ASHS’ Physician Assistant program is ranked 26 out of 69 ranked programs across the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Karen Snider, D.O., is the new chair of the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) department after having served as acting chair since November 2008. Dr. Snider has served as associate professor in the OMM department and as director of the undergraduate OMM fellows program since 2005. Since 2002, she has served as a compliance officer with […]
Trish Sexton, D.H.Ed., associate professor of family medicine, was recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators for her leadership in the creation of the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators.
A.T. Still University (ATSU) President Jack Magruder and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) Dean Philip Slocum, D.O., announced the annual ATSU-KCOM faculty awards. KCOM Assistant Dean Tammy Kriegshauser was awarded top honor, winning the 12th annual Distinguished Service Award. To receive this award, one must have at least 10 years of service at ATSU […]
Mark Kirkwood, OMS I at ATSU-KCOM, was selected for and provided a full scholarship for the Harvard University summer research training program in sleep medicine, geared toward minority medical students. The Program for Training in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology is a two- to three-month training experience that provides expert training in physiology and pathophysiology in both human […]
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, including Gary Cunningham, G.E. “Shag” Grossnickle, Marietta Jonas Jayne, John Rowe and the Hon. Martha Rowe, and Bertha Thomas. More than 200 […]
More than 220 prospective students came to visit ATSU’s Arizona campus on Saturday, April 10, making it the largest open house to date. The day consisted of tours, question-and-answer with current students, presentations, and lunch. The following programs were represented at the event: athletic training, audiology, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, osteopathic medicine, […]
On April 6 the Southeast Maricopa Regional Partnership Council (SMRPC) held their monthly board meeting on ATSU’s Arizona campus. Prior to the board meeting, Jack Dillenberg, D.D.S., M.P.H., dean of the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health and SRMPC member at large, conducted a tour for council members of the ATSU campus and the […]
On Feb. 15-19, ATSU-ASHS audiology alumna and adjunct faculty member Lisa Koch, Au.D., ’03, took part in a mission with Operation We Care at the Amang Rodriguez Medical Center in Marikana City, Manila, Philippines. The Operation We Care team performed 116 major operations and a number of minor procedures, performed 180 hearing screenings, and dispensed […]
ATSU-KCOM graduate and professor Delbert E. Maddox, D.O., 97, of Kirksville died March 28, 2010. Born in 1912 in Hannibal, Mo., Dr. Maddox graduated from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) in 1936. After serving in the Navy in WWII, Dr. Maddox accepted a teaching position at Truman in 1945 and entered […]