Norman Gevitz, PhD, has been named the University’s new senior vice president – academic affairs, effective July 2013. “Dr. Gevitz will be joining ATSU at a pivotal time in our history,” said ATSU President Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84.
Michael V. Altamura, DO, ’80, Scottsdale, Ariz., died Nov. 15, 2012. Grant E. Atwell, DO, ’41, Meyersdale, Pa., died Jan. 16, 2013, at age 98. He was born Aug. 8, 1914, in Emlenton, Scrubgrass Township, in Venango County, son of the late James Edwin and Bess (Lyttle) Atwell.
“The number and types of diseases we saw was not what I was prepared for. And I saw some devastating things,” said dermatologist G. Scott Drew, DO, FAOCD, ’87, while describing a January 2012 expedition with Passion to Heal in which he joined 16 healthcare providers serving 11 vulnerable communities in rural Kenya for 10 […]
The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine™ held its annual Medicinal Plant Garden Tea on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Kirksville and ATSU communities were invited to a luncheon and tea party, with the opportunity to observe the latest plantings in the medicinal garden. This year’s featured speaker […]
Kirksville, Mo., the “Home of Osteopathic Medicine” welcomed five special guests this week to take part in a new program called the Legacy Project. This recognition is bestowed upon osteopathic physicians identified by multiple professional sources as making an influential impact on the practice of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM). These physicians have earned this distinction […]
Congratulations to Lori Dewald, EdD, assistant professor,A.T. Still University’s School of Health Management, who will be speaking next week at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) annual conference. The two-hour workshop will bring together the NATA, American College Health Association (ACHA), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to address (for the first time) The […]
Kevin Marberry, MD, was accepted as one of five recipients of the 2013 International Cartilage Repair Society Travelling Fellowship. Dr. Marberry, an orthopaedic surgeon, serves as associate professor and chair of surgery at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Marberry will spend his scholarship at the Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna, Italy, […]
Janna Gold, DDS, PhD, assistant professor, A.T. Still University’s School of Health Management, has been selected for poster presentation during the 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition to be held in Orlando, Fla., October 26-29. Her abstract is titled Implementing WIC Oral Health Program.
MESA, Ariz. – Joseph C. Creech, Jr., DDS, associate professor and director of pediatric dentistry, A.T. Still University – Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, has been elected president of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD). “As President of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, it is my honor to lead the continued […]
MESA, Ariz. – A.T. Still Univeristy’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) is proud to announce phase two of its Text2Floss initiative made possible by a generous grant received from DentaQuest Foundation’s Innovation Fund for Oral Health. A total of $199,985 was awarded to support the Text2Floss project, which will fund its next […]