Dr. Still is 183!
Posted: August 5, 2011
Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O.
August 6 is the birthday of A.T. Still University’s visionary founder, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still; he will be 183 years old, and his legacy is stronger than ever. He said of his own birth: “I suppose I began life as other children, with the animal form, mind, and motion all in running order. I suppose I bawled, and filled the bill of nature in the baby life.” His life testifies to the fact that he did much more than fill the bill.
Our graduate-level institution of higher learning is built on the 119-year history of Dr. Still’s original two-room building in Kirksville, Mo., the American School of Osteopathy. That first class had 21 students, including five women. Struggling at first, his small school grew as its reputation for a revolutionary new approach to medicine spread far and wide. From this small building in Kirksville arose the university we are fortunate to be a part of today, with more than 3,600 students on campuses both physical and virtual. Like Dr. Still’s original school, ATSU continues to be committed to educating highly competent and compassionate healthcare professionals, serving the underserved.