On Feb. 19 and 20, students from A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) volunteered alongside other area dental students, hygienists, professionals, and community members to help Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) in St. Louis, Mo. A total of 39 ATSU-MOSDOH students participated in the weekend event designed to provide free […]
Michael Kronenfeld, MBA, MLS, AHIP, university librarian at ATSU Memorial Library, has been selected as a Fellow of the Medical Library Association for outstanding contributions to the field of health sciences librarianship. Mr. Kronenfeld works with A.T. Still University faculty and staff to incorporate instruction and use of the library’s resources into the curriculum to […]
Edward J. Moticka, PhD, professor and chair, Basic Medical Sciences, SOMA, recently had his book, A Historical Perspective of Evidence-Based Immunology, published by Elsevier. Congratulations, Dr. Moticka!
ATSU’s National Center for American Indian Health Professions (NCAIHP), the Society of American Indian Dentists and Running Strong for American Indian Youth hosted guest speaker and former Olympic champion Billy Mills on Feb. 19. Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux), was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Surrounded by poverty and orphaned […]
Les R. Schmeltz, AuD, ’01, CCC-A, associate professor, ASHS Department of Audiology, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the new, online Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention. The journal is peer-reviewed and published through the auspices of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management at Utah State University. According to Dr. Schmeltz, the first […]
Jae Hyun Park, DMD, MSD, MS, PhD, professor and chair, postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, recently published in the Journal of Orthodontics (JCO). His article, “Influence of student-loan debt on orthodontic residents and recent graduates,” was co-authored by Drs. Dawn Pruzansky and Brittany Degen. The article […]
James Duncan, DMD, ‘13 ATSU-ASDOH, grew up in Kingman, Ariz., and entered dental school at ATSU through the ATSU Hometown Scholars Program (HSP). The HSP was developed for individuals aspiring to be a physician, dentist or physician assistant and to help ATSU meet the needs of community health centers by attracting and training dedicated, motivated, […]
A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Department of Athletic Training hosted its first Winter Institute providing students from the Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT) program an interactive educational experience focusing on innovations to advance athletic healthcare. In total, 35 students attended the week-long institute facilitated by ATSU faculty and which featured presentations by some of the nation’s […]
Tim Lemaire, OMS IV, ATSU-SOMA, has been named the 2015-16 National Student DO of the Year by the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP), the student council of American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). Lemaire was chosen from among 38 student leaders across the U.S. The award is given to a student […]
ATSU was was again named a Gold Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association (AHA) for 2015. Elite Gold level recipients are awarded for recognizing the importance of a healthy workplace for employees and taking steps to create a culture of wellness. For example, employees have the option of participating in the Still Healthy Lifestyle […]