Andrea O’Brien, M.S., associate director of admissions, has earned the prestigious 2010 United States President’s Volunteer Service Award. “I am moved by the sentiment of someone thinking that what I have done is worthy of this type of award,” O’Briensaid. “I have always just wanted to make a positive difference to those around me in […]
The United Health Foundation recently expanded this program by providing an additional $50,000 loanship to a qualifying ASDOH graduating dentist in 2010-11. The loan recipient will get $25,000 to repay his or her student loan at the end of each year for two years.
Jeff Suzewits, D.O., ‘88, M.P.H., associate dean for clinical educational affairs, academic officer for OPTIK, and associate professor of Family Medicine, has been named acting dean of ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine until July 1, 2011, while dean Philip Slocum, D.O., ’76, is on requested medical leave.
ATSU pays tribute to the following graduates Joseph W. Stella, D.O. ’43 Former AOA President Joseph W. Stella, whose career spanned 60 years, died in May 2010 at his home in Whitehall, Pa.
Kamila Scott, originally from Imbler, Ore., is a new assistant director, alumni services, located on the Arizona campus. She served full time in the Army National Guard for nine years, working as a medic, training NCO, recruiter, and administrative NCO. Her work with the guard has taken her to Arizona, Washington, D.C., and Miami. Before […]
ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate Plato E. Varidin, D.O., ‘54, was selected as one of the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Great Pioneers in Osteopathic Medicine. As part of the AOA’s Greatness Campaign, AOA members nominated D.O.s, basic scientists, and laymen who have pioneered new frontiers for the osteopathic profession. Dr. Varidin was nominated by […]
Despite lean times, one charity wants to give more. In a significant community investment to increase access to oral care for the uninsured and underinsured in the West Valley, Thunderbirds Charities has awarded $75,000 to expand Dental Care West (DCW), a university affiliated dental clinic run by ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health. […]
Richard H. Mercer, D.O., ’55, and his wife, Bess, were presented the Distinguished Patron lifetime giving award ($25,000-$49,999) at the annual Still/Legacy Society and Still Partners Reception during the ATSUKCOM Founder’s Day celebration. Dr. Mercer is a retired pediatrician living in Kirksville, Mo. Also pictured are ATSU President Jack Magruder, far left, and ATSU-KCOM Dean […]
Painter Patricia DeLoss McWilliams was commissioned to create this painting for ATSU, which is meant to inspire and reaffirm the importance to all health professionals of the sacred relationship shared with patients and their families. To purchase a signed giclée print and assist ATSU students and their families experiencing a health crisis, contact 660.626.2359 or […]
As an undergraduate with two loves, Keith Kattner, D.O., ’89, had to make a choice – to pursue a career in medicine or art. Much like Robert Frost considering the diverging roads in a yellow wood, Dr. Kattner examined both paths and set upon what he considered the most realistic, or at least the one […]