ATSU alumni gather at AAPA conference
Posted: May 24, 2016
On May 14, the Physician Assistant (PA) program held its annual reception at the American Academy of Physician Assistants conference in San Antonio, Texas. Several members of A.T. Still University-Arizona School Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) leadership team were in attendance and shared program updates with the 50 reception participants. Updates from ATSU-ASHS Dean Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA, DFAAPA; ATSU Board of Trustee member James Cannon, DHA, ’97; PA Chair Bert Simon, DHSc, PA; and Alumni Association Board Chair and ATSU-ASHS Alumni Board Chair Geoffrey Hoffa, DHSc, ’14, MS, PA-C, ’00, included:
- ATSU-ASHS is celebrating 21 years, making it the largest ATSU school or college in terms of students and alumni.
- Employees have also demonstrated great support to ATSU-ASHS, in which giving rates were at 50 percent in 2013 and 2014, and increased to 85 percent in 2015.
- The PA residential program now has the capacity to accept 70 students, 30 of whom rotate at six community health centers including California, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Georgia each year for clinical education.
- In addition, the PA program continues to expand in many capacities including a Certificate in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, which will begin in fall 2016. Also, a Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies degree is slated to start in the summer of 2017. Additional information on these innovative programs will be shared soon.
- ATSU leadership concluded by encouraging alum to seek leadership opportunities through boards, connecting with fellow graduates, and mentoring students. If you would like more information regarding these types of opportunities, contact Alumni Relations at alumniaz@atsu.edu.
Photos from the reception are located on the alumni Facebook page.