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 […]
On July 19, 2016, A.T. Still University‘s Chapter of the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) donated high fidelity earplugs to 70 high school students from Mesa’s Skyline Coyote Marching Band. These special earplugs are designed for musicians and preserve the sound quality of music and voices, while reducing damaging noise to safe levels. “Our goal […]
Vanessa Mitchell, PA, ’16, received A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Diversity Excellence Award for her commitment to embracing diversity and inclusion in graduate healthcare education. “Vanessa is the epitome of an ATSU-ASHS student,” said Department of Physician Assistant Chair Bert Simon, DHSc, PA. “She has consistently demonstrated her commitment to reducing healthcare disparities […]
Beyond expectations Recently, a mother of one of our new graduates thanked me for her daughter’s opportunity to attend A.T. Still University (ATSU). I assured her I would let our faculty and staff know of her appreciation; however, we (ATSU) mutually appreciated the opportunity to share in the professional and personal growth of her daughter. […]
For children who come from economically disadvantaged communities, the opportunity for enhanced education can be limited. But thanks to a program called Med-Start spearheaded by the University of Arizona, Tucson-area high school students are getting the chance to explore careers in healthcare. On Friday, July 8, A.T Still University hosted a group of 50 11th […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) physician assistant students had the chance to learn from East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) surgical technology students during a seminar highlighting operating room standards including an inside look into the surgical technologist profession. Under the guidance of ATSU and EVIT faculty, students were guided through a ‘surgical suite seminar’ focusing […]