The A.T. Still Memorial Library has been awarded grants from the Advocates for the American Osteopathic Association (AAOA Special Projects Fund) and the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine Education Program Fund to purchase anatomical models for the Library’s Kirksville, Missouri campus. The Library will purchase eight new anatomical teaching and study tools including […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) student organization, Sigma Sigma Phi, created Thanksgiving baskets for community members in need. The idea for the event started this past spring when students raised around $1,440 and created 36 Easter baskets that included meals, candy, and toys for families with young children. With the success from that event, Sigma Sigma […]
A few years ago, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences alumnus, James Randolph, DPT, PT, ’17, was browsing a bookstore with his wife, Amy Randolph, PT. The health professionals were shopping for educational books about anatomy and physiology for their children, 8-year-old Jayden and 5-year-old Hailey. After an exhaustive search of the children’s section, […]
On Saturday, Nov. 11, students and faculty from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) joined forces with CARE Partnership to provide free dental services to Mesa families who would not otherwise have access to care. More than 200 people received preventive dental services and education at the event, provided by […]
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) professor, Joy Lewis, DO, PhD, recently worked with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop an app that combats overuse of antibiotics. The app, called Prognosis SOMA: Antibiotics, uses a game to educate students and clinicians […]
Ariana Jones, DPT, ‘18, was recently elected to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Student Assembly Board as the director of membership. When electing new board members, the APTA looks for outstanding members with strong communication and leadership skills, who are committed to positively impacting the physical therapy community. Jones is the first student from […]
Ted Wendel, PhD, senior vice president of university planning, recently traveled to Texas to help hurricane victims. Upon his return, he invited A.T. Still University (ATSU) faculty and staff to take part in a discussion on the importance of helping those in need. Dr. Wendel discussed his experiences as a volunteer in Katy and Rosenberg, […]
A.T. Still University’s Teaching and Learning Center hosted the second biannual live SparkTank contest Wednesday, Nov. 15, on the University’s Kirksville, Missouri, campus. Nine A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) students representing five project proposals pitched their innovative ideas for teaching and learning before a live audience and panel of seven ATSU judges […]
On Saturday, Nov. 11, A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Kirksville, Missouri campus hosted the annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium (IBRS). This event is hosted by the A.T. Still Research Institute, and it gives students, residents, faculty, and regional researchers the opportunity to present their current biomedical research and provides a foundation for promoting collaborative biomedical research. […]
This past March, second and third year students from A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) visited NearNorth Health Service Corporation in Chicago to teach families about positive nutrition habits. The goal of the project was to promote literacy and healthy nutrition for underserved children and families in the area. ATSU-SOMA students […]