More than 300 A.T. Still University (ATSU) students crossed the stage at the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater on July 20, in Mesa, Ariz., celebrating a new phase in their healthcare education journey. In one day, four ATSU classes participated in three separate ceremonies. At 2 p.m., 68 members of the Arizona School of Dentistry […]
[cincopa 10492121] Approximately 25 students from Truman State University’s Science & Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP Program) visited A.T. Still University’s Missouri Campus on July 20 to tour KCOM’s Microbiology & Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Anatomy, and Biochemistry departments. Department chairs spoke with the students, who also toured the human patient simulation lab in the Connell […]
Brenden Davis, D.M.D., M.P.H., ’09, was recently named dental director of a new, yet-to-be-named community dental clinic in Ellensburg, Wash., that is due to open in November 2009. The clinic will be associated with Community Health of Central Washington (CHCW) and will serve low income, migrant, and homeless populations in Washington’s Kittitas County. According to […]
[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, […]