KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (Oct. 14, 2008 ) – A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) and the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) will honor several individuals at their annual meeting which will be held in conjunction with the American Osteopathic Association Convention in Las Vegas on October 27. Each year, the KOAA recognizes outstanding […]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (Oct. 14, 2008 ) – Long before his nomination as the 2008 Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) Alumnus of the Year, Robert J. Kromer, D.O., FACOFP, ’52, was just a college student hitching a ride to Sandusky, Ohio, with a stranger. That ride, recalls Dr. Kromer, was a journey that changed the course […]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (Oct. 13, 2008 ) – Peter W. Detweiler was named chair of the ATSU Board of Trustees at its October meeting. Detweiler has served on the board since 1998 and has acted as chair of the finance committee since 2003. “I am extremely pleased that Pete now leads ATSU’s board,” said ATSU President […]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (Oct. 7, 2008 ) – After several years in the idea phase, A.T. Still University opened its doors to the Mother’s Nursing Suite at its open house September 2, in the Gutensohn Health and Wellness Center. The one-room suite provides a comfortable, convenient space with appropriate amenities for nursing mothers, and is designed […]
MESA, Ariz. (Oct. 7, 2008 ) – Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., noted scientist, author, and stroke survivor, will join A.T. Still University (ATSU) to keynote a luncheon celebrating the launch of ATSU’s Women’s Wellness Program on November 18 at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas. Dr. Taylor, recently named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most […]
MESA, ARIZ. (Sept. 12, 2008 ) – A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) has been awarded funding for two projects that will further enhance efforts to train students in rural and underserved areas in Arizona. SOMA students spend their second through fourth years learning at community health center campuses throughout the […]
MESA, Ariz. (Aug. 28, 2008 ) – On Sept. 25, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH) will celebrate the grand opening of the Thunderbirds Charities Special Care Unit at Dental Care West in Glendale, ASDOH’s second University-affiliated dental clinic. The Thunderbirds Charities Special Care Unit at Dental Care West was […]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (Sept. 2, 2008 ) – A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) will host its Cultural Competency and Spirituality in Medicine Conference September 12-13, 2008. The conference will explore spirituality in medicine and spiritually/culturally competent care. Topics will include patient values, belief systems, cultural and psychosocial factors in health practices, the […]
MESA, Ariz. (Aug. 28, 2008 ) – A.T. Still University (ATSU) Provost Craig M. Phelps, D.O., FAOASM, received the Health Care Education Award at the 2008 Health Care Heroes awards breakfast hosted by the Phoenix Business Journal Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Arizona Biltmore. The nearly 600 attendees were encouraged to cheer out loud by […]