MESA, Ariz. — A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) has announced the opening of its Advanced Care Clinic. The 10,600-square-foot oral health care facility is Arizona’s first to offer the expertise and equipment necessary to treat patients with complex dental needs, including patients with medical conditions such as cancer, hemophilia and kidney disease. The […]
“The number and types of diseases we saw was not what I was prepared for. What I read about is not what I saw. And I saw some devastating things,” says dermatologist G. Scott Drew, DO, FAOCD, ’87. Dr. Drew is describing a January 2012 expedition with Passion to HealSM in which he joined 16 […]
Katherine M. Adler, DHA, FACHE, associate dean, academic success and assessment, A.T. Still University’s School of Health Management (ATSU-SHM) has been asked to sit on the Missouri Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Communication Committee. ATSU is one of three universities in the state that are represented in this chapter because of […]
April Westfall, DMD, ’10 of Lake Tahoe, will be heading to a remote part of southern Sudan in late August to provide oral healthcare to individuals in this isolated area. This is the 11th trip for Dr. Westfall, who has traveled to Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic within the […]
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) welcomed visitors from Westminster College on Aug. 8, 2013. The two schools have an articulation agreement so that Westminster faculty will have working knowledge of the Still Scholars program, and be able to work with them in mentoring students who wish to pursue osteopathic medicine. Talented […]
Perspective No. 6 – Meeting our mission With each new graduating class, ATSU is making a statement. Since 1892 we’ve proclaimed a new paradigm in healthcare. Our students are learning it. Our graduates have earned it. Our alumni are experiencing it—and continuing to shape it. In celebration of our newest healthcare professionals (à la SHM […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) held its summer commencement ceremony for six online and residential programs on Aug. 2 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz. More than 300 students (132 distance education; 193 residential) earned a master of science or doctoral degree at the ceremony. Graduates received degrees in […]
The National Center for American Indian Health Professions (NCAIHP) on the ATSU Arizona campus is sponsoring a series of displays and exhibits exemplifying American Indian culture. The current display in the series, which is on exhibit in Building 5845, Suite 213, features medicine men and women.
Michael Estrada, PA, ’07 and DHSc, ’10 and Jeremy Welsh, DHSc, ’10 are both graduates of the inaugural Doctor of Health Sciences program. Recently, Drs. Welsh and Estrada have been recruited to fill leadership positions within physician assistant (PA) education by stepping into program director positions. Dr. Estrada will be representing Chapman University in California, […]
Lindsay Dood, DO, ’13, and Abigail Brubaker, DO, ’13, were presented with awards from Rick Watson, DO, ’97, on behalf of the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association for their service as KOAA Student Ex-Officio members. Dr. Watson serves as president of the organization. This award is presented annually at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic […]