A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) students reached out to A New Leaf’s La Mesita Family Homeless Shelter in Mesa, Ariz., on March 5, to increase awareness among residents of preventing oral disease and the need for regular preventive oral care. Through ASDOH’s Students United for America’s Tooth Fairy (SUAT), […]
Stanley E. Grogg, DO, FACOP, FAAP, ’71, received the 2013 Outstanding Physician of the Year Award from the Osteopathic Founders Foundation in February. This honor is given annually to an osteopathic physician who has demonstrated extraordinary service to his or her patients, to the education of future physicians, to the profession, and to the community. […]
Barbara Maxwell, PT, DPT, MSc, Cert. THE, ’06, vice dean, interprofessional education, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS), has been appointed interim director of interprofessional education (IPE) and collaboration for A.T. Still University (ATSU). She will serve this position from the University’s Office of Academic Affairs. “Dr. Maxwell has an outstanding background […]
Physician assistant alumni gathered March 8 during the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants (ASAPA) Primary Care Conference in Sedona, Ariz., to reconnect with one another and receive updates from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) leadership. Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, dean, ATSU-ASHS, and Bert Simon, DHSc, PA-C, chair of physician […]
Yvette Thornton, RDH, BS, participation coordinator for A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), has received the Maricopa County Oral Health Leaders Advocates and Resources (MOLAR) Member of the Month Award for March 2013. Active in MOLAR since 2011, Thornton’s many responsibilities include coordinating ATSU-ASDOH’s “Dentistry in the Community” and “Smiles […]
Jim Farris, PT, PhD, chair, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences physical therapy department, was recently interviewed regarding the growth of physical therapy as a profession and career opportunities. According to the article in Advance for PT & Rehab Medicine, the Bureau of Labor Statistics sites physical therapy as one of the fastest […]
On March 2, ATSU-ASDOH sent a student taskforce to Desert Garden Elementary school in Glendale, Ariz. Their mission: educating schoolchildren on the importance of oral healthcare through Serves and Smiles. Serves and Smiles is one of several community service projects that comprise ATSU-ASDOH’s Dentistry in the Community program. To motivate the young participants, D2 students […]
The Museum of Osteopathic MedicineSM and the A.T. Still Research Institute (SRI) at A.T. Still University have been awarded $7,200 for “The Legacy Project.” The purpose of the project is to systematically capture video recordings and stories from osteopathic physicians and researchers whose careers significantly impacted the osteopathic profession through their leadership, clinical skill, teaching, […]
A.T. Still University , Mesa campus, will be hosting an American Cancer Society Relay For Life event on campus May 4-5. A big part of this event is the lighting of luminarias. These bags are used to light up the Relay For Life walkway on the day of the event and are decorated in memory […]
On March 1, A.T. Still University (ATSU) and community partners celebrated the grand opening of the AFA Balance & Hearing Institute, an ATSU center of excellence generously funded by the Audiology Foundation of America. The ATSU-affiliated AFA Institute offers a full-range of audiology services through traditional and innovative patient care, while also integrating the whole-person […]