The “Kirksville experience” is a term of endearment used to describe a person’s tenure in Kirksville, Missouri. People who come to this educational hot spot are able to embrace a small-town lifestyle in a cultural hub of rural America. Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, ’80, was fortunate to experience Kirksville three times. Originally from a rural […]
Cristin Haase, DMD, MPH, ’17, grew up in a small town in North Dakota. She is of the Lakota people and a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Last year, she graduated from ATSU-ASDOH and became one of fewer than 300 American Indian dentists serving a population of 5.2 million. As a tribal member, […]
Not many health professionals start their career while on a hunting trip. For Luke Fowler, DMD, ’17, that’s exactly how it all began.
For many people, foster care can be a challenging experience. For Timothy Lemaire, DO, ’16, it was life-changing. Dr. Lemaire, a Nevada native, was raised in a home where family values were everything.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly three out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears.
In honor of ATSU’s 125th anniversary, each of its six schools planned a service project to address the most pressing healthcare needs of surrounding communities. The projects have been implemented throughout the 2017-18 academic year. In the last issue, Still Magazine covered projects led by ATSU-KCOM, ATSU-CGHS, and ATSU-MOSDOH. Since then, ATSU-ASDOH, ATSU-ASHS, and ATSU-SOMA […]
Sheri Walters, PT, PhD(c), DPT, SCS, ATC/L, CSCS, is an assistant professor of
Imagine a packed football stadium, a deafening noise level with fans and cheerleaders chanting loudly, and sounds of play action on the field. Then imagine in the midst of the chaos, a player goes down on the sideline with a severe asthma attack. The game and chaos continue, and you are the healthcare professional who […]
Dementia can be a heartbreaking diagnosis for older adults and their loved ones.
Stacie Segebart, PT, ’00, DPT, ’05, loves helping people. Helping people is the reason she chose a career in healthcare. For 18 years, she has helped her patients, passed along knowledge, and fixed some broken smiles. After a time in her practice, she began to question her career path. She needed direction and wanted answers […]