[cincopa 10528391] KCOM’s Jewish Medical Student Association (JMSA) held its annual Hanukkah celebration December 14. Attendees heard the story of Hanukkah by guest speaker Barbara Mandell, learned how to light a hanukkiya (Hanukkah menorah), enjoyed latkes (potato pancakes) served with applesauce and sour cream, and learned to play the dreidel.
George Blue Spruce Jr., D.D.S., M.P.H., assistant dean for American Indian affairs at ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), 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 […]
[cincopa 10528059] Jae Hyun Park, D.M.D., M.S.D., M.S., Ph.D., director of the ASDOH postgraduate orthodontic program, and Marisela Bedoya, D.M.D., D.H.Sc., ’07, were jointly published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). Their article, “A Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Impacted Maxillary Canines,” was included in the […]
Jeffrey Vaughn, D.O., ’02, visited ATSU’s Arizona Campus on December 9 to speak to athletic training students about special considerations with pediatric orthopedic surgery. He currently works for Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and as of last year was the only pediatric-trained sports medicine specialist in Arizona. Dr. Vaughn is a candidate member of the American Orthopaedic […]
Audiology Assistant Professor Les Schmeltz, Au.D., was recently appointed to the Educational Audiology Association (EAA) Board of Directors as a Director-at-Large through 2011. The EAA is an international organization of audiologists and related professionals who deliver a full spectrum of hearing services to children, particularly those in educational settings. The mission of the organization is […]
Athletic trainer and physician assistant program alumnus Ian McLeod recently published a textbook, Swimming Anatomy. The text, which was published by Human Kinetics, is an illustrated guide for swimming strength, speed, and endurance. McLeod was an athletic trainer treating swimmers in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and is currently an orthopedic physician assistant […]
[cincopa 10527029] Nearly 200 students, staff, and guests witnessed Howard Brody, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Institute for the Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch, give his lecture, “Little Boy and the Seven Teachings: Virtue and Professionalism in Medicine,” on December 3. The Arnold P. Gold Foundation granted funding for the event […]
[cincopa 10527037] KCOM’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its annual Winter Ball on December 4. Sponsored by the SGA Social Committee, the evening included dinner and dancing at the Thompson Campus Center.
[cincopa 10527035] ATSU hosted its 26th annual Reindeer Romp, a four-mine run and one-mile fun walk, on December 5. Allen Goans and Courtney Michel, OMS II, were the winners of the run and Marietta Squire and Levi Moore finished first in the walk. [read more]