On September 1, A.T. Still University President Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, announced plans to employ a university-wide cultural proficiency climate study during 2016-17. Through this study, internal stakeholders will have an opportunity to help determine ATSU’s future, and an opportunity to make positive, lasting changes and help create a more inclusive environment. “Striving […]
A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) Emergency Medicine Club members were the first students to be introduced to a new E-Mac video assisted laryngoscope during their first club activity on Aug. 5, 2016. Club members from the class of 2020 met for an airway management lab with focus on intubation skills. Students […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) have named Healthcare for the Homeless Houston (HHH) as the recipient of the Juan Carlos Olivares Hometown Scholars Advocate of the Year Award. Hometown Scholars, a program which matriculates community-minded, culturally proficient health professions applicants, was developed in collaboration between ATSU and […]
A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Gutensohn Clinic in Kirksville, Missouri held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to officially debut the renovations to the clinic. The renovations, which began in November 2015, include adjustments to the flooring, ceiling, seating, windows, walls, patient rooms, and decor. The upgrades also introduced ADA compliant restrooms and reception desks. This will make […]
The ATSU Department of Audiology presented two awards at a graduation dinner held on August 5. Bernadette Smith, AuD, ’16, was awarded the Professional Leadership Award for the Transitional Audiology program by Les Schmeltz, AuD, associate professor, Department of Audiology. Dr. Smith has lived in Taiwan, on the island of Saipan, on the Navajo Reservation […]
Ann Lee Burch, PT, MS, MPH, EdD, has been accepted to Harvard’s Graduate School of Professional Education Program where she will complete a 12-week course titled Including Ourselves in the Change Equation: Personal Learning for Organizational Performance. The online program aims to educate participants about immunity to change theory as it is applied to organizations […]
– ATSU-ASHS honored 436 graduates during two ceremonies – Keynote speakers encouraged responsibility, compassion – 2016 marks the School’s 35th & 36th commencement ceremonies Family, friends, faculty, and staff filled the Mesa Arts Center to celebrate the accomplishments of 436 freshly minted graduates from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) on August […]
The A.T. Still University (ATSU) Board of Trustees met July 22-23, 2016, in Napa, California, to appoint officers and elect new members at its quarterly meeting. The following trustees were selected as officers: Ann Thielke, RN, JD, of Houston, Texas, is chair; Gary Wiltz, MD, of Franklin, Louisiana, is vice-chair; and Stanley Grogg, DO, FACOP, […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) inaugural Dean Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, has announced his plan to retire, effective June 30, 2017, at which time he will have completed 16 years of dedicated service to ATSU. Under Dean Dillenberg’s leadership, ATSU-ASDOH has grown to be a national leader in dental […]
More than 300 A.T. Still University (ATSU) students confirmed their professional commitment during their respective white coat ceremony at the Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Theater on July 15, 2016. ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, and Arizona School of Health Sciences physician assistant and physical therapy programs […]