There were no shortage of smiles on Friday, Nov. 9, where more than 50 individuals with special needs received free dental care at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH). The fourth annual Day for Special Smiles event, which is an ATSU-ASDOH community initiative, serves people with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities. […]
For the third year, ATSU physician assistant (PA) students, alumni, and pre-PA students provided first-aid services at a local karate tournament, supporting the non-profit ASO/USA Karate program serving students and adults from across Arizona. The event was the Glendale Karate Tournament, a regional match. The tournament was a great warm-up for the Arizona Karate Championships […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) received two Platinum (the highest honor) and five Gold Awards from MarCom Awards 2014, an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. Platinum Awards recognized ATSU’s diversity ad in the magazine category, and ATSU’s Envision Virtual Community Health Center page in the Microsite category. Gold awards […]
Thomas Curtin, MD, who served as chief clinical officer for the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for seventeen years, was the guest speaker at the Hero Healer luncheon held on Oct. 31 on the Arizona campus. NACHC represents the nation’s dominate healthcare provider; the national safety-net of 1,300 community-based organizations serving 23,000,000 individuals […]
ATSU alumni, students, and friends joined ATSU-SOMA Dean Kay Kalousek; Lee Herskowitz, DO, regional director of medical education; Martin Peters, DO, ’13; and Trish Beré, university advancement, for a reception in Portland, Ore. Below is a summary of their updates. • Both the ATSU-SOMA osteopathic medical program as well as the family medicine residency in […]
Rebecca Schaffer, DDS, adjunct professor, Advanced Care Clinic, ATSU-ASDOH, recently participated in an outreach for individuals with special needs in Peronia, Guatemala through a partnership with the Open Wide Foundation and in conjunction with the Special Care Dentistry Association. Open Wide Foundation’s mission is to bring health and hope to communities in need—especially in the […]
For Julian Hirschbaum, OMS III, A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA), having his second-year medical school community campus experience at El Rio Community Health Center (CHC) in Tucson, Ariz., was a natural transition from his volunteer experiences in serving the medically underserved. Hirschbaum currently serves as the health disparities officer for the […]
ATSU-ASDOH alumni and other ATSU alumni in the San Antonio area joined Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, dean, ATSU-ASDOH, and Isaac Navarro, DMD, ’08, ATSU trustee and ATSU-ASDOH alumni board chair, for a reception on Oct. 11 following the American Dental Association Annual Session. Updates from the reception are as follows: Many thanks to Dr. Linda […]
Nathan Lefthand, project coordinator for the National Center for American Indian Health Professions (NCAIHP), reached out to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community this past weekend. Many community members came out for information. NCAIHP wants to remind you that November is National American Indian Heritage Month. Please see their display in the Arizona campus library.
A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) annual Founder’s Day festivities kicked off to a great start this year on the Missouri campus through a three-day celebration starting Thursday, Oct. 16. The party continued to Arizona where Wellness Week sparked a week of activities for students and employees. On the Missouri campus, alumni, students, employees and friends of […]