Dezbaa Damon-Mallette, DMD, ’07, knew early on she wanted to help individuals who needed it most. It was this drive that has taken her to rural areas of Alaska and Navajo communities in New Mexico. On Dec. 4, 2014 Dr. Damon-Mallette shared her professional path with students during the George Blue Spruce Hero Healer luncheon […]
Retired Lt. Col. Donald A. Donahue, DHEd, ’09, MBA, received the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award. This award recognizes ACHE members who are experienced and have made significant contributions to the advancement of healthcare management excellence and the achievement of the ACHE’s goals. Candidates for the award are evaluated […]
Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority’s (MOHELA) board, under the direction of President Ray Bayer, pledged $100,000 for a naming opportunity in ATSU’s St. Louis Dental Education and Oral Health clinic. This gift will be applied to the clinic’s uncompensated care fund, Missouri Smile Forward®. Missouri Smile Forward is an uncompensated care fund created to provide […]
In honor of Robert J. Theobald, Jr.’s, PhD, long service to A.T. Still University and its students, Richard Theriault, DO, ’73, created the Robert J. Theobald Jr. PhD, Pharmacology Department Operations Endowment at ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Contributions made to this endowment build an invested fund from where annual earnings will be directed […]
Eleven ATSU-SOMA students participated in a recent biannual health fair coordinated by the Buddhist relief organization, the Tzu Chi Foundation. The community event, held in Chandler, Ariz., brought together healthcare practitioners, medical students, premedical students, and other volunteers in greater Phoenix to provide care for the uninsured, the underinsured, and those who lack access to […]
Joel Alter, DO, ’64, Santa Rosa, Calif., died Jan. 27, 2012. Martha J. Andrews, DPT, ’11, Colorado Springs, Colo., died July 8, 2014. She was born Jan. 27, 1962, in Niles, Colo., to George W. and Shirley A. (Freiberg) Andrews Jr.
Across America each fall, hundreds of ATSU alumni spend their Friday nights voluntarily covering local high school football games. While it may not seem as glamorous as the NFL or NBA, it is just as, if not more, rewarding. Young athletes in all sports benefit from ATSU graduates—physicians, athletic trainers, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational […]
Dirt flew on April 26 when ATSU broke ground on its dental education and oral health clinic in St. Louis, Mo. Approximately 200 guests and 42 dental students attended the ceremony to officially establish MOSDOH and the University in the Lafayette Square area of the city.
In an effort to prevent musculoskeletal injuries among Mesa firefighters, ATSU’s Physical Therapy program is uniquely collaborating with the Mesa Fire and Medical Department.
Many in SOMA’s inaugural graduating class have finished residencies. Here are the details of their latest milestone and what the class of 2011 had to say about it.