Outreach program hosted a dinner to celebrate 10 years of helping older adults overcome the fear of falling. Since the program began in 2008, more than 6,000 participants have attended falls prevention classes led by ATSU students. The program is designed to minimize […]
Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, dean emeritus of A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), was recently honored with the Gala Tribute Award at the Oral Health America (OHA) 28th Annual Gala & Benefit on Feb. 21, 2018. Each year, OHA honors an individual whose career significantly impacts oral health on a […]
This year, the Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA) proudly awards Fellowship to two A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) full-time faculty and alumni: Scott Howell, DMD, MPH ’14 and Mai-Ly Duong, DMD, MPH, MAEd, ’12, effective immediately. Achieving Fellowship in the SCDA is an incredible distinction. Fellowship in the SCDA […]
A.T. Still University President Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, is pleased to announce A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) will increase its entering class size by 21 seats effective July 1, 2019. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) recently notified President Phelps it had adopted a resolution approving ATSU-MOSDOH’s request for a […]
Mai-Ly Duong, DMD, MPH, ’12, assistant professor at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, was recently honored by the American Dental Association (ADA) with the 10 Under 10 award. The award recognizes 10 new dentists who have made a significant impact on the field less than 10 years after graduating from […]