The Center for the Future of the Health Professions will post its fifth monthly op-ed column for 2023. Our columns represent strong, informed, focused opinions on issues affecting the health professions’ future. As mentioned, the center was developed to provide state, local, and national policymakers and health system stakeholders with accurate, reliable, and comprehensive data and […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) student Austin Lundgren, OMS II, came to the Kirksville, Missouri, campus in large part due to its reputation and status as the founding school of osteopathic medicine. Since his arrival, the school has measured up to that reputation, and then some, and Lundgren has also found himself […]
A.T. Still University’s Kim Butler Perry, DDS, MSCS, associate vice president, university strategic partnerships, has been welcomed as a member of the Social Mission Alliance (SMA) Advisory Board. The Social Mission Alliance, formerly known as the Beyond Flexner Alliance, is a national movement made up of educators, practitioners, administrators, students, community leaders, and policymakers who […]
A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) student Ambur Hill, D2, didn’t need to go far to find a place she wanted to attend for dental school. Hill is originally from Harrisonville, Missouri, just about 200 miles from ATSU-MOSDOH. Proximity helped in her decision, as did the feeling she found when visiting […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) celebrated the class of 2023 on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona, where 76 students became doctors of dental medicine (DMD). In addition to receiving their DMD degrees, 13 students also received master of public health degrees, and two students were military graduates. […]
A.T. Still University Diversity & Inclusion hosted the second annual Graduate Health Professions Scholarship (GPS) Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Superstition Springs Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona. All proceeds from the tournament went to ATSU’s GPS Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to students who are pursuing graduate-level healthcare professions. Students […]
A.T. Still University’s Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) recently held a senior spa day at Emerald Glen Assisted Living in Mesa, Arizona, where they provided residents with manicures and hand massages while forging closer connections within the community. Organized by ATSU-SOTA Vice President Jaclyn Rufrano, MSOT, ’24, this volunteer activity included students from both the […]
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) Clinical Simulation Club held its third annual simulation challenge at ATSU’s Drabing Human Patient Simulation Center on April 15, 2023. Five teams consisting of first- and second-year osteopathic medical students, along with Truman State University nursing students, participated in the challenge, which consisted of five rounds […]
Emergencies can happen anywhere – especially when you least expect it. When medical emergencies happen in the wilderness, or in other areas with little to no resources, knowing how to react quickly can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. At A.T. Still University, the Wilderness Medicine Club was founded in 2019 as a […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) students gathered Thursday, May 4, 2023, for a ceremony marking their transition from second-year students on the Missouri campus to third-year students heading out to clinical rotation sites across the country. Keynote remarks were delivered by Kent Campbell, DO, ’83, who recently retired as associate dean and […]