The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has accepted from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) the nomination of Deanne Fay, PT, DPT, ’07, MS, PCS, associate professor and director of curriculum, ATSU physical therapy department, to attend the International Classifier Programme in Sao Paulo, Brazil in late April 2014. The USOC selected Dr. Fay and one […]
Do you want to know if you and your car have a safe fit? ATSU’s occupational therapy (OT) faculty and students, in partnership with the American Automobile Association (AAA), the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP), are sponsoring CarFit on the Arizona campus. CarFit, developed by the American […]
Faculty and staff members from A.T. Still University attended “Fall in Love with Northeast Missouri Day” at the State Capitol in Jefferson City on February 12, 2014, with the Northeast Missouri Development Partnership. They had a chance to meet with legislators including St. Reps. Nate Walker, Tim Remole, and Craig Redmon. ATSU was recognized on the […]
Robert J. Theobald, Jr., PhD, and his wife, Janie, were recognized with the Honored Patron Lifetime Giving Award, which is given to A.T. Still University donors whose contributions exceed $15,000. Dr. Theobald, a 38-year-member of the ATSU-Kirksville College of Medicine teaching staff, has been chair of pharmacology since 1991. He has twice been recognized with the […]
Toni R. Patterson, DO, FAOCA, ’79, has been listed as 101 Physician Leaders to Know in the ambulatory surgery center industry. Dr. Patterson is an anesthesiologist and medical director of Mid-Rivers Surgery Center in Saint Peters, Mo. She is a physician with Physician Anesthesia Associates in St. Louis and serves as a member of a […]
Alumni, faculty, students, and guests reconnected during the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in Las Vegas. They received updates from Ann Lee Burch, PT, MS, MPH, EdD, vice dean; Jim Farris, PT, PhD, chair of physical therapy; and Trisha Perry, PT, DPT, ’07, ASHS Alumni Board Member. Below are some of the highlights: ATSU’s […]
Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, professor and director, ATSU athletic training program, was featured in the February 2014 issue of Athletic Business magazine. Dr. McLeod explained the important role of athletic trainers at the high school level and her research on pediatric and adolescent sports-related concussions. The article, Brain Trust, can be found on […]
Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, dean, ATSU Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, has received the AEEDC International Personality of the Year Award for 2014. AEEDC is the United Arab Emirates (UAE) International Dental Conference & Arab Dental Exhibition and is the largest dental meeting in the Mideast. Dr. Dillenberg was presented with the award […]
Congratulations to Corey Sanford for receiving the Missouri campus Employee Excellence Award for the fourth quarter of 2013. Sanford is a production specialist in the Academic Technologies Department. He was recognized for his professionalism and unwavering commitment to the faculty and staff of A.T. Still University. He was nominated by Daniel Fladhammer, multi-media specialist for ATSU’s Missouri School […]
Jessica Huss, PT, DPT ’02, CCI, is one of only six AquaStretch™ trained instructors in North America. AquaStretch is a breakthrough in aquatic therapy, pain management and physical medicine and it often succeeds when other traditional treatments have failed. According to Dr. Huss, AquaStretch differs from other aquatic and stretching procedures in two ways. First, […]