A.T. Still University’s Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) Board of Directors presented its legendary awards on November 1 at the annual KOAA Luncheon and Assembly meeting. It was held in conjunction with the American Osteopathic Association Convention in Orlando, Fla. Sue Magruder, M.A., of Kirksville, Mo., received an Honorary KOAA Membership. Magruder has been an […]

Retired Air Force Col. Alfred W. Studwell, D.O., ’62, was presented with the U.S. Armed Services Air Medal for his U.S. Air Force (USAF) service during the 1983 Beirut, Lebanon conflict. Dr. Studwell received the medal June 5, 2011, one day before his 79th birthday in a ceremony sponsored by the USAF at Dobbins Air […]

ATSU-KCOM student Alex Swan, OMS II, who served as part of a team of researchers at the University of Utah Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, recently had his research project published in BMC Neuroscience Journal. The article, “Proliferative reactive gliosis is compatible with glial metabolic support and neuronal function,” is co-authored by members of […]

[cincopa AoJABy6cachF] ASDOH faculty and students provided free dental healthcare to more than 75 community members at the Mesa Check Fair, in Mesa, Ariz., on Nov. 5. Dental screenings, fluoride, and oral health education was provided at the event. Don Altman, D.D.S., M.P.H., M.B.A., M.A., program chair, master of public health – dental emphasis, attended […]

ATSU-KCOM student Jinlin Wang, OMS II, was recently elected vice president of the national student section of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOOG) at their fall conference. “We were also generously offered a $1,000 grant from ACOOG for service projects for our KCOM student ob-gyn club, as well as an invitation to […]

Jonathon Kirsch, D.O., C-NMM/OMM, director of osteopathic principles & practices, SOMA, was named a Fellow of the Class of 2011 by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Health Policy Fellowship. The AOA Health Policy Fellowship is sponsored by Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine. It has […]

In a secret, “safe and dark place,” said Jason Haxton, who stores a small wooden box that contains something that has received worldwide attention. It’s not an expensive stone, a rare baseball card or a one-of-a-kind antique. It’s a dibbuk, a Jewish soul. Haxton, Museum of Osteopathic Medicine(SM) director at A.T. Still University, bought the dibbuk box from a former […]

Samuel C. Engemann, OMS II, and Morgan Glenn Yost, D.O., ’09, each received a 2011 Research Fellowship Award. Grant awardees result from the national partnership between the American Osteopathic Association’s Council on Research and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation. [read more]

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) a $950,000 grant for pre-doctoral training in primary care. Frederic Schwartz, D.O., FACOFP, associate dean for ATSU-SOMA Community Campuses is principal investigator of the project; Mara Hover D.O., director of the ATSU-SOMA Clinical Affairs Unit is […]

MESA, Ariz. –The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) a $950,000 grant for pre-doctoral training in primary care. Frederic Schwartz, D.O., FACOFP, associate dean for ATSU-SOMA Community Campuses is principal investigator of the project; Mara Hover D.O., director of the ATSU-SOMA Clinical Affairs […]