On May 14, the Physician Assistant (PA) program held its annual reception at the American Academy of Physician Assistants conference in San Antonio, Texas. Several members of A.T. Still University-Arizona School Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) leadership team were in attendance and shared program updates with the 50 reception participants. Updates from ATSU-ASHS Dean Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA, DFAAPA; […]
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) celebrated its sixth graduating class at the Mesa Arts Center on May 20, 2016. The Class of 2016, with 103 graduates consisting of 50 females and 53 males, accepted their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degrees. Among the graduating class were eight military graduates. “Today’s […]
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) celebrated a new class of osteopathic physicians on May 14, 2016. This class represents ATSU-KCOM’s 180th graduating class. Suzanne Steinbaum-Levine, DO, ’94, served as the commencement speaker for the ceremony. Dr. Steinbaum currently serves as Director for Women and Heart Health at The Heart and Vascular Institute […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) has announced Dwight E. McLeod, DDS, MS, as the new dean of its Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) effective July 18, 2016. Dr. McLeod received his doctor of dental surgery degree from Howard University College of Dentistry, certificate in general practice dentistry from the Veteran Administration Health Center […]
Faculty and students from A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona attended the first annual El Rio/The Wright Center Virtual Health Research Fair, a collaboration to support community-oriented primary care research, in Tucson on May 10. Thirty-eight posters were submitted, including five posters authored by ATSU-SOMA students and four The Wright Center (TWC) residents. […]
Eighth-grade student Samantha Angulo hopes to become a dentist one day. So when her Language Arts teacher Jennifer Esposito at Liberty Elementary School gave students a class assignment to write a persuasive letter to a business, organization, or institution of interest, Angulo decided to write to ATSU-ASDOH Dean Jack Dillenberg. Liberty Elementary School-The Center for […]
Kim Butler Perry, DDS, MSCS, MOSDOH associate dean of clinical operations, has been named ATSU associate vice president of strategic partnerships and will begin her new position on May 10, 2016. Dr. Perry will remain a consultant with Affinia Healthcare, ATSU-MOSDOH’s partner and affiliate in St. Louis, through early summer for a Joint Commission on […]
A.T. Still University Board of Trustee Paulina Vázquez Morris, JD, MBA, MHSA, was named a 2016 “Mom of the Year” by Valle del Sol. Mom of the Year celebrates women for their service to the community and roles as mothers. Vázquez Morris was presented with the award on May 6 at the Phoenix Convention Center. […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU), in partnership with Cartwright School District and Aguila Youth Leadership Institute of Phoenix, announced a new collaboration offering students an opportunity to learn about future careers in healthcare. The announcement comes after Cartwright School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted their support of ATSU’s Health Professions Explorers Program (HPE), which will […]
Several alumni and students from A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) were recognized for exemplary leadership and service during the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) 2016 Missouri Osteopathic Annual Convention. ATSU-KCOM Dean Margaret Wilson, DO, ’82, was honored with the Medallion Award among other ATSU alumni including Victoria Damba, […]