ATSU recently consolidated all its continuing health professions education programs under the Continuing Education (CE) office, formerly the Continuing Medical Education office.
ATSU-ASHS’ Doctor of Physical Therapy program celebrated its annual White Coat and Pinning Ceremony on July 8. The ceremony was held at the Mesa Arts Center, with 124 students in attendance.
First in osteopathic education, ATSU-KCOM welcomed the class of 2015 at its Induction and White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 13 at Truman State University’s Baldwin Hall Auditorium.
On Sept. 13, 32 third-year residential occupational therapy students attended a pinning and awards luncheon. The ceremony recognizes the achievements of residential students and acknowledges their transition from the didactic portion of the curriculum into the clinical portion and final status as alumni. The class of 2012 also presented group research projects.
ATSU-ASDOH’s Postgraduate Orthodontic program celebrated the graduation of its third class of residents at the Arizona Country Club in Phoenix on Aug. 18.
In July, ATSU-ASDOH faculty and students participated in a medical and dental humanitarian expedition to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. Staff and students worked on patients ranging in age from 3 to 60.
On July 25, ATSU-ASHS’ Occupational Therapy (OT) program and ATSU-ASDOH dental students educated children at the East Valley Child Crisis Center.
ATSU-ASHS’ Human Movement program held its summer institute Aug. 1-5 at the Legado Hotel Conference Center in Gilbert, Ariz. The institute focused on the future of human movement science through presentations, workshops, and labs.
ATSU-KCOM students once again are benefiting from the generosity of the Jason Madachy Foundation as seven members of its class of 2015 were selected to receive uniquely engraved stethoscopes provided by the organization.
The Heritage Preservation Organization of Washington, D.C., awarded a $3,490 grant to the Museum of Osteopathic MedicineSM, which paid for a Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) review. The museum’s last CAP review was in 1997, a report that indicated the museum was lacking in all areas.