Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Tessa Tibben, DHSc, MS, PA-C, ’08, assistant professor, ATSU-ASHS, has been working with Circle the City (CTC), an Arizona organization serving the needs of those experiencing homelessness. During the course of the pandemic, CTC’s focus quickly shifted to finding creative ways to serve this population and overcome challenges of sheltering […]

Life is difficult on the Navajo Nation Reservation under the best of circumstances. Unemployment is around 50%. Nearly a third of Navajo reservation inhabitants lack access to water and electricity. And the population struggles with mortality rates for numerous diseases far higher than elsewhere in the country. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated a public […]

Loren Lunsford, AuD, ’09, knew there would be a problem almost immediately. As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed across the country and experts urged the public to wear masks to protect themselves, Dr. Lunsford was focused on impacts to her patients. Dr. Lunsford co-owns 32 Sonus Hearing Care Professionals locations, many located in southern California, and […]

Kelly Parling-Lynch, DO, ’99, knew there were more ways than traditional medical treatment to help her west Michigan community during the COVID-19 pandemic. She recalled her time as a University of Chicago undergraduate student, and later at medical school in Kirksville, Missouri. Family, friends, coaches, and teachers would send her notes of encouragement, vital correspondence […]

ATSU-ASHS Dean Ann Lee Burch, PT, EdD, MS, MPH, shared a touching email with the School during the initial outbreak of COVID-19. She mentioned her daughter, who was living in New York City at the time. Ruby Jean Dudasik was a college senior attending New York University. While she should have been preparing for graduation […]

Ted Wendel, PhD, ATSU’s senior vice president of university planning & strategic initiatives, recalls back to March 20, when the COVID-19 situation was beginning to escalate and the amount of uncertainty was beginning to rise. He remembers a feeling of not knowing what to expect, where things were going, or how long it was going […]

When ATSU-KCOM’s Christine Harb, OMS III, learned schools in the Kirksville, Missouri, community had closed their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, she knew she wanted to help in whatever way she could. After reaching out to area leaders, Harb discovered a program through the local YMCA to prepare and distribute lunches to children in […]

3D printing addresses PPE shortages As the COVID-19 pandemic’s full scope came into focus in mid-March and news began to spread of nationwide personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages, ATSU sprang into action. Using technology, resources, and community partnerships, the University drove an effort that, as of late June, had created more than 1,000 face shields […]

The class of 2020 celebrated graduation like no class before. While most colleges and universities canceled or postponed commencement activities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ATSU held its seven commencement ceremonies on their originally scheduled dates throughout the spring and summer. From May 8 through Aug. 7, the University made the most of social distancing […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic exposed healthcare weaknesses nationwide, ATSU-CGHS looked at ways to provide something in short supply—public health professionals with experience in emergency preparedness. Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response is a course being offered this fall. It will examine roles and responsibilities of public health during a disaster and emergency. Students completing […]