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 […]
[cincopa AQJAXqKRDSw6] A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) recognized six students at its annual Dean’s Scholarship Awards held on the Arizona campus June 29. The ASHS Dean’s Scholarship Award is presented to students who demonstrate excellence in scholastic accomplishments, professional leadership, and social consciousness as evidenced by achievements during their program of […]
KCOM Associate Professor of Biochemistry James L. Cox, Ph.D., attended BIT’s 4th World Cancer Congress, an international research conference held May 22-25 in Dalian, China. Dr. Cox chaired a session on “Anticancer Drugs Targeting Protein Kinase Inhibitors” and presented the talk “Natural Inhibitors of Metastasis – the Cystatins.” This year’s conference theme was Collaborative Actions Against […]
David Kermode, D.O., has been named interim chair of surgery at ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Kermode graduated from KCOM in 1986 and completed his surgical residency in Kirksville at Northeast Regional Medical Center. He is a member of the KCOM faculty and has an active surgical practice in Kirksville. Dr. Kermode is also clerkship […]
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) Board of Directors announced their annual awards at the KOAA Luncheon and Assembly Meeting in October 2010, in conjunction with the
KCOM alumnus William R. Rogers, D.O., ’74, served as program co-chair for the annual joint meeting of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association & Texas Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians held in Dallas on June 9-12. Dr. Rogers also completed his term as society treasurer and was elected to the office of […]
The following alumni were recognized during the KOAA Luncheon and Assembly Meeting at the AOA convention in San Francisco. Michael F. Brooks, D.O., ’66, and his wife, Berna, were presented the Honored Patron lifetime giving award ($15,000-$24,999). Dr. Brooks is a psychiatrist specializing in addictive diseases in Brighton, Mich. Gary H. Campbell, D.O., ’71, and […]
Fred Peterson, Ph.D., Physiology chair, KCOM “A dozen years ago, I began doing research on wellness of medical students. That, coupled with my lifelong heart research, has led me to follow and be
June 22 marked the 137 birthday of osteopathic medicine. On this day in 1874, osteopathy’s founder wrote: “On June 22nd, 1874, I flung to the breeze the banner of Osteopathy. For twenty-three years it has withstood the storms, cyclones, and blizzards of opposition. Her thread are stronger to-day than when the banner was first woven. […]
[cincopa AcJA8q6hjt0Y] The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine hosted its annual Medicinal Plant Garden Tea on June 23. Approximately 50 guests were in attendance as keynote speaker Sarah Saltmarsh, formerly of Sugar Creek Nursery, gave tips on growing blueberries this season. The museum also unveiled its newest art feature – a bronze table sculpture depicting ATSU founder A.T. […]