On December 14, Kirksville Regional Economic Development, Inc. (K-REDI) made a $100,000 donation to Community Friends for ATSU Dental. This group of Kirksville community leaders has been charged with raising $1 million by February 1, 2011 to bring ATSU’s proposed new dental school to Kirksville. With this donation, the group has raised $432,000. Thus far, Northeast Regional Medical […]
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon supports a Kirksville location for the new dental school proposed by A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, which has been asked by three groups based in Southern California, Central Florida, and Missouri to consider bringing its very successful and highly innovative dentistry program to those regions. ATSU is actively exploring these […]
On December 10, ATSU President Jack Magruder appointed Jeffrey Suzewits, D.O., ’88, as acting dean of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine until June 30, 2011. Dr. Suzewits has been with ATSU since June 2006 serving as associate dean for Clinical Educational Affairs and OPTIK. He is an associate professor in the department of Family Medicine, Preventive […]
Arthur Schenck, D.O., ’64, has been accepted among the prestigious ranks of Stanford Who’s Who as a result of his spectacular effort in the Healthcare Industry. As doctor of osteopathic medicine for Safe Harbor Wellness Center P.C. LLC, as well as throughout his incredible 45-year career, Dr. Schenck has routinely exhibited the passion, vision, and dedication necessary […]
[cincopa AsFAiaKtW0m8] A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH) celebrated its grand opening of the newly expanded facilities at Dental Care West, ASDOH’s second University-affiliated dental clinic, in Glendale, Ariz. on Dec. 10. The 2,062-square-foot expansion is an addition to the Thunderbirds Charities Special Care Unit at Dental Care West, which […]
On December 6, President Jack Magruder announced the appointment of Janet Head, Ed.D., to the position of director of the ATSU Aging Project for the Missouri campus and the appointment of Elton Bordenave, M.Ed., to the same position on the Arizona campus. Drs. Head and Bordenave are responsible for coordinating outreach programs and activities linking students […]
[cincopa AMJAEbq0Mgag] ATSU-KCOM’s Diversity Committee and Student National Medical Association (SNMA) held its seventh annual Hunger Banquet on December 2. Approximately 170 people were in attendance, including six medical societies, faculty, and students. Students also served as hosts and emcees for the event. As guests arrived thinking they would be attending a full banquet, they were handed a […]
Advanced division 1st place: Pat Rigby (Town) 2nd place: Vineet Singh (Faculty) 3rd place: Chris O’Neill (D.O. Class of 2013) High intermediate division 1st place (TIE): Matt Heeren (ATSU Staff), Neil Sargentini (Faculty) 2nd place (TIE): James Potter (D.O. Class of 2013), Drew Zimmer (Faculty) Intermediate division 1st place: Jeff Walker (Town) 2nd place (TIE): […]
[cincopa AcJAzVKjvrSB] Missouri Governor Jay Nixon held an economic development news conference from the Centennial Commons at ATSU on December 1 where he outlined eight strategic objectives that will create jobs and transform the state’s economy over the next five years. Missouri’s initiative to identify the tools and industries that will transform the state’s economy for […]
Thomas G. Rigo, Ph.D., associate professor, ATSU-ASHS Audiology program, was recently presented with The Academy of Doctors of Audiology’s (ADA) Joel Wernick Award at the ADA conference held in San Antonio, Texas, November 4-6. The award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding educational contributions within the professions of audiology or hearing science. Dr. Rigo […]