The 2015 Dwight Patterson Youth Sports Scholarship candidate from A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Athletic Training (AT) program has been awarded to second-year athletic training student, Josie Harding. Harding was selected by the award committee because of her commitment to service in youth sports. She accepted the award during ATSU’s Concussions: Myths and Facts luncheon on […]
More than 300 attendees gathered at the DoubleTree Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Feb. 12., to hear Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, professor and director, ATSU athletic training program and Javier Cardenas, MD, neurologist and brain injury expert at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz., discuss Concussions: Myths and facts. The event was hosted […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) and Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation have teamed-up to raise awareness about the importance of oral health and to introduce flossing as an important part of daily hygiene. According to the Academy of General Dentistry, flossing daily helps fight gum disease and tooth decay […]
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that three students from A.T. Still University-School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) and three students from A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona were awarded National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarships for their commitment to primary care. […]
On Friday, Feb. 6, A.T. Still University (ATSU) celebrated two Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) events on the Arizona and Missouri campuses. ATSU’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) celebrated their second annual event, providing dental care and oral health education to hundreds of elementary schoolchildren in rural Missouri – an exponential increase […]
Representatives from A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) audiology program attended the 3rd annual NFL Players Association Smocks & Jocks Art Auction hosted by the HearStrong Foundation and the NFL Players Association on Saturday, Jan. 31. The HearStrong Foundation’s mission is to shatter social stigmas and radically challenge the general perception of hearing loss in society. Kathleen […]
Christopher Halliday, DDS, MPH, dean, A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, and ATSU President Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, were part of a select group of community and public health leaders invited to the U.S. Surgeon General’s House Calls Listening Tour held on January 29 at University of Kansas Medical Center. Surgeon General, […]
Chelsea Lohman, PhD, ATC, CSCS, A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) assistant professor and director of anatomy curriculum and instruction, has been chosen to receive the Young Investigator Award from the journal, Spine. Spine is a leading journal in neuroscience and orthopedics and is highly respected as an international source for peer-reviewed research. […]
Alison Snyder Valier, PhD, ATC, ATSU-Arizona School of Health Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). Dr. Snyder Valier is a BOC-certified and state-licensed athletic trainer, serves as associate professor of interdisciplinary health sciences, director, Center for Clinical Outcomes Studies, and assistant director of research support through research, grants, […]
A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Missouri Smile Forward® program met and surpassed its goal of raising $75,000. Missouri Smile Forward® is an uncompensated care fund created to provide oral healthcare services for patients with little or no dental insurance benefits and demonstrate financial need. Allowing patients the option to keep their smile through funding assistance for […]