Since 2004, the Negro Leagues Grave Marker Project has been tracking down the final resting places of long forgotten players and honoring their memories by installing headstones. The project, founded by KCOM alum Jeremy Krock, D.O., ’84, has raised almost $10,000. So far they have placed markers on the gravesites of 18 players, such as Jimmie Crutchfield, […]
ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health announced four current and past faculty members who were published in the January 2011 edition of the Journal of Dental Education. Janet Woldt, Ph.D., M.S., associate dean for academic assessment, ASDOH; Wayne Cottam, D.M.D., M.S., associate dean of community partnerships, ASODH; Robert Cederberg, D.D.S., M.A.; and Kneka […]
The ATSU-SOMA chapter of the SAACOFP, the Student Association of the American College of Family Physicians, placed first in two categories, leading chapters in communication and the A.T. Still Award. The A.T. Still award is presented by ACOFP annually to a chapter that best promotes the integration of osteopathic principles and practice of osteopathy’s founder, […]
[cincopa AwPA9eK-1ywr] The 2011 Arizona D.O. Day at the Legislature took place Feb. 15 in Phoenix, Ariz., at the state capitol. The day is sponsored by the Arizona Osteopathic Medicine Association (AOMA). Sixteen SOMA students; SOMA Dean Thomas McWilliams, D.O.; Craig Phelps, D.O., executive vice president for strategic initiatives, ATSU; and SOMA Professor Mitchell Kasovac, D.O., participated. Both […]
[cincopa AIGARcKTmPMk] At a press conference this morning on the Kirksville campus of A.T. Still University, Chair of the ATSU Board of Trustees Carl G. Bynum, D.O., M.P.H, and University President Jack Magruder, Ed.D., announced that the proposed dental program in Kirksville will move forward. The Board met this past weekend in Mesa, Ariz., where […]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – At a press conference this morning on the Kirksville campus of A.T. Still University, Chair of the ATSU Board of Trustees Carl G. Bynum, D.O., M.P.H, and University President Jack Magruder, Ed.D., announced that the proposed dental program in Kirksville will move forward. The Board met this past weekend in Mesa, Ariz., […]
Dr. A.T. Still worked to improve the rope treatment technique by creating a wooden base and leather strap. Later, he perfected the design with an iron frame and an adjustable leather belt. He called these tools Angel or Saints Rests – he described the feeling as having divine hands supporting the neck.
Karen Snider, D.O., KCOM OMM acting chair, was named a co-recipient of the 2011 Sigma Xi Researcher of the Year Award. Dr. Maria Nagan of Truman State University also received the award. Dr. Snider was selected by the Kirksville Chapter of Sigma Xi for her recent outstanding accomplishments in scientific research and was nominated by […]
Wesley Family Medicine physician Aaron Davis, D.O., ’08, will return to the earthquake ravaged Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince as part of a continued relief effort to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Haiti. Dr. Davis will be accompanied by New Mexico physician Maryclaire O’Neill, D.O., ’08, who are fundraising to cover medical supply and travel expenses in support […]
Gerald McClallen, D.O., FACOEP, FACEP, a board certified osteopathic Emergency Physician from Carbondale, Ill., was elected president of the Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society (IOMS) during its recent Winter Scientific Seminar and Annual Meeting in Lombard, Ill. The president is the highest rank of the Society, and terms are for one year. Dr. McClallen, originally from Eureka […]