From the moment students enter their academic program at ATSU, they are immersed in a rigorous educational environment, whether in a physical classroom or online. Their daily lives are filled with assignments, research, group activities, after-hours study sessions, and eventually for many, clinical rotations and patient care. Students across campuses and programs submitted their personal […]
Kirksville, Missouri, will always hold a special place in the heart of ATSU Board of Trustees member Michelle Mayo, PhD. A first-generation college student, Dr. Mayo attended Truman State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in education. During her time in Kirksville, Dr. Mayo met former ATSU board member […]
2000s Melinda Brown, MHA, ’09, was elected to the Carl Junction School District School Board in April. She also serves as the Missouri School Boards’ Association delegate. Brown is director of the Gipson Center for Healthcare Leadership at Missouri Southern State University and resides in Carl Junction with her husband, Mark Brown, DO, ’11. Their […]
Hot Mess to Hot Mom: Transformational Tools for Thriving After Childbirth and Beyond By Tara De Leon, MS, ’09, ATSU-ASHS Brave Healer Productions, March 2024 As a mother, personal trainer, and professor of health, fitness, and exercise studies, De Leon aims to help women who have given birth become HOT (healthy, on it, and thriving). […]
Matt Heeren, JD, understands the importance of community involvement. While Heeren serves ATSU as chief operating officer & general counsel, he also serves the Kirksville, Missouri, community with his time and talent. He is a former member of several local boards, past president of Kirksville Regional Economic Development Inc., and his personal favorite, youth soccer […]
ATSU Nelida Acosta, Hometown Scholars coordinator, strategic university partnerships, received the 2024 Outstanding Migrant Health Center Board Member award from the National Association of Community Health Centers. Acosta was recognized for her commitment to Adelante Healthcare in Phoenix and for advancing migrant health initiatives. Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD, ’12, was promoted to vice chancellor, […]
Since beginning her journey toward a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS), Tatum Patrice Brimley, PA, ’25, has been impressed. Originally from Phoenix, Brimley has degrees in human biology and biblical studies from Biola University, and was previously an emergency medical technician. Her […]
The Occupational Therapy (OT) department at A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) recently hosted the 2024 OTs in Pelvic Health Summit on the University’s Mesa, Arizona, campus. Organized by The Functional Pelvis, an OT practice that specializes in pelvic floor rehabilitation, the two-day summit took place Aug. 17-18, during which occupational therapists from […]
The Doctor of Audiology program at A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) has announced Jena Wingett, AuD, ’26, as the recipient of this year’s Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Student Excellence Endowed Scholarship award. In determining the winner of this annual scholarship, students are evaluated on their clinical skills, academic standing, and commitment […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) honored the class of 2024 with commencement ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at the Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix, Arizona, where 66 students graduated from the residential Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program and 52 students from the online Doctor of Medical […]