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.
Thomas R. Willett, D.O., ’70, and his wife, Jane, of Ripon, Wis., received the Honored Patron ($15,000- $24,999) lifetime giving award at the Marina Grill in Green Lake, Wis.
ATSU-KCOM was honored to receive just over $24,000 from the Jason Madachy Foundation for the purchase of stethoscopes for the class of 2013. The foundation’s gift honors the memory of Jason Madachy, an aspiring medical student from Ohio. Its purpose is to help instill in student doctorsacross the country a passion for making a positive […]
Former Kirksville business woman Alvina M. Britz, who died in November 2008, gave a $25,000 donation in her estate to ATSU because of her strong belief in education and her association with the university as a former ATSU Board of Trustees member. The gift will create the Alvina M. Britz Scholarship Endowment at ATSU’s Kirksville […]
Patient-centered approach demands global perspective Whether it’s small town Ohio, rural Texas, or remote villages in Africa, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate John Bowling, D.O., ’69, has always been passionate about bringing healthcare to less developed areas of the world. As professor and assistant dean for rural medicine at the Texas College of Osteopathic […]
KIRKLAND, WA (Oct. 26, 2009) – A.T. Still University (ATSU) ranked #6 out of 200 educational institutions offering online degree programs by Guide to Online Schools, a leading online education portal. The annual study by Guide to Online Schools factored in multiple metrics: regional accreditation, tuition cost, number of students, number of full-time faculty, number […]
MESA, Ariz. – At a time when healthcare reform will most likely propose wellness incentives and taking personal responsibility for health, A.T. Still University (ATSU) has already been leading the way in both its curriculum for medical school students and its employee health program. ATSU’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) is grounded in […]
First-year medical student Stanley Brewer gets it – “it” being SOMA’s new curriculum and mission of providing care to the underserved. Growing up in Mesa, working in community health, and serving as a missionary in Korea, Brewer has seen his share of the challenges underserved groups experience in obtaining care. Like most medical students, he […]