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 […]
Faculty and staff were honored at A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Missouri and Arizona campuses during ATSU’s Employee Recognition Ceremony. Employees were recognized for years of service ranging from five to 45 years. On the Missouri campus, Valerie Hamlin, curriculum coordinator; Ruth Chronister, administrative assistant; Brian McCarty, support specialist; and Judy Funk, graphic designer, were recognized […]
ATSU’s Arizona campus was fortunate to hear Winston Wong, MD, the George Blue Spruce Hero Healer luncheon guest speaker on Thursday, March 26. Dr. Wong, a practicing Community Health Center physician, shared heart-warming patient stories from his practice as a healer working with the underserved, and provided powerful examples of making a difference as a […]
Edward P. Crowell, DO, ’52 A 1952 graduate of ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), Edward P. Crowell, DO, practiced internal medicine in Waterville, Maine, for more than seven years before joining the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in 1964 as assistant executive director. In 1968, he became the eighth DO to serve as the […]
A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) launched a new student elective course that focuses on primary care and diagnostics for dentists. The interprofessional course was designed to provide basic preventative primary care education to dental students to improve detection and management of chronic disease, as well as expand their physical […]