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.
ATSU Tim Flores, online enrollment counselor, was honored as an outstanding Native American employee for 2013 at the AZ American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards by the Phoenix Indian Center. Norman Gevitz, PhD, senior vice president, academic affairs, published “A Degree of Difference: The Origins of Osteopathy and First Use of the ‘DO’ Designation” in […]
Joshua Davidson, DMD, ’11, has a heart for volunteer work and helping others. A practicing dentist based in Chippewa Falls, Wis., he helps communities close to home and around the globe. Last October, Dr. Davidson participated in a humanitarian trip to Guilin, a picturesque city in southern China. A member of a 22-person team, he was accompanied by six dentists, one optometrist, two […]
Carrie Spangler, AuD, ’05, wakes up every day, puts on hearing aids, and enters into a colorful world of sound. With severe hearing loss in both ears due to lack of oxygen at birth, she’s made helping others with hearing loss her life’s work.
Tonya Hawthorne, DO, ’92, came to KCOM with one goal: to become a missionary physician. Since then, she’s worked in war zones, refugee camps, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, earthquakes, and city dumps.
Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) Dean Randy Danielsen recognized three ASHS faculty members for their significant contributions to ASHS this past year. Tawna Wilkinson, PT, ’99, DPT, ’04, PCS, assistant professor, was the recipient of the Educator of the Year award for excellence in teaching, inspiring students to think critically, and supporting intellectual curiosity. […]
After 150 years, the mystery is solved. Thanks to Mathew Lively, DO, MHA, ’11, and his book “Calamity at Chancellorsville,” the controversy surrounding Stonewall Jackson’s death during the Civil War is finally laid to rest.
“I am strongest and most effective when working within in my community,” says Martin Peters, DO, ’13. “I am an Oregonian—born and raised.”
If people are meant to be at a certain time and place, at just the right stage in their life, the pieces definitely fell into place for first-year MOSDOH student Kristen Alexander.