[cincopa 10491582] More than 120 internal and adjunct faculty members gathered for sessions in networking, critical thinking, and presentations at ATSU’s annual ASDOH Faculty Advance, held July 9-11 at the Hilton Phoenix/Mesa Hotel and at the Arizona Campus. The annual event, which began in 2005, provides a vital forum for ASDOH faculty to jointly develop […]
[cincopa 10491576] 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 on July 15. Backpack Buddies gives children from low-income families the opportunity to receive brand new back-to-school clothing. Each student receives a backpack and is able to […]
Michael Conte, OMSII, recipient of the 2009 Carol Funk Memorial Award to the Cranial Academy, shows Bob Behnen, director of development, one of the valuable facts about fetal cranial development that he learned at this year’s Cranial Academy Convention and Program. The memorial fund, sponsored by Robert Funk, is in memory of his wife Carol […]
ATSU-ASHS Dean Randy D. Danielsen, Ph.D., PA-C, physician assistant editor-in-chief of Clinician Reviews, shares a personal story illustrating physicians’ lack of compassion for their patients. “This year, President Obama and Congress will attempt health care reform, giving particular attention to the issues of affordability, quality, and access to care. Another area that I have been […]
ATSU-ASHS audiology graduate Brad Murphree, Au.D., was featured in the July/August 2009 issue of Audiology Today, the magazine of the American Academy of Audiology, as part of what is believed to be the only three-generational family of audiologists currently practicing in the United States. Brad practices with his father, George Murphree, Au.D., in Huntsville, Ala. […]
Several ATSU-ASHS athletic training faculty and alumni made presentations and received awards at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) annual meeting in San Antonio, TX, held June 17-20. Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Alison Snyder, Ph.D., ATC, was awarded the Clint Thompson Award for Clinical Advancement by the Journal of Athletic Training. Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary […]
With the help of 10 second-year SOMA students, El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson, Ariz., hosted its Cover the Uninsured Health Fair on March 24 as part of national Cover the Uninsured Week, held March 22-28. According to the Arizona Daily Star, approximately one out of every five Arizonans does not have health insurance, […]
On your mark, get set, go! On September 13, hundreds of athletes splashed into the waters of Forest Lake at Thousand Hills State Park in Kirksville to kick off the 25th anniversary of the Northeast Missouri (NEMO) Triathlon, organized by A.T. Still University. Participants began checking in for the event at 6:30 a.m. on race […]
Just three months after his appointment to the editorial board of the American Journal of Medicine, ATSU-KCOM Dean Philip Slocum, D.O., ’76, co-authored an article on osteopathic clinical education for the journal, Academic Medicine. Entitled “Osteopathic Clinical Training in Three Universities,” the article ran in the June 2009 issue of the journal. It explains the difference between […]
Michael Lazzari, a doctor of health sciences (D.H.Ed.) student in ATSU’s School of Health Management class of 2010, was awarded a $3,000 ASCLS E&R Graduate scholarship from the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. “This scholarship program is very competitive, so it is a noteworthy accomplishment for Michael,” said Alpha Mu Tau Board […]