[cincopa 10516481] Military students from KCOM classes of 2012 and 2013 participated in the first-ever LaPlata Veterans Parade on November 7 in LaPlata, Mo. The Army, Navy, and Air Force were all represented by KCOM students. Participating students included John Thurman, David Tillman, Ben Roberts, Christian Jensen, Rebecca Englebretson, Grace Hien Bui, Lauren Mitchell, Ian McInnis, […]
[cincopa 10515454] Although there are 19 times more high school athletes than college athletes, the majority of epidemiological information is for the collegiate athletic population. One ASHS alumna is working hard to level the playing field. Jennifer Medina McKeon, Ph.D., ATC, CSCS, ’02, shared her research-oriented presentation “From Observation to Intervention: The Pathway to Improving […]
Janet K. Corbett, D.O., ’83, Joseph W. Novinger, D.O., ’89, and Margaret A. Wilson, D.O., ’82, family physicians at Northeast Family Health Clinic in Kirksville, along with their clinic nurse, Alice Davis, APRN, BC, FNP, all pictured here, show off certificates recognizing them as celebrities who showed livestock during the Northeast Missouri Fair held in […]
1940s Richard W. Anderson, D.O., FACGP, ’46, Dallas, Texas, has been recognized by Cambridge’s “Who’s Who” for showing dedication, leadership, and excellence in all aspects of osteopathic medicine. Dr. Anderson is a former member of the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association Board of Directors and a current member of the ATSU Board of Trustees. Life […]
Thirty-year-old Capt. Cory Jenkins, PA, ’07, and three other soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when their vehicle was attacked by an IED, or improvised explosive device. Cpt. Jenkins leaves behind a wife and a 2-month-old child. While in Afghanistan, he trained medics as a physician’s assistant. He had been deployed overseas only a few weeks, […]
ATSU pays tribute to the following graduates. 1930s Clinton E. Van Vleck, D.O., ’36, Ft. Myers, Fla. 1940s Betty M Green, D.O., ’40, Wilmington, Del. Robert N. Sampson, D.O., ’44, Barrett, Minn. 1950s Leonard Camnitz, D.O., ’52, Warwick, Pa. Stevon S. Kebabjian, D.O., ’55, Heath, Texas John B. DeCosmo II, D.O., ’57, St. Petersburg, Fla. […]
Arizona School of Health Sciences Jeffrey Alexander, Ph.D., D.H.Sc., assistant professor, has been named to the new International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) Visioning Board. Dr. Alexander will work with other board members to develop a vision for such vital components of active aging as programming, facility development, and community design. “The ICAA has its […]
Tempe Lake Moon Associate Provost-Arizona and photographer Ted Wendel, Ph.D., captured this image in Fall 2008 from the north shore of Tempe Lake in Tempe, Ariz. “I saw the reflection several times as I drove home from basketball games,” he says. “I set up to capture the sunset but didn’t like those images. This image […]
Tinning endows annual lecture A commitment to osteopathic medicine is more than just lip service for Fred C. Tinning, Ph.D. Dr. Tinning, along with his wife, Janet, recently created an endowment at ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine that will provide an annual lecture on osteopathic medicine during Founder’s Day. The annual lecture was formerly […]
The Northeast Missouri Osteopathic Charitable Trust recently gave $50,000 to ATSU-KCOM to provide funding for the purchase of an obstetrics simulator. The simulator will be an additional teaching device for use in the Daraban Patient Simulation Center and will allow students to further develop their skills by presenting normal and varied birth scenarios.