Megan Aspelund, OMS II, ATSU School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA), was honored with the Bristol Bay Native Corporation’s (BBNC) Student of the Year Award on Oct. 3 at the 2015 BBNC Shareholder meeting in Naknek, Alaska. The mission of BBNC is to enrich the lives of Native people through economic development, employment and […]
Emily Nairn-Jewell, AuD, ’12, clinical audiologist at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., was the keynote speaker for the event. Dr. Nairn-Jewell reminded students that “Today’s ceremony isn’t about the coat – it’s about the person you become when you wear the coat. It’s about the journey you will take to not […]
“Without the hard work and dedication of faculty and staff to serving our students, we would not be on this list,” said Katherine Adler, DHA, FACHE, associate dean, academic success and assessment, ATSU-CGHS. “Each person plays a significant role in the MPH experience and education process. Congratulations to each of you, and thank you for […]
Their presentation, “International service learning: The impact on student cultural competency,” provided an update on the Guatemala Service Learning project involving Dr. Clark, 18 OT students, and an ATSU alumna. The Guatemala service team received the 2014 ArizOTA research grant for their work on this project. The presentation highlighted the project’s preliminary research findings, utilization […]
• ATSU-ASHS continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, and the OT department has been a shining star of the school. OT has entry-level residential and post-professional online OT programs at the master’s and doctoral levels, with students and alumni from all over the world making a profound impact on their communities. The OT […]
Dr. Richard Suminski received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study ways to increase support for physical activity in low-income, minority children. He was awarded a $453,000 two-year grant. Dr. Suminski has been on the faculty of ATSU’s College of Graduate Health Studies Master of Public Health program for almost two years. Dr. […]
In attendance were NCAIHP Advisory Council members Ron West, PT, DPT, ’04; George Blue Spruce, DDS, MPH, assistant dean, American Indian Affairs, ATSU-ASDOH; Gwen Werner, DMD, ’08; Rowin Begay, DO, ’14; and Cristin Haase, ATSU-ASDOH D3 student. Other Advisory Council members Chris Halliday, DMD, dean, Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health and Walter Murillo, […]
MESA, AZ: October 1, 2015 -The BHHS Legacy Foundation of Phoenix (BHHS) has awarded A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) a $95,000 grant to support the University’s Fall Prevention Outreach program – the largest university-based fall-prevention initiative in the country. Since the program began in 2008, more than 2,000 Arizonans have completed the eight-week […]
The BHHS Legacy Foundation of Phoenix (BHHS) has awarded A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) a $95,000 grant to support the University’s Fall Prevention Outreach program – the largest university-based fall-prevention initiative in the country. Since the program began in 2008, more than 2,000 Arizonans have completed the eight-week curriculum, which gives older […]
Badgett was one of 212 applicants chosen from an applicant pool of more than 3,100. Her fellowship assignment will begin Oct. 4 in the epidemiology division of the Florida Department of Health located in Seminole County, Sanford, Florida. “My fellowship will consist of monitoring reportable diseases and outbreaks,” said Badgett. Her responsibilities will include conducting […]