A team from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) was recently awarded a $10,000 grant by the National Headache Foundation for a research project entitled “The effect of sport-related concussion on headache- and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents.” [read more]
With the constant buzz of our daily lives it’s easy to forget the simple things we can do to take care of our planet. Green initiatives have swept the nation in recent years and now our University has joined in by establishing the ATSU Green Club. The Arizona Campus held its first meeting in January […]
Phoenix seniors and Mesa graduate students are benefitting from an innovative partnership between A.T. Still University (ATSU) and the city of Phoenix that has brought falls prevention education to elderly citizens in senior centers across the Valley. Students in ATSU’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) occupational therapy, physical therapy, audiology, and physician assistant programs […]
ATSU’s online School of Health Management bid farewell to its dean of three years Jon Persavich, Ph.D., on December 17 and welcomed Kimberly O’Reilly, D.H.Ed., M.S.W., who has served as SHM’s vice dean for the past three years, as interim dean. [read more]
ATSU makes its home in Mesa’s Arizona Health & Technology Park, an area inhabited by a variety of national healthcare industries, professionals, and organizations. Now, with a fourth building completed and construction beginning on a fifth, ATSU is realizing the goal of connecting with partners who will both enhance students’ educational opportunities and contribute to […]
[cincopa p1 10473210] More than 700 people received free health screenings and services at the second annual Free Family Health & Wellness Day held February 21 at San Marcos Elementary School in Chandler, Ariz. A.T. Still University (ATSU) co-sponsored the event with the Chandler CARE Center and the BHHS Legacy Foundation. Families from the Chandler […]
United Health Foundation (UHF) has committed $100,000 to ATSU-ASDOH to provide loan repayment for ASDOH graduates practicing in community health centers. “The United Health Foundation is proud to partner with the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health at A.T. Still University to support the Connect the Docs Graduate Loanship Program,” said Daniel Johnson, president […]
[cincopa belt2 10473438] Second-year student Stephen Stacey received the Carol Funk Memorial Endowment for the Professional Achievement of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Students at KCOM, which will allow Stacey to attend The Cranial Academy Conference in June in Bethesda, Md. The award was established in 1997 by Robert Funk, a former Kirksville mayor, in memory […]
Erick K. Schuermann, OMS III, and Brian J. Snyders, OMS II, were selected for the William L. Wetzel Education and Research Foundation’s 2009 Scholars from KCOM. These student doctors will receive a $2,500 scholarship and will be honored at the President’s Banquet on May 2 in Branson, Mo., held in conjunction with the Missouri Association […]
Brian Draper, OMS II, wrote an American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) mini-grant proposal titled, “Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Assessing Medical Student Beliefs About OMT Before Entering Medical School to the Utilization of OMT in Their Clinical Practice.” The proposal was accepted for funding in April. A total of five $5,000 mini-grants were funded […]