1960s Edward M. Hobbs Jr., DO, ’62, Austintown, Ohio, is retired after more than 50 years in primary care. Wayne C. Cole, DO, ’65, retired in October 2013 after more than 40 years of serving patients in Providence, Ky.
ATSU Bob Basham, CFRE, retired in May. Basham served as vice president, university advancement, from 2005-13. He then transitioned to director, alumni relations, focusing on building a strong university-wide alumni association.
Eighteen ATSU-ASHS occupational therapy (OT) students, an OT alumna, and OT faculty advisor Melissa Clark, MS, OTR/L, CES, CHT, assistant professor, department of occupational therapy, participated in a service learning mission trip to Guatemala Sept. 11-19. The OT mission group collaborated with the sponsoring organization Service for Peace to prepare a need’s assessment for training, […]
Students from A.T. Still University (ATSU) and area universities came together on November 3 and 8 in Missouri and Arizona for the annual Interprofessional Education Collaborative Case Competition (IPE-CCC). The competition provides health professions students with an interprofessional teamwork experience to gain insight into collaborative practice competencies. Additionally, IPE-CCC reveals the complexity of healthcare delivery […]
Mary-Katherine Smith, DrPH, MPH, MCHES, CPH, has been named chair for the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) College of Graduate Health Studies. She joined ATSU in 2007 and previously served as an associate professor for the MPH program. Dr. Smith holds a doctorate of public health with an emphasis […]
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.