We are excited to introduce the December 2023 op-ed column for the Center for the Future of the Health Professions Digest! Our goal is to provide accurate and reliable information and research on the healthcare workforce to help policymakers and health system stakeholders effectively plan for a sustainable future. This month’s column covers the evolution […]

A.T. Still University-College for Healthy Communities (ATSU-CHC) Central Coast Physician Assistant (CCPA) program student Chanah Turis, PA, ’24, wants to become a PA to one day help bring medical care to underserved rural communities.  And while studying at ATSU-CHC, Turis hopes to help future CCPA students on their journeys to the University’s California campus in […]

Over the last 20 years, Cheri Hodges, PT, DPT, associate professor in A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) residential Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, has seen the PT profession grow and evolve in countless ways. As one of the original ATSU-ASHS’ DPT program faculty members, not only has she seen the profession […]

Applying to, interviewing, and selecting a medical school may be a lengthy process full of discovery. For A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) student Benjamin Byler, OMS II, there was at least one area in which ATSU-KCOM was unmatched. “ATSU stood out as the founding school of osteopathic medicine, with a well established […]

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A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) student Mariah Taylor, OMS I, crossed the country from her home in Grayson, Georgia, to attend medical school in Mesa, Arizona. Taylor likes what she has found. “Being a student at ATSU-SOMA is like being a member of a big family,” Taylor said. “I not only […]

A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Occupational Therapy (OT) department hosted its second annual holiday switch-adapted toy giveaway on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, where OT students and faculty helped spread the holiday spirit to children with disabilities. Organized by Briana Bonner, OTD, OTR/L, assistant professor and academic fieldwork coordinator, this switch-adapted toy giveaway […]

Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, chair and director of A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Athletic Training department, was a featured guest editor of a special double issue on mental health of the Journal of Athletic Training (JAT). The JAT is a publication of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). The double […]

Third-year A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) student Christian McSweeny, D3, was awarded the Most Outstanding Presentation in Clinical Research award at the Hinman Student Research Competition on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.  Held at the University of Tennessee, the prestigious Hinman Student Research Competition provides a national forum for dental students […]

Kellie Huxel Bliven, PhD, ATC, chair, A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Interdisciplinary Health Sciences department, was recently awarded the Tony A. Mobley International Distinguished Alumni award from her alma mater, Indiana University (IU) School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B). This award honors SPH-B graduates who have demonstrated outstanding personal and professional achievements in […]