Growing number of students choose osteopathic medical schools According to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), U.S. colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) graduated 3,845 physicians this spring, a number that has grown steadily over the past decade. The graduates, who are preparing to enter residency programs across the country, will help mitigate […]

Thirty individuals in the West Valley with special needs who cannot afford dental care will soon get treatment at Dental Care West (DCW) thanks to a one-year, $35,000 grant from the BHHS Legacy Foundation. DCW, an affiliate of ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, is located in Glendale, Ariz., and provides training to […]

D.O./P.A. team, PA students honored The Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants (ASAPA) conferred its first annual Physician/ PA Partnership Award to Marc Kaplan, D.O., ’81, and Thomas A. Harris, PA-C. The award honors the physician-physician assistant team that best exemplifies healthcare collaboration in treating patients.

The Charles Still mansion, or Atlas House, at 200 South Osteopathy in Kirksville, caught fire May 31. Smoke could be seen miles away from the unoccupied structure, built in 1912-13 when Dr. Charles Still, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still’s oldest son, lived there with his family. Crews fought the blaze from 6:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m., and no […]

Jessica Richardson, audiology ’12, was named the 2010 winner of the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Outstanding Au.D. Student Scholarship. Richardson was selected out of 28 applicants nationwide, based on academic achievement and professional potential, to win the $4,500 scholarship that will help cover the cost of tuition and books.

ATSU-ASDOH partnered with The Maryland Children’s Oral Health Institute to participate in the Lessons in a Lunch Box program this spring. Eleven ASDOH students presented a 60-minute oral health education program and distributed oral healthcare lunch boxes to 239 children in kindergarten through 3rd grade at Four Peaks Elementary School in Apache Junction, Ariz. The […]

Downtown Kirksville and surrounding areas were taken over by more than 90 ATSU students, faculty, staff, and community volunteers in orange safety vests, working together to clean up the city and say thank you for being a welcoming home. Local business and community leaders prepared breakfast, and student physicians intraining got on their hands and […]

ATSU-KCOM has named second year student doctor John Thurman Jr. as its Student D.O. of the Year, and for only the third time in six years, KCOM Dean Phil Slocum, D.O., ’76, presented a Dean’s Letter of Commendation, which recognizes Thurman’s service. The dean specifically cited Thurman’s “leadership, courage, strength of character, perseverance, honesty, integrity, […]

The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is assigning the remainder of its assets to ATSU-ASHS’ Audiology program, which will launch the new AFA Institute affiliated with ATSU’s Arizona campus. For 21 years, AFA has worked to transform audiology to a doctoring profession. With more than 50 percent of professionals in audiology now holding Doctor of […]

ATSU honored five Kirksville community leaders April 15 during its 6th annual Still Spirit Awards ceremony held at Truman State University. From 32 outstanding nominations, five were chosen to receive a Still Spirit Award: (l-r) Bertha Thomas, Shag Grossnickle, Gary Cunningham, Marietta Jonas Jayne, and John Rowe and the Hon. Martha Rowe (joint award). Also […]