Physical therapy (PT) alumni and students gathered at a reception during the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Updates shared by ASHS Vice Dean Ann Lee Burch, PT Chair Jim Farris, and ASHS Alumni Board member Robin Galley, ’12 included: ASHS concluded the celebration of its 20th anniversary in December 2015, and […]
Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc ) students and alumni met in February during the DHSc Winter Institute for a reception hosted by College of Graduate Health Studies (CGHS) Dean Don Altman. Dr. Altman shared the following updates with attendees: The DHSc program is only as strong as its students and graduates, and we are fortunate […]
A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Teaching & Learning Center held its second SparkTank event, a live show-style competition focused on teaching and learning on the Mesa, Arizona campus on Feb. 24. The event featured individual contestants and teams who pitched their ideas to a panel of judges for the opportunity to win $5,000 in project funding. […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) and Truman State University (Truman) partnered to launch a new “3+4” program that will allow Truman students to enter ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) after just three years at Truman. This Pre-Med/Med Accelerated Track is designed to provide admission opportunities to qualified students who aspire to become osteopathic physicians. After […]
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 […]