Third-year residential occupational therapy students had a full day of events in September in preparation for their graduation from the 28-month program early next year. The day started early with students presenting their group research projects. At noon, OT students mingled with physical therapy students at a joint job fair in the learning resource center […]
Planning and assessment committees prepare ATSU for the future When ATSU President Jack Magruder addressed the university community in his spring Still Magazine letter, he encouraged everyone to dream a big future for our 116-year-old institution, setting the stage for a period of planning spearheaded by the University Strategic Planning Committee (USPC) and the University […]
Faculty, staff, students, and the Kirksville community were greeted with bright, cheery blue banners on downtown and campus light posts this fall.
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health is the first dental school to fully implement ICE (Internet Communications delivered Elegantly) Dental Systems, a new web-based, fully integrated dental practice management system. The school’s two Arizona clinics, the ASDOH Dental Clinic in Mesa and Dental Care West in Glendale, launched the software October […]
ATSU staff members from Institutional Advancement joined more than 1,100 children from Title 1 elementary schools at the Legacy Backpack Buddies Project at Phoenix Preparatory Academy in July. Backpack Buddies gives children from low-income families the opportunity to receive new back-to-school clothing. Each student receives a backpack and is able to go through the gymnasium […]
ATSU-KCOM and the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) honored several individuals at their annual meeting held in conjunction with the American Osteopathic Association Convention in New Orleans on November 2. Each year, the KOAA recognizes outstanding alumni and friends with various awards. “The individuals honored ensure the continued reputation of excellence at our University,” said […]
Thanks to a grant of $125,252 from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, staff members at the Still National Osteopathic Museum will be able to effectively categorize and catalog artifacts as they move toward a uniform inventory of their Osteopathic Heritage collection. “Certainly, in these economic times, to be getting this kind of […]
Making a special return trip to his alma mater after his appointment as president of the American Osteopathic Association, Larry Wickless, D.O., ’67, spent a sunny Friday afternoon sharing information about the association to a full classroom of students, faculty, and staff at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Wickless introduced his presidential theme, […]
University is part of growing trend in global health Global health is an abstract concept. Feeling deeply the compassion and value of unselfishly caring for another human being is not. In fact, it’s tangibly present in the face of Michael Lockwood, D.O., ’81, one of a growing number of faculty and students who have experienced […]
MESA, Ariz. – A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) alumnus Geoffrey Hoffa, PA-C, was recently named to the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants (ARBoPA) by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. He will replace Randy Danielsen, Ph.D., PA-C, dean of ATSU-ASHS, who has just completed his maximum two terms on the board. “When completing […]