Twice a day, five days a week, Grzegorz Ros puts on his makeup and costume, or lack thereof, and starts his warm-up routine. His adrenaline crescendos as he hears the 30-, 15-, and five-minute warnings to the top of the show.
Eleven countries, 15 mission trips, and four more on the docket: April Westfall, DMD, ’10, has no shortage of stamps in her passport.
The Centers for Disease Control reports nearly one out of every two adults has at least one preventable chronic illness. The public’s need to take charge of their health is more apparent than ever. For David Fife, DO, ’06, preventive medicine served as inspiration for his new entrepreneurial venture to encourage others to invest in their health.
Although a more recent ATSU graduate, Tom Abdenour, DHSc, MA, ATC, ’11, has nearly 40 years of experience in athletic training and has been honored with multiple awards including the NBA’s Athletic Trainer of the Year (1980) and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award (2014).
Brian Goodman, DO, MBA, ’14, began his journey at SOMA with one goal in mind: to return to his hometown and practice medicine. Now completing his first year of medical residency at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., he is well on his way to reaching his goal.
With one hand on a table outside of a hospital cafeteria, Patrycja Wierzbicki lifted her small frame off the ground and held a jaw-dropping pose only an exceptional athlete could execute. Her body was weightless, parallel to the ground.
Strength coach Carl Kochan earned the Commissioner’s Trophy alongside the San Francisco Giants in the 2014 and 2012 World Series. Pathologist Shelly Frazier powerlifted her way to six women’s world records.
“There was a time in my life when I was told by every professor and adviser that I shouldn’t go into medicine—that I would never make it,” says Jasser Khairallah.
ATSU’s six schools celebrated summer commencements and white coat ceremonies with pomp and circumstance. Here’s a look at the University’s incoming students and accomplished graduates entering the profession.
Our world is in the midst of the worst Ebola outbreak in history and tensions are running high. Ebola is a severe, oftentimes fatal, virus that leads to high fever, vomiting, and both internal and external bleeding. The virus had never crossed into the United States until this summer.