A unique perspective For Michael Musso, OMS I and KCOM class of 2013 representative, photography is part of the family. His father is an avid photographer and “always has a camera with him to document our family outings,” Musso says. Although his interest stemmed from his dad’s hobby, Musso was attracted to photography “because it […]
1950s Maynard Amelon, D.O., ’51, was the subject of a profile in The Desert Sun newspaper in March. At 19 and a pre-med student at the University of Missouri in Columbia during World World II, Dr. Amelon was drafted into the U.S. Army military police, where he trained sharpshooters, patrolled brothels in what was then […]
William J. Swords, D.O., ’67, and his wife, Cheryl, were presented the Honored Patron lifetime giving award ($15,000-$24,999). Dr. and Mrs. Swords live in Okemos, Mich. David K. Young, D.O., ’81, right, received the Honored Patron lifetime giving award ($15,000-$24,999) from Randy Rogers, CFP®, associate vice president for institutional advancement. Dr. Young is a pulmonologist […]
by Lee Cashatt Sound bytes from Deana Berrey Deana Berrey, OMS IV, is one of five 2009 Preferred Merchants Scholarship winners. The scholarship fund, created in 1989, involves local merchants and professionals in an advertising/scholarship program to benefit area KCOM students. Berrey was selected based on her academic and leadership qualities. Currently on a four-week […]
by Kathryn Stroppel Student doctor donates bone marrow, extends a second chance. During his first year of medical school at ATSU-KCOM, Chicago native Jonathan Terry, D.O., ’09, learned his father had acute myelogenous leukemia, AML. Nothing short of a bone marrow transplant could save him. Although a match was identified, the elder Terry did not […]
by Kathryn Stroppel Like many of SHM’s students, the majority of whom are working moms, Kenya Brown, M.H.Ed., ‘10, juggles numerous responsibilities. Mom to three girls, and researcher at a pharmaceutical research company, Brown says her online education allowed her to manage all her roles at her own convenience. She could make her own schedule, […]
Learn more about ASDOH dean, honored at SHM graduation ATSU President Jack Magruder honored ASDOH Dean and 2010 SHM commencement speaker Jack Dillenberg, D.D.S., M.P.H., with a proclamation at the School of Health Management’s June commencement.
by Dan Rettke On June 5, ATSU-SHM graduated its latest class of master’s degree recipients in geriatric health, public health, health administration, and health education; and doctoral degree recipients in health education. “Spending a weekend with our graduates face to face is a rewarding experience,” said SHM Dean Kimberly O’Reilly, D.H.Ed., ‘08. “These students have […]
by Robyn Siroky Friends and family cheered as A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s class of 2010 entered the Ikeda Theater at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Ariz., for commencement ceremonies on June 12. The 55 members of ATSUASDOH’s fourth graduating class received their doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.) degree, 12 […]
by Lee Cashatt 21 KCOM graduates enter military medicine “What we bring to the fight.” Perhaps it is because we live in a time of war. Or perhaps it is that D.O.s possess an innate passion for service – especially service at the nation’s calling. Over the last decade, the number of KCOM military graduates […]