The Center for the Future of the Health Professions will post its fourth 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 […]
When Ruth Wilkinson, D2, finishes her dental education with the class of 2025, her goal is to serve in a federally qualified health center. In A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH), Wilkinson has found the perfect place to help her achieve that goal. “ATSU stresses the importance of serving public […]
Since 2018, two small plots of land near A.T. Still University’s Thompson Campus Center (TCC) have been blossoming – both literally and figuratively. These two plots of land serve as the Kirksville campus’s eight-bed community garden, where the ATSU Community Garden Club comes together to strengthen their gardening skills, serve the community, and find balance […]
First impressions aren’t the only thing, but in the case of A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Physician Assistant (PA) program student Brielle Hannah Goldberg, PA, ’24, they were a big part of why she decided to relocate across the country for her graduate health sciences education. “During the interview, I was able […]
In preparing to apply to Physician Assistant (PA) programs, Francisco Torres Jr. enrolled in a post-baccalaureate program to make himself a more competitive applicant. It was there Torres Jr. learned about cultural humility, the process of recognizing one’s own biases and willingness to learn about the different and complex identities people have. “This process is […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (ATSU-KCOM) Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) chapter put on its annual Still Shave for a Cure event to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation April 4, 2023, in the Centennial Commons. “St. Baldrick’s is a national charity foundation dedicated to curing childhood cancer, so we’re fundraising to help provide […]
Thank you, faculty and staff Celebrating faculty and staff During March, A.T. Still University (ATSU) celebrated faculty and staff anniversaries at the annual Employee Recognition and Award Ceremonies. We honored 44 5-year, 29 10-year, 25 15-year, six 20-year, four 25-year, two 30-year, one 35-year, two 40-year, and one 50-year anniversary milestones. Congratulations, Nancy Parrish, […]
A.T. Still University-College of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU-CGHS) associate professor Jeffrey Alexander, PhD, FAACVPR, ACSM-CEP, Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) online program, was recently interviewed by NPR’s Pittsburgh news station, 90.5 WESA. Dr. Alexander was interviewed about his research on harmonica playing as an adjunct therapy for treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) […]
Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FNAK, FNAP, chair and director of A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Athletic Training department has been inducted as a Distinguished Scholar Fellow in the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Athletic Training Academy. NAP is a nonprofit organization which strives to advance interprofessional education, scholarship, research, practice, […]
Students and faculty from A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) recently attended the 2023 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session & Exhibition, where students were recognized for excellence in their dental education. ATSU-ASDOH’s ADEA student chapter was awarded both the gold distinguished chapter award and the outstanding chapter in innovation […]