ATSU students put compassion into action for people of Haiti Hearts all over the world went out to the people of Haiti during January’s earthquake, and like many people, ATSU students wondered what they could do to help. First-year biomedical sciences student Aaron Frey had participated in missions since high school and was turned to […]
Helen Ewing, D.H.Sc., director of the ASHS Doctor of Health Sciences program, will be a presenter at the 26th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning on August 4-6 in Madison, Wis. Her program, entitled “Developing Processes to Manage Plagiarism in Distance Education,” will discuss the importance of developing standardized processes to identify plagiarism and […]
George Blue Spruce Jr., D.D.S., M.P.H., assistant dean for American Indian affairs at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, is the voice behind “Searching for My Destiny,” a recently published biography about his life as told to Deanne Durrett. “Searching for My Destiny” tells the story of how Dr. Blue Spruce’s upbringing in […]
Does going out into cold weather without a coat make you sick? Are you going to ruin your eyesight by reading in the dark? If you feed your kids too much sugar, will they run rampant? The 125 attendees of the Women’s Wellness program’s annual community luncheon on Feb. 24 now know the answers to […]
Graduation held March 6 The Arizona School of Health Sciences held a spring commencement ceremony for its four online programs March 6 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Nearly 300 students earned a master of science or doctoral degree in Human Movement, Physician Assistant Studies, Audiology, and Physical Therapy. This was the first time most of […]
Every square inch of the calendar was full the week of Feb. 1-5 as students, faculty, and staff celebrated Wellness Week on the Arizona campus. For the first time, 40 free student fitness assessments were conducted in conjunction with Wellness Week. More than 50 faculty and staff also participated in free assessments, which were conducted […]
In an era when healthcare reform is an ongoing concern for the public, students at ATSU are addressing fundamental issues facing today’s healthcare system. ATSU-ASHS launched its first winter institute for Doctor of Health Sciences (D.H.Sc.) students in February. Approximately 70 students from across the United States and several international students participated. The D.H.Sc., an […]
A. T. Still University is soliciting memories of Dr. Max Gutensohn to be selected for publication in a book about his life. Dr. Max, who died in 2002, touched the hearts and minds of his patients, students, and colleagues and was known as an icon in the osteopathic profession. The book is intended to capture […]
In a unique collaboration, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health and major league baseball’s Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels are launching the Oral Health for Athletes program, which will provide oral health screenings to spring training athletes. The first screenings were held for the Mariners on Feb. 17 at the […]
ATSU welcomes Jan Couch as the new director of Alumni Services. Couch grew up in northcentral Missouri and earned her B.S.E. in psychology in 1980, and her M.A. degree in educational administration in 1986 from Truman State University. After working at Truman State, Couch moved to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1988, working for the Maricopa County […]