Here’s your exclusive scoop on what makes ATSU’s newly named president tick. He sat down with Still Magazine after his designation and answered a few of our burning questions. 

Oh, how times have changed! Seventy-five years ago Doran A. Farnum, DO, ’36, was a 23-year-old graduate of KCOM. Today, ATSU’s oldest alum – at 99 years old – is talking shop with second-year students Ben Cook and Lindsay Lucado.

Sam K. Yohannan, DPT, ’12, PT, MS, puts his heart and soul into the game. Video games, that is. Dr. Yohannan has spent years making a difference in the lives of burn survivors through his research in video game therapy.

Tom A. DiDonna, DHSc, ’10, MSN, RN, spends his vacations making a global impact. His volunteer work is anything but small scale and embraces his lifelong passion for global health.

At 42, age isn’t the only thing non-traditional about Cat Guerrero, a fourth-year dental student at ASDOH.

Games get students in learning mode Forget hour-long lectures and boring slide show presentations. In an age of highly advanced technology, medical education should at least be fun.

SHM student pushes himself to the peak of Mount Everest Daniel “Dusty” Boyd, MS, is always on the move. He believes that one should never leave idle time for the mind to wander.

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.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the president of A.T. Still University will be a product of its own. Craig Phelps, DO, FAOASM, ’84, will become ATSU president effective July 1, 2012.

In March, Ron Gaber, EdS, retired from A.T. Still University. Over the past 24 years, he has accomplished much and has been of service to many. He served as dean/vice president for student affairs and associate professor, and for many years, taught death and dying as part of KCOM’s curriculum.