A.T. Still University (ATSU) students, faculty, and staff recently provided free sports physicals to more than 1,300 high school student athletes in Glendale, Arizona through a partnership with Team of Physicians for Students (TOPS). Student athletes from 50 schools in two school districts were bused to the event. Ysenia Lopez from Student Affairs coordinated scheduling […]
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) held its annual Advanced Disaster Life Support mass-casualty simulation Saturday, April 13, 2019. The Advanced Disaster Life Support elective course is offered to ATSU and Truman State University students and is taught by ATSU faculty, Truman faculty, and ATSU-KCOM second-year students who have taken both the […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) recently held Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency preparedness training for employees and community members on its Arizona campus. The purpose of the training is to prepare participants to “create effective plans for their agencies and jurisdictions using an approach that includes the whole community.” The ATSU team identified areas to address […]
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) Clinical Simulation Club, a new student organization, held its first annual simulation challenge on Monday, April 1, and Tuesday, April 2, in ATSU’s Drabing Human Patient Simulation Center. The club formed into seven teams to participate in the challenge over the two-day competition. “These kinds of […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) was named the recipient of the Distinguished Corporation Award at Truman State University’s Foundation Banquet, Saturday, April 13. ATSU received the honor in recognition of its long history of collaboration with Truman State University and its students. Norman Gevitz, PhD, senior vice president, academic affairs, received the award on the University’s […]
Ruth Michaelis, MD, has been named Juan Carlos Olivares Hometown Scholar Advocate of the Year for 2019. Dr. Michaelis is a physician at HealthPoint Community Health Center in Seattle, where she oversees the curriculum for students from A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA). Hometown Scholars is an initiative of NACHC, in […]
Adrienne Parry, PT, DPT, ’08, alumna of A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) tells us about her journey to a career as staff physical therapist at El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson, Arizona. Q: Tell us about your career. What are you doing now? A: I love being a physical therapist! […]
Faculty and staff on the Kirksville, Missouri, campus were honored on Wednesday, Mar. 27, at the annual A.T. Still University (ATSU) Employee Recognition Ceremony. Employees were recognized for years of service ranging from five to 40 years. Kathy Schroeder, curriculum coordinator; Ruth Elaine Pipes, administrative assistant; Kelcey Smith, education coordinator; and Theresa Hunziker, admissions counselor, […]
A day at the beach took an unexpected turn for a group of physician assistant studies students from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS). Shortly after Mikayla Freeman, PA, ’19; Anna Bogdanov, PA, ’19; Heather Hargrave, PA, ’19; Alyssa Martinez, PA, ’19; and Will Koopal, PA, ’19 arrived at Hilton Head Island […]
A.T. Still University’s Pediatrics Club and Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity hosted the annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 13, on the Kirksville, Missouri, campus. More than 100 candy filled eggs were hidden outside for children ages 3-12. The fun also included craft stations and face painting. “Members from the clubs volunteer to do […]