Hot Mess to Hot Mom: Transformational Tools for Thriving After Childbirth and Beyond By Tara De Leon, MS, ’09, ATSU-ASHS Brave Healer Productions, March 2024 As a mother, personal trainer, and professor of health, fitness, and exercise studies, De Leon aims to help women who have given birth become HOT (healthy, on it, and thriving). […]
Matt Heeren, JD, understands the importance of community involvement. While Heeren serves ATSU as chief operating officer & general counsel, he also serves the Kirksville, Missouri, community with his time and talent. He is a former member of several local boards, past president of Kirksville Regional Economic Development Inc., and his personal favorite, youth soccer […]
ATSU Nelida Acosta, Hometown Scholars coordinator, strategic university partnerships, received the 2024 Outstanding Migrant Health Center Board Member award from the National Association of Community Health Centers. Acosta was recognized for her commitment to Adelante Healthcare in Phoenix and for advancing migrant health initiatives. Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD, ’12, was promoted to vice chancellor, […]
Since beginning her journey toward a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS), Tatum Patrice Brimley, PA, ’25, has been impressed. Originally from Phoenix, Brimley has degrees in human biology and biblical studies from Biola University, and was previously an emergency medical technician. Her […]
The Occupational Therapy (OT) department at A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) recently hosted the 2024 OTs in Pelvic Health Summit on the University’s Mesa, Arizona, campus. Organized by The Functional Pelvis, an OT practice that specializes in pelvic floor rehabilitation, the two-day summit took place Aug. 17-18, during which occupational therapists from […]
The Doctor of Audiology program at A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) has announced Jena Wingett, AuD, ’26, as the recipient of this year’s Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Student Excellence Endowed Scholarship award. In determining the winner of this annual scholarship, students are evaluated on their clinical skills, academic standing, and commitment […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) honored the class of 2024 with commencement ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at the Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix, Arizona, where 66 students graduated from the residential Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program and 52 students from the online Doctor of Medical […]
Efren Torres, PA, ’24, of the Central Coast Physician Assistant (CCPA) program at A.T. Still University-College for Healthy Communities (ATSU-CHC), has been named director at large and chair for diversity for the 2024-25 LBGT PA Caucus, a caucus of the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA). The LGBT PA Caucus works to promote LGBTQ+ healthcare […]
A.T. Still University’s Center for the Future of the Health Professions is celebrating its eighth year of operation. As we reflect on our journey thus far and look toward the future, it is important to highlight the Center’s origin. Founded in 2017 by Norman Gevitz, PhD, the Center was established with the goal of providing […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Audiology program student Tiana Comessotti, ’27, has a straightforward answer when asked why she chose this particular program to pursue her Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree. “The prestigious Audiology program has a wide network of alumni from the residential and online AuD program,” Comessotti said. That it […]