PT alumni gather for continuing ed course and alumni reception
Posted: September 29, 2014
Alumni in the Valley met in Tempe, Arizona to hear fellow alumnus Colin Rigney, DPT, ‘10 present, and to hear updates from ASHS Dean Randy Danielsen, PT Department Chair Jim Farris, Librarian Cynthia Porter, and ASHS Alumni Board Member Robyn Wilhelm, PT, DPT, ’09.
Summary of announcements:
- Colin Rigney – also a member of the orthopedic residency class of 2012 – has done extensive work with the diagnostic ultrasound imaging of the musculoskeletal system. We thank him for sharing his findings with us, and encourage anyone interested in learning more to contact him at crigney@atsu.edu.
- ASHS continues to stay at the forefront of health professions education. In the last year, ASHS has started a neurologic PT residency program and an OTD program, and upcoming programs include a master’s in pathologists’ assistant studies and a certificate in psychiatry for physician assistants. We’ll also be celebrating the 20th anniversary of ASHS next year!
- The PT department is proud that its premier PT programs are being recognized across the country, with 900 hopefuls last year applying for the residential program and the City of Mesa giving the department an award for its efforts in decreasing injuries in the Mesa Fire Department.
- Did you know that as an alumnus you can receive three free scholarly articles per month through the A.T. Still Memorial Library? Our clinical instructors can receive 10 free articles per month. Please contact Robyn Wilhelm if you have any interest in becoming a clinical instructor.
- The ASHS Alumni Board was pleased to present the 2014-2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award to Karen Kilman, ’06, for her numerous efforts in providing humanitarian aid to hundreds of people in her community, notably for the victims of the Asaayi Lake Fire and to Phoenix children from low-income families.
More photos can be found on the alumni Facebook page.