How important is a culture of learning at an organization? Does a supportive culture of learning help to prepare highly competent healthcare professionals? Stinson et al (2006) explores these questions and offers twelve tips to encourage a culture of learning. The TLC has synthesized these twelve tips, see below for our 6 key takeaways. 1. […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) audiology student Jennifer Boakye, ’21, recently received a scholarship from Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). Boakye was selected as the ATSU-ASHS nominee and was awarded one of only 12 scholarships nationwide from the association. “This award recognizes outstanding students in health professional programs who are […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) was recently awarded a 10-year reaccreditation for the master of science degree in occupational therapy (OT) by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). ATSU-ASHS received the maximum reaccreditation of 10 years after a virtual on-site evaluation had been completed. Jyothi Gupta, PhD, professor, OT department […]
Two A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) students received commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during a military ceremony Thursday on the Kirksville, Missouri, campus. Tiffany Clock, OMS I, and Jonathan Babcock, OMS I, took their oaths during the event in Heritage Hall. With the first school building of the American […]
On the morning of September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m., the United States experienced a series of attacks on the Twin Towers, Pentagon, and on-board United Airlines Flight 93, that would result in 2,996 lives lost and millions impacted. These attacks were meant to strike fear into the hearts of the American people, but it […]
As the coronavirus pandemic exposed healthcare weaknesses nationwide, A.T. Still University’s College of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU-CGHS) looked at ways to provide something in short supply—public health professionals with experience in emergency preparedness. ATSU-CGHS will begin offering a four-course Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response certificate program in January 2021. The program provides experience […]
Joel Mascaro, DO, assistant professor, A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA), celebrated a significant milestone in 2020. Dr. Mascaro has now practiced medicine for 50 years. While he didn’t exactly grow up dreaming about a career in medicine, the guidance he received that got him on that path, he feels can never […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) President Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84, hosted a virtual “Coffee with the President” session on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The event was an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together and spend time with the president through a virtual Zoom call. Dr. Phelps thanked everyone for their contributions as the […]
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) Board of Trustees appointed officers and elected new members at its quarterly meeting July 24, 2020. The following trustees were selected as officers: Linnette Sells, DO, FAOASM, ’82, of Alpharetta, Georgia, is chair; G. Reid Downey III of Atlanta, Georgia, is vice-chair; and Rosie Allen-Herring, MBA, of Washington, […]
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) has been awarded a three-year grant for more than $875,000 from the St. Louis City Senior Fund in support of the University’s project, Improving Quality of Life: Oral Care for St. Louis Older Adults (OCOA). The project is an expansion of community outreach efforts conducted by faculty and […]