KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) recently approved a Year 2, $1,000,000 grant (effective April 1, 2012) to A.T. Still University (ATSU) to assist with further development of its new and innovative dental school based in Kirksville, Mo. MFH provided an initial Year 1, $500,000 grant award to ATSU to help the […]
The Dental Public Health Residency program, chaired by Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, MPH, MBA, MA, was granted initial accreditation status by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Residents will complete the online dental MPH program while participating in the residency. The residency is 25 months, full-time, and the first resident(s) will begin in June 2013.
Congratulations go out to Elaine Louder, 4th quarter Employee Excellence award winner. Elaine is the Technician for the CITC-Daraban Patient Simulation Center in the Education Development & Services department and has been with ATSU since 2006.
Ursula Barghouth, OMS I, is the recent recipient of the ATSU Above and Beyond Humanitarian Award. The award is given to an ATSU employee or student who does a deed or act that demonstrates special caring, compassion, or support for another person or group. Ms. Barghouth was nominated by fellow ATSU-SOMA student Mariya Andriasian, OMS […]
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has announced Lisa Begay as its inaugural Native Graduate Health Fellowship recipient. Ms. Begay, a former commissioned US public health service officer, is a Navajo second-year dental student at ATSU-ASDOH. She is also the current president of the ATSU Society for American Indian Dentists (SAID), the charter chapter […]
A.T. Still University President-designate Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84, FAOASM, has been named to the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2012 Most Admired CEOs and Top-Level Executives. [read more]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – A.T. Still University President-designate Craig Phelps, DO, has been named to the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2012 Most Admired CEOs and Top-Level Executives. Dr. Phelps was chosen as one of the Phoenix-area’s 25 most admired executives based on past achievements and ongoing outstanding leadership. Consistent values, vision, solid decision-making, and commitment to quality […]
Casey Jones, DMD, ‘10 recently accepted the dental director position at the CHP Dental Center in Great Barrington, Mass. Dr. Jones served at this community health center while a student at ATSU-ASDOH.
An interdisciplinary team of students represented ATSU at the 2012 Clarion Competition, an annual national event sponsored by the University of Minnesota. The competition requires interprofessional teams of four students to conduct a root-cause analysis of a sentinel health event. In a joint effort with ATSU Senior Vice President-Academic Affairs, Dr. Douglas Wood, the AZ-SGA […]
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