The ASDOH chapter (Beta Alpha) of Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) national dental honor society held its annual convocation and induction on May 15 at Superstition Springs Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz. Eight members from the class of 2012 (see photo) were elected into the society as well as faculty inductee, Herb Kaufman, associate dean, Clinical […]
ATSU’s physical therapy orthopedic residency program has received notification of credentialing by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as a post-professional residency program for physical therapists in orthopedics. “The residency curriculum is designed to elevate the professional’s clinical skills and knowledge from a general practitioner to that of a clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy,” […]
A beautiful love story began in a class registration line on the campus of what is now Truman State University; it was June 4, 1954, and a young Jack Magruder met a young lady named Sue Brimer and boldly struck up a conversation. Just months later they married and have been together ever since. They have […]
Bernadette Mineo, PhD, OTR/L, associate professor and chair, Occupational Therapy department, has been selected for the editorial board of the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). OJOT is a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal with a mission to publish high-quality articles that focus on applied research, practice, and education in the occupational therapy profession.
Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, MPH, MBA, MA, has been appointed to the American Board of Dental Public Health. Dr. Altman serves as associate professor, director, public health and research for ATSU-ASDOH and chair, Department of Public Health for ATSU-SHM. He received his doctor of health sciences from ATSU-Arizona School of Health Sciences in March 2012. Dr. Altman […]
More than 75 ATSU-SOMA and ATSU-ASDOH students and faculty gathered on the Mesa campus on May 23 to hear Thomas McWilliams, DO, FACOFP, interim dean, ATSU-SOMA, share his experiences in frontier medicine. Dr. McWilliams, a third-generation osteopathic physician, started his frontier medicine experience as part of the Alaskan Native Health Foundation initiative. For seven years, […]
On May 12, the Arizona Still-Well Program held a kayak trip down the Salt River. The outing included 24 happy kayakers including students, staff, and faculty. “Only one kayaker went overboard, but quickly made it back to her kayak,” said Beth Poppre, assistant vice president, student affairs, and Still-Well Program co-chair. The kayaker’s husband, DPT student […]
Maureen Romer, DDS, MPA, FADPD, DABSCD, has been named SCDA board president for 2012-13. Dr. Romer is associate dean, post-doctoral education, and associate professor and director of special care dentistry at ATSU-ASDOH. “I am honored to be named board president, and I look forward to working with SCDA to advocate for the oral health of […]
Patrick McKeon, PhD, ATC, ’01, currently assistant professor in the division of athletic training at the University of Kentucky, was awarded the 2012 New Investigator Award by the NATA Research and Education Foundation. The New Investigator Award recognizes a researcher who is likely to continue to make significant contributions to the body of knowledge in […]
[cincopa A4PAZ7ahetkA] Lindsey Shepherd, AT ,’13, received the Warren Lee Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA District Seven), from the NATA Research & Education Foundation Scholarship Committee. Shepherd will be recognized during the Pinky Newell Scholarship & Leadership Breakfast at the NATA’s 63rd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia in St. Louis on June 27-29. […]