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Seasonal President Updates
Happy Holidays!

Click the video link for a special holiday message from A.T. Still University.

Student Headlines
ATSU-SOMA student says School is ‘like being a member of a big family,’ enjoys campus life

A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) student Mariah Taylor, OMS I, crossed the country from her home in Grayson, Georgia, to attend medical school in Mesa, Arizona. Taylor likes what she has found. “Being a student at ATSU-SOMA is like being a member of a big family,” Taylor said. “I not only […]

Student Headlines
ATSU-ASHS OT department spreads festive cheer with switch-adapted toy giveaway

A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Occupational Therapy (OT) department hosted its second annual holiday switch-adapted toy giveaway on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, where OT students and faculty helped spread the holiday spirit to children with disabilities. Organized by Briana Bonner, OTD, OTR/L, assistant professor and academic fieldwork coordinator, this switch-adapted toy giveaway […]

Faculty & Staff Headlines
ATSU-ASHS’ Dr. McLeod guest edits JAT special issue on mental health

Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, chair and director of A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Athletic Training department, was a featured guest editor of a special double issue on mental health of the Journal of Athletic Training (JAT). The JAT is a publication of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). The double […]

Scholarly Activity
ATSU-ASDOH student receives award at Hinman Student Research Competition

Third-year A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) student Christian McSweeny, D3, was awarded the Most Outstanding Presentation in Clinical Research award at the Hinman Student Research Competition on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.  Held at the University of Tennessee, the prestigious Hinman Student Research Competition provides a national forum for dental students […]

Faculty & Staff Headlines
ATSU-ASHS’ Dr. Bliven receives distinguished alumni award from IU

Kellie Huxel Bliven, PhD, ATC, chair, A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Interdisciplinary Health Sciences department, was recently awarded the Tony A. Mobley International Distinguished Alumni award from her alma mater, Indiana University (IU) School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B). This award honors SPH-B graduates who have demonstrated outstanding personal and professional achievements in […]

Alumni Headlines
ATSU Board of Trustees member, alumnus Dr. John Thurman named Iowa Family Physician of the Year

John Thurman, DO, ’12, A.T. Still University (ATSU) Board of Trustees member and ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus, was named 2023-24 Iowa Family Physician of the Year by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) at the installation and awards banquet Nov. 17 at the West Des Moines Sheraton.  The Iowa Family Physician of […]

Scholarly Activity
A.T. Still Research Institute hosts 15th annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium

A.T. Still Research Institute (ATSRI) hosted the 15th annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium (IBRS) on Nov. 11, 2023, in Kirksville, Missouri, featuring more than 80 posters.  The keynote speaker was Dennis Black, MD. Dr. Black is the James Dustin Buckman professor of pediatrics and professor of physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center […]

Seasonal President Updates
Happy Thanksgiving!

Today, and every day, we are thankful for the generosity and dedication of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. It is the hard work and commitment from each of you that allows ATSU to successfully live its mission. In observance of Thanksgiving, ATSU offices will close at 5:00 p.m. local time, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, […]

Student Headlines
ATSU-SOMA’s mission inspires first-year student to continue her public health journey as an osteopathic physician

Growing up, Raashmi Krishnasamy, OMS I, always knew she was a problem solver.  “My whole life, I think for the most part, I knew I was really interested in science, and I really was a problem solver and always really liked using that part of my brain,” Krishnasamy explained. While pursuing a bachelor’s of neuroscience […]