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, […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) in Mesa, Ariz., and the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University (MWU) in Glendale, Ariz., are each hosting events for potential students thinking about a career in osteopathic medicine. Each Pre-Student Osteopathic Medical Association (Pre-SOMA) reception will feature a tour, conference and opportunity for interested pre-doctoral students to find […]
Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, director, ATSU athletic training program, has been named to the newly formed Board of Advisors for MomsTEAM Institute. MomsTEAM Institute, a Massachusetts non-profit corporation has a fourteen-year mission of providing comprehensive, well-researched information to youth sports parents, coaches, athletic trainers, and other health care professionals about all aspects of […]
The National Osteopathic Women Physicians Association (NOWPA) at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine recently donated $1,450 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This is NOWPA’s highest donation to date. The donation stemmed from the annual BBQ for Breast Cancer, held on Jan. 31, 2013 at Pickler’s Famous in Kirksville, Mo. More than 130 […]
Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) alumni gathered in Gilbert, Ariz., on Feb. 3 to connect with faculty and current students during the DHSc Winter Institute. Attendees heard from ATSU President Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, FAOASM,; Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, dean, Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS); Helen Ewing, DHSc, MN, RN, chair; and Geoffrey […]
Congratulations to Amanda Barstow for receiving the Arizona campus Employee Excellence Award for the fourth quarter of 2013. Amanda is a senior administrative assistant in the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH) for post-doctoral education. She was recognized for her professionalism and her unwavering commitment to the patients of ASDOH. Amanda was nominated […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine students presented a check for $500 to The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri on Jan. 18, 2014. The Winnerfest Multi-Sports Tournament was held January 10-11, 2013 at the Thompson Campus Center on the Missouri campus. The event was a fundraiser for Emily Ryan-Michailidis, OMS II, who […]