A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) was well represented during the annual Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) Awards, presented recently at the AOMA Annual Convention. Jeffrey Morgan, DO, EdD, MA, CS, FACOI, associate professor at ATSU-SOMA, was presented the Distinguished Service Award. This award honors a physician or non-physician who has significantly […]
A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) was well represented during the annual Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) Awards, presented recently at the AOMA Annual Convention. Barbara Polstein, DO, associate professor at ATSU-SOMA, was presented the Excellence in Osteopathic Medical Education Award. This award honors a physician or non-physician who has contributed significantly […]
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) celebrated 173 students becoming doctors of osteopathic medicine in the class of 2022 during a commencement ceremony Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Kirksville, Missouri. Two of those students earned additional degrees, one a master of public health degree, and one a master of health administration degree […]
A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) celebrated 41 students becoming doctors of dental medicine during a commencement ceremony Friday, May 20, 2022, in Kirksville, Missouri. Additionally, four ATSU-MOSDOH graduates also received their master of public health degrees. ATSU-MOSDOH Dean Dwight McLeod, DDS, MS, reminded graduates of the work of A.T. […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) biomedical sciences first-year student Georgetta Skinner, MSc, has received the 2022 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation Abstract Award. Skinner was mentored by Suhail Akhtar, PhD, assistant professor, department of biochemistry, at ATSU-KCOM. Skinner’s poster, “Effects of Inulin on Intestinal Barrier Function In a Caco-2 Cell Monolayer […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) student Riley Frenette, OMS II, was named ATSU-KCOM’s Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) Student Researcher of the Year. Frenette has been involved in multiple research projects and has had work published in several research publications, as well as participating in numerous poster presentations and conferences. […]
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) has appointed Sharon Obadia, DO, FNAOME, ’97, interim dean, effective immediately. Dr. Obadia, a 1997 graduate of ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, has most recently served ATSU-SOMA as associate dean, clinical education and services. “I am committed to serving this School, which I feel […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) celebrated 74 members of the class of 2022 with a commencement ceremony Friday at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. ATSU-ASDOH Dean Robert Trombly, DDS, JD, said commencement didn’t mark an end so much as a confirmation of graduates’ relationship with the School. […]
This month, The Center for the Future of the Health Professions will be posting another monthly op-ed column for 2022. Our columns represent strong, informed, and focused opinions on issues that affect the future of the health professions. As mentioned in the past, the center was developed to provide state, local, and national policymakers and health system […]
A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) student recipients of the William L. Wetzel Scholarship Program recently attended the MO-KAN Conference, a collaboration between the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons (MAOPS) and the Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine. The scholarship program was created to expose osteopathic students to organized medicine and to […]