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Student Headlines
Above & Beyond Awards honor ATSU students

[cincopa AYHAcrq7cqRj] Several Above & Beyond Award recipients were honored in May. KCOM D.O. student Anthony King, ’14, was nominated by KCOM D.O. student Sondra Raduta, ’14. KCOM D.O. students Angel Price, Student Advocate Association president, and Heather Martin, ’13, were nominated by Instructional Coordinator Richelle Lee and Ron Gaber, vice president for student affairs. SHM student Robert Scholler was nominated by Suzie […]

University Headlines
Dr. Still is 183!

August 6 is the birthday of A.T. Still University’s visionary founder, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still; he will be 183 years old, and his legacy is stronger than ever. He said of his own birth: “I suppose I began life as other children, with the animal form, mind, and motion all in running order. I suppose I bawled, […]

Faculty & Staff Headlines
Carlson leaves ATSU-KCOM

George C. Carlson, Ph.D., professor of physiology at KCOM, will be leaving ATSU on August 31 to assume the position of chair of physiology at Midwestern University’s Glendale, Ariz., campus. “He has been a valuable member of the ATSU-KCOM faculty since 1994 and will be missed,” said KCOM Interim Dean Jeff Suzewits, D.O., M.P.H. “We wish […]

Alumni Headlines
A new face at South Jersey Healthcare

The South Jersey Healthcare hospital system gave life to its first full residency program Tuesday, marking the start of years of hands-on lessons for 38 men and women fresh out of medical school. “I’m just excited to finally get started,” said Chris Finley, D.O., ’11, a 27-year-old graduate from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. “It’s been […]

University Headlines
$142k grant awarded to Museum of Osteopathic Medicine

A generous grant of $142,776 from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, staff members at the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine and International Center for Osteopathic History will be able to effectively start Phase II of the categorization and cataloging of artifacts as they move toward a uniform inventory of their Osteopathic Heritage collection. […]

Museum of Osteopathic Medicine
$142k grant awarded to the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine

A generous grant of $142,776 from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, staff members at the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine and International Center for Osteopathic History will be able to effectively start Phase II of the categorization and cataloging of artifacts as they move toward a uniform inventory of their Osteopathic Heritage collection. […]

Alumni Headlines
In memory: Richard W. Anderson, D.O., ’46, ATSU board member

ATSU Board of Trustees member Richard W. Anderson, D.O., passed away July 31, 2011. Born in Janesville, Wis., he was 88 and resided in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Anderson, a 1946 graduate of KCOM and ATSU board member since 2002, has a lifetime of achievements in osteopathic medicine, volunteerism, and philanthropy. He received the Distinguished Service Award from […]

Alumni Headlines
Continuing education programs to consolidate

ATSU recently announced its consolidation of all continuing health professions education programs under the Continuing Medical Education (CME) office, which will soon be renamed. Under the direction of Douglas Wood, D.O., Ph.D., senior vice president-academic affairs, and Jeff Suzewits, D.O., ’88, interim dean of KCOM, an advisory committee is forming and will be chaired by […]

University Headlines
Retirement announced for President Magruder in 2012

The ATSU Board of Trustees announced that President Jack Magruder will retire on June 30, 2012. The Board has begun a national search to find a new president to take over when he retires. The Board has engaged the firm of R. William Funk & Associates of Dallas to conduct a nationwide search for the […]

Faculty & Staff Headlines
Board vice chair welcomes inaugural SOMA class

Vice Chair of ATSU’s Board of Trustees Ken Jones, D.O., and his wife, Marla, attended the banquet at the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona . Dr. Jones gave a welcome from the board at the school’s inaugural commencement ceremony on June 3.