ATSU Mesa campus has recycled 100 pounds of batteries! Lora Davis, PT, DPT, instructor and director of clinical education, Physical Therapy program, has been taking the old batteries to the City of Gilbert for recycling. “To date, I have taken about 25 pounds of batteries to the city at least four times,” said Dr. Davis. […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) has been recognized for its online master of public health program. Offered by ATSU’s School of Health Management, this program was ranked No. 15 of the top 20 in the United States by TheBestSchools.org. The 20 Best Online Master of Public Health Degree Programs were chosen based on quality, type of […]
Two ASHS alumni have been selected for the 2012-13 ASHS Alumni Awards in recognition of contributions to their professions, communities, and alma mater. The Distinguished Service Award was awarded to Bethany Rogers, MS, ATC, ’07 for her work in bringing athletic training services to youth in inner-city schools. With the majority of youth not having […]
The ATSU library in Mesa is host of the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit, Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine, December 17 through January 26, 2013. The exhibit explores the participation and contributions of African Americans who served as medical providers—including surgeons, nurses and hospital workers—during the Civil War. […]
Jeffrey Alexander, PhD, associate professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences-Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) program, has received the 2012 ATSU Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Scholar of the Year Award. He was presented with the award on Dec. 10 at the ASHS faculty assembly meeting. Dr. Alexander was honored with the award for demonstrating excellence in […]
The inaugural A.T. Still University (ATSU) Interprofessional Education Collaborative Case Competition (IPE-CCC) was held Saturday, Dec. 1. Seven teams of students representing nine programs from ATSU’s Arizona and Missouri campuses and Arizona’s Grand Canyon University (GCU) nursing program participated. Each team presented an analysis of a hypothetical case to judges on both ATSU campuses via […]
Janet Woldt, PhD, associate dean and assistant professor, ASDOH, was co-author of an article published in the December 2012 issue of Journal of Dental Education. The article, Implementation of portfolio assessment of student competence in two dental school populations, describes the process and procedures involved in the implementation of portfolio assessment at two dental schools, […]
ATSU-ASDOH faculty and students participated in the first Central Arizona Dental Society’s Mission of Mercy event held on Dec. 8. at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Ariz. Mission of Mercy is an organization dedicated to providing charitable dental care and education to Arizonans, reducing health risks and suffering for those in need. “We provided […]
Faculty, staff, students, and their families are invited to participate in Relay for Life being held on the ATSU Mesa campus May 4-5, 2013, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Relay for Life is an organized, overnight community fundraising walk for the American Cancer Society. “It’s not too early to start thinking about becoming involved […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) faculty and staff hosted the University’s inaugural Interprofessional Education (IPE) Collaborative Case Competition in early December. The Collaborative Case Competition was designed to give professional healthcare students an interprofessional teamwork experience and to gain insight into the collaborative practice competencies. Teams of students from a variety of disciplines were given the […]