ATSU’s National Center for American Indian Health Professions (NCAIHP) is now under the leadership of Student Affairs. NCAIHP’s mission is to inspire, support, educate, and retain American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) students in the health professions to improve the health and wellbeing of their tribal communities by incorporating the osteopathic principles of body, […]
Janelle Anderson, a Doctor of Health Education student, ’15, has been selected as a Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program candidate. Out of 7,800 applications, 600 individuals were selected to join the highly competitive program. Anderson, who will begin a two year rotation starting October 1, will undergo 160 hours of interactive training, challenging work assignments, […]
ATSU’s Arizona Campus Interdisciplinary Research Committee (IRC) is sponsoring a week-long research symposium April 27-May 1. During this event, faculty will present and share their research through short, mini-presentations (15 minutes) over the lunch hour Monday-Friday at noon in Saguaro A or Ocotillo. Lunch will be available at 11:45 a.m. In addition, a students’ poster […]
This summer, A.T. Still University’s Center for Advanced Oral Health will become the first nonprofit community dental clinic in Arizona with permanent anesthesia suites. The creation and outfitting of the suites will increase the clinic’s capacity to serve older patients for whom anesthesia is essential such as those with Alzheimer’s disease, other types of dementia, […]
On Saturday, May 2, A.T. Still University (ATSU) will host a public open house event for those interested in pursuing a degree in healthcare. Each of ATSU’s three schools and seven residential programs will be represented. Participants will learn about ATSU’s many programs through a campus tour, a meet-and-greet with faculty and students, and detailed […]
Eight students from ATSU’s audiology program participated in the Greater Mesa Relay for Life held April 11-12 at Skyline High School in Mesa, Ariz. Relay for Life is an overnight community fundraising walk that supports the American Cancer Society. ATSU audiology “Rising Star” team members were: Amber Emerson (team captain), Natalie Loyola, Rachel Allgor, Julia […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine students, Jessica Lapinski, OMS III, and Lynn (Riester) Messersmith, OMS III, attended the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) 52nd Annual Convention & Scientific Seminars in Las Vegas. The students presented at the event, and both took home honors. Messersmith presented on the role of breast MRI […]
The ATSU Office of Assessment & Accreditation and the University-wide Assessment Committee will be sponsoring the Inaugural Assessment Week virtually and on both campuses, April 13-16. Dr. Lisa Ncube, director of Assessment and Accreditation at ATSU, said that Assessment Week will be held annually, and the 2015 event will be broadcast via Zoom as well […]
Alumni and students joined Dr. Tabitha Parent Buck, chair, Department of Audiology, and Dr. Brenda Lowe, ’09, Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) Alumni Board, during the American Academy of Audiology’s (AAA) AudiologyNOW! 2015 convention on March 25. Below are some of the updates shared with attendees: • Started in 2000, the Transitional Doctor of […]
Brandi Buchanan, OTD, OTR/L, has accepted a new role within the OT department as the program director for the Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Clinical Doctorate (OTD-E). The Entry-Level OTD is a new program for the OT department and will be added to current programs that include the residential Entry-Level MS in OT, the online post-professional Advanced […]