It was all about interprofessional collaboration for students who gathered during the inaugural Falls Mixer event on the Mesa campus Friday, Nov. 6. More than 60 students from A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS), School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA) and Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH), came […]
Day for Special Smiles, which ATSU-ASDOH and Special Olympics Arizona created and launched in 2011, fills a critical role for Arizonans with special needs. The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the dominant health insurer for the majority of this population, does not cover dental care for those 21 or above. As a result, many […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds. Now in its seventh year, the original, premier Military Friendly® Schools designation provides service members and their families with transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities. Institutions competed […]
Institutions competed for the elite Military Friendly® School title by completing a survey of over 100 questions covering ten categories including military support on campus, graduation and employment outcomes, and military spouse policies. Survey responses were scored against benchmarks across these key indicators of success. In addition, data was independently tested by Ernst & Young […]
ATSU welcomed 15 community health center (CHC) organizations from around the United States to the Arizona campus on Nov. 3 for the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Campus Recruitment Fair. The event, which was held from 4-7:00 p.m., marked the 10-year anniversary of ATSU hosting the recruitment fair. Approximately 75 students from osteopathic […]
Today, A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) was selected by the American Medical Association (AMA) to join the Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, a dynamic group of medical schools which share best practices and ideas for developing innovative curricula that can ultimately be implemented in medical schools across the […]
October marked a special month for A.T. Still University as we celebrated our University’s founder – and the founder of osteopathic medicine – Dr. Andrew Taylor Still. ATSU’s Founder’s Day festivities kicked off to a great start this year on the Missouri campus with a three-day celebration beginning Thursday, Oct. 22. Alumni, students, employees and […]
As part of fall Wellness Week (Oct. 26-30) on the ATSU Arizona campus, students and employees put their family dogs to the test of being certified as Canine Good Citizens (CGC). The American Kennel Club’s (AKC) CGC program is recognized as the gold standard for dog behavior. In CGC, dogs who pass the 10-step CGC […]
Richard G. Kenney, DO, ’79 was recently appointed to the Missouri Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for a three-year term beginning Dec. 2, 2015. Dr. Kenney graduated from A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a member of the Advisory Council, Dr. Kenney will have many roles and responsibilities including: Promoting […]
Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, director, ATSU athletic training program, presented at the University of Michigan Injury Center Sport Concussion Summit in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sept. 24. Dr. Valovich McLeod’s presentation was titled Prevention through Education and she also participated in an interactive panel discussion at the Summit. Dr. Valovich McLeod was joined […]