October’s staff profile highlight is Julia Peters, MLIS, the ATSU-KCOM Liaison on the Kirksville campus. Position title: ATSU-KCOM Liaison Librarian How long have you worked for the library: Just over two years now. What made you want to work in libraries? While I was getting my bachelor’s degree I worked as a student assistant in […]
It didn’t take Chloe AnnaBelle Jensen, OMS IV, very long to decide A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) was where she wanted to attend medical school. “As soon as I got out of my interview with the faculty, I knew this was where I was meant to continue my education. The […]
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) has been named a recipient of the 2025 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Champion Award by Insight Into Academia magazine. The Health Professions HEED Champion Award is a national honor recognizing U.S. health sciences colleges and universities that exemplify an unyielding commitment to higher education […]
For Parmeet Dhillon, PA, ’26, studying in A.T. Still University’s College for Healthy Communities (ATSU-CHC) Central Coast Physician Assistant program is a joy. Difficult? Certainly. But Dhillon also sees this as an opportunity to pursue subjects she finds fascinating. “What I enjoy most about being a student is learning about things that genuinely matter to […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program assistant professor Ivonne Maldonado de La Rosa, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP, was a featured guest on the “First Bite” podcast, highlighting important work in pediatric feeding and swallowing, bilingual speech-language pathology, and healthcare equity. The episode, “Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Feeding Disorder,” […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program student David Zavala, MSOT, ’26, has a pretty straightforward goal. “The dream is to make a difference,” he said. “Whatever that looks like, that’s the goal.” Zavala believes ATSU-ASHS is the place to provide him the tools and support needed […]
For this quarterly newsletter, we wanted to highlight a database the library offers: Covidence, a powerful online platform designed to accelerate the systematic and scoping review processes, offering tools to save you significant time and facilitate seamless teamwork. Key Benefits: Save Time and Collaborate Effortlessly Systematic and scoping reviews are crucial in research, but they […]
A.T. Still University’s College for Healthy Communities (ATSU-CHC) honored the people and organizations who, through time, talent, and financial support, have contributed to establishing and strengthening ATSU-CHC during the Founders and Friends Reception at Presqu’ile Winery in Santa Maria, California. “Our community partners are part of the living legacy that fuels our mission, our momentum, […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) honored the class of 2025 with a commencement ceremony on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona, where 95 students graduated from its residential Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program and 64 students from its online Doctor of Medical […]
Mary Nguyen, D2, was a public health major at University of Washington, planning for a future in dental education. Some of the most important things she learned about healthcare were the social determinants of health, health disparities, and how they affect different communities’ access to healthcare. “Graduating, I vowed to myself to serve underserved populations […]