Featuring Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPHVice Dean for Clinical Affairs and Advanced Dental EducationSt. Louis Dental Center, ATSU-MOSDOH On the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion at ATSU, I will focus on the St. Louis Dental Center, which houses the main clinic for ATSU-MOSDOH. I will never forget the first time I walked through the […]
Wrestling has always played a significant role in Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston’s life. Being born in Iran in the early 70s, wrestling was and still is the national sport. Her father was a wrestler and always wanted a son to follow in his footsteps. Although Johnston, MSPT, ’00, was an only child, her father believed she […]
For Chad Taylor, DO, MPH, ’13, chance led to becoming a doctor. Originally a political science major, he was completing his undergraduate studies at Minnesota State University when he finished an Intro to Biology class in the top five – out of 500 classmates. His biology professor asked him what he was planning to do […]
So much of medicine is about relationships. Doctors seeking to work in rural areas are practicing medicine, but taking care of people. That’s a philosophy ATSU-KCOM alumna Katheryn C. Norris, DO, ’02, tries to instill in the residents she manages at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, where she serves as a physician and director of […]
As a child, Lt. Cmdr. Lisa Begay, DMD, ’14, spent much of her time playing in the great outdoors. She grew up in rural Arizona on the Navajo reservation, roaming the mountains behind her grandparents’ house, making mud pies, building forts in trees, and playing restaurant with the commodity food her grandmother received. She was […]
Four years after graduating from ATSU-MOSDOH and volunteering for the Smiles for Veterans program, Hillary Smith, DMD, ’18, and George “Will” Vincel, DMD, ’18, continue to serve the veteran community. The husband and wife dentists practice in Springfield, Missouri, with Dr. Smith at Northside Dental Clinic and Dr. Vincel at Ozarks Preferred Dental Group. Drs. […]
ATSU-CGHS Master of Science in Kinesiology alumnus Eli McKnight, MS, ’21, is putting his degree to work to help the next generation of athletes fall in love with fitness. McKnight is an owner of Powerhouse Athletic Training in Kennesaw, Georgia, and a volunteer basketball coach for several different youth teams in Cobb County. “The idea […]
The Chronicles of Women in White Coats 3By Amber Robins, MD, MBA; Kristin Yates, DO, ’12; and contributing authorsIndependently published, March 2021 Dr. Yates is a co-author of this book, which is a series of stories by women physicians highlighting topics,including gender bias, opioid addiction, being a single mother, and more. Dr. Yates’ chapter talks […]
1960s Roger Morris, DO, ’69, Ashley, Michigan, retired at the end of December 2021 after 52 years of family medicine. He interned at Carson City Hospital and practiced in West Virginia and Florida before returning to Michigan. 1980s Robert L. DiGiovanni, DO, FACOI, FACR, ’82, rheumatology program director for Largo Medical Center in Largo, Florida, […]
G. Scott Drew, DO, FAOCD, ’87, and C. Lisette Dottavio, PhD, CPA, completed their terms of service to ATSU’s Board of Trustees in 2021, marking the end of an experience they consider the highlight of their careers. During their terms, they helped guide the University through times of change and growth, including openings of ATSU-MOSDOH […]