Congratulations to Valerie Hamlin for receiving the Missouri Campus Employee Excellence Award for the first quarter of 2014. Hamlin is a curriculum coordinator in the Education Development and Services Department. She was recognized for her professionalism and unwavering commitment to the faculty and staff of A.T. Still University. She was nominated by William Sexton, PhD, professor of physiology, and Jennifer Magruder, project coordinator, education development and services. […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) celebrated a new class of osteopathic physicians on May 17, 2014. The class of 2014 is ATSU-KCOM’s 178th graduating class. Tarah L. Castleberry, DO, MPH, ’98, was the keynote speaker for the 178th commencement. Dr. Castleberry currently serves in several capacities at the University of Texas Medical […]
Faculty and student researchers from the ATSU Arizona campus came together for a week-long Interdisciplinary Research Symposium sponsored by the Arizona Interdisciplinary Research Committee (IRC), May 12-16. Each day of the week at noon, three faculty members from different programs presented their research in five topical areas: Promoting healthy lifestyles and quality of life through […]
Melissa Clark MS, OTR/L, CHT, assistant professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, returned to Danli, Honduras with a team of eight occupational therapists and one nurse in May 2014. The team provided therapy service for adults and children at a local clinic in Danli and traveled to remote villages to conduct home visits for those unable […]
Faculty and staff on the Kirksville, Missouri campus were honored on May 8, 2014 at the annual A.T. Still University (ATSU) Employee Recognition Ceremony. Employees were recognized for years of service ranging from five to 35 years. Roy Turner, technician, Jennifer Magruder, project coordinator, Kelly Rogers, image specialist, and Corey Sanford, production specialist, were recognized […]
Stacy Reichel, OMS II, received the 2014 Wetzel Scholarship from the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons. The Wetzel Scholarship Program was created to expose osteopathic students to organized medicine and to develop future leaders for the osteopathic profession. Historically, two students from Missouri osteopathic colleges are awarded the William L. Wetzel Scholarship each year. […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine students presented posters at the 116th Missouri Osteopathic Annual Convention in Branson, Missouri. The annual Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons convention was held April 30-May 4, 2014. The following students presented abstracts. Alicia King, OMM fellow, Osteopathic Manipulation Utilization in a Patientwith Probable Myotonic Dystrophy Type II […]
When her essay on surviving Hurricane Sandy was chosen in a worldwide competition to be included in the 2013 book “We Will Survive” by 70s disco queen and Grammy Award-winning artist Gloria Gaynor, KCOM alumna Dr. Cynthia Paulis was delighted to share her story of encouragement and inspiration.
The United States military is comprised of extraordinary men and women who selflessly serve for the greater good of this great country. Many of these individuals are also ATSU alumni, specializing in various aspects of military medicine, attending to the complex healthcare needs of service members in all branches of the armed forces.
1930s Doran A. Farnum, DO, ’36, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., retired in 2013 just after his 101st birthday. Dr. Farnum practiced osteopathic manipulative medicine for more than 75 years.