Effective July 1, the Park University board of trustees approved faculty promotions and designations. ATSU-School of Health Management alumna Gerry Walker, D.H.Ed., ’09, was promoted from assistant professor of nursing to associate professor of nursing. Dr. Walker teaches at Park University’s home campus in Parkville, Mo., a suburb of Kansas City.

  Each year, the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) recognizes an Educator of the Year to honor an individual who exemplifies the osteopathic medical profession’s highest standards of excellence in teaching and long-standing contributions to academic advancement. This year’s recipient was Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O., ’80, dean and executive vice-president of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic […]

Michael French, co-director of A.T. Still University’s Area Health Education Centers Program at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, was elected president of the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) at its membership meeting held in Columbia, Mo., on June 17. MCOH is a statewide organization whose mission is to “improve oral health for all […]

As a father of four, college retread and former Major League Baseball player, Brian Banks, D.M.D., ’11, doesn’t fit the average dental school graduate profile. At 40, he is embarking on a two-year residency in pediatric dentistry while most dentists his age are looking back on a decade or more of practice. What also sets Dr. Banks apart […]

Fourteen years ago, Martin S. Levine, D.O., stood before his peers at the American Osteopathic Association’s House of Delegates meeting delivering the presidential inauguration address for his father, Howard M. Levine, D.O., who listened in from a hospital bed. Today, Dr. Levine, a resident of Short Hills, N.J., with private practices in Bayonne, N.J. and […]

Companion-animal veterinarian Robert P. Gordon D.V.M., M.P.H., ’10, shared research the article “Scrutiny of livestock antibiotic use pressures veterinary profession,” published in May for the VIN News Service. Dr. Gordon offered expertise in two of this four-part series on the struggle over the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry, the threat of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and the […]

KCOM alumnus Bryan J. Putnam, D.O., ’01, finished a grueling Ironman triathlon in 11 hours, 32 minutes on June 26 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The Ironman consists of a 2.4-mile open water swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile marathon run. He and his wife, Dee, reside in Tuallatin, Ore., with their three daughters.

[cincopa AYDA5pKM5GbL] ATSU’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program celebrated its annual White Coat and Pinning ceremony on July 8. The ceremony was held at the Mesa Arts Center in downtown Mesa, Ariz., with 124 DPT students in attendance. Ann Lee Burch, PT, MS, MPH, EdD, chair and associate professor, […]

Barbara Maxwell, D.P.T., has been appointed dean of ATSU’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS). Dr. Maxwell has served as interim dean of ASHS since July 1, 2010, and has already accomplished much. She had previously been vice dean of ASHS for three years and associate professor for three previous years. Her work in each position has […]

In February the Heritage Preservation Organization of Washington, D.C., awarded a $3,490 grant to A.T. Still University’s Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, 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 woefully lacking in all areas. ATSU has since offered support […]