ATSU-ASHS honors 2025 Physician Assistant, Doctor of Medical Science program graduates
Posted: October 3, 2025
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) honored the class of 2025 with a commencement ceremony on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona, where 95 students graduated from its residential Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program and 64 students from its online Doctor of Medical Science program.
Jeannette Vaughn-Dotterer, DMSc, ’22, PA-C, ’03, vice president of medical operations, NextCare Urgent Care, delivered the commencement address.
“Today represents the peak of your grit and the closure of one chapter,” Dr. Vaughn-Dotterer said. “Formal education and life experiences that have culminated into critical thinking, knowledge, and actions that will carry you forward as you define and refine yourself.
“You possess the tools which drove you to this profession: courage, resilience, passion, and perseverance,” she added.
The ceremony included remarks from ATSU-ASHS Dean Ann Lee Burch, PT, EdD, MS, MPH, and O.T. Wendel, PhD, president, ATSU Arizona & California campuses, as well as ATSU Chancellor Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, who delivered the closing remarks.
Watch the full ceremony here:
